I started with my already rusty water, to which I gathered fabrics that I thought might take the rust well. The pieces in this bucket are from an old railroad track (railroad ties and nails), and are not decorative. Be aware of the gloves I have on top of the fabric. This is something you will need ANY and every time you work with rust. If you don't, the rust attacks the hemoglobin in your blood and does a bunch of nasty stuff to it (I will leave the scientific details to the chemists).
The first day I wrapped the various fabric pieces around the rusty iron railroad ties, then added more water to the bucket and set it in the sun of my driveway.
After allowing the fabric to sit in the rusty mix for two days,
I removed the fabric. At the same time, I discovered some can lids were in the water, so I allowed them to dry along with the railroad ties. Once dry,
I returned them to the bucket for one more day of wet fun in the sun, but the sun was gone and the next day (Thursday) it started to rain and produced back to back to back (yep 3) tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings, coupled with high winds and large hail.
In order for these pieces to be safe to use in any fabric related artwork, I washed them in
When the fabric was dry, I folded the pieces and admired my newly baked project. Note again the gloves I used until the fabric pieces were completely dry. This baked project took five days, but it was fun to "bake" some rust into various fabrics. Thanks Lisa for the challenge, even though my take on "bake" is a bit out in left field.
20 thoughtful remarks:
I love how clever your take on rust is- WOW! I can't wait to see what you do with these. Would I be correct in guessing that they are for your "rusty art" exchange?
Whatever they're for it's a GREAT idea!
P.S. I can't believe the crazy weather we've been having this (and last) month! I'm so glad you were safe through all those storms!
I've got to get going on the rust! Great examples!
The fabric came out of the "oven" just yummy! (I never knew about the nasty side of rust. Thanks for letting us know.) Will you show us how you will use the fabric? I hope so!
Your weather sounds like a version (a little more severe) of ours. I can't wait for summer to settle down!
Oooh Elizabeth, your baked goods look fabby!! Can't wait to see what you produce with them. It sounds like you are having some major extremes weatherwise... hope it all settles down to normal soon!!
how cool is all that!! I want to have a go
Ha, great take on baking! I never knew rust could be so harmful, although I've absorbed your advice about gloves - I just didn't know why! Your weather is all over the place, how extraordinary..I hope you're finding patches of coll to sit in. That lacey fabric rusted well!
Good tips for baking! I remember when you gave a demo last year on rusting. I just love the way your finished product comes out. I wonder how you will use it?
wow! this is so cool!
What an absolutely brilliant "baking project", Elizabeth! AND, I learned something in the process, as I was not aware that handling rusted items was so dangerous. Hope things are cooling off a bit for you and that you have a beautiful weekend! Hugs, Terri xoxox
Gorgeous fabrics!!!! I didn't know about the hazards of rust. Is it just the liquid rust that is so harmful? The things I learn :D. Thankfully I haven't gotten to rust dyeing yet lol.
these are really beautiful...E...I'd love to trade...:))) what say??
You had beautiful results! Thanks for the tip about rust too! I had no idea!!
LOVE this. What a fun project and cool results.
Looking forward to seeing how you use them in your fabric art.
wowzer! crazy weather for sure, but you definitely cooked up a great batch of fabric!
That is really interesting! Thanks for sharing this.
Love this! I just started to experiment with rust dying fabrics. And your project is so inspiring.
Wow! That's what I call baking!!
Great stuff! The fabric looks awesome!
Wow! This is amazingly beautiful...I just might have to try this soon! No shortage of sun here, and always dry, so that's good! :-)
Amazing. Thanks for the warning and to use gloves..xx
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