JET BLACK

sewing  |  hand dyeing  |  patterning  |  piecing

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Four shirts pieced together from dyed rayon, silk, and cotton. All fabrics were dyed with the same black using various techniques such as degumming, ombre dying, and resist dying. Transparencies and layering enhance how different each material takes color.

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These dynamic tops highlight different weights of fabrics and utilizes the beauty and precision that can be achieved through hand dyeing.

Ombre dyed, transparent

degummed silk

Layered rayon piecing

Color blocked cotton 

shoulder panels

Ombre dyed rayon

Transparent degummed silk

Button holes for rayon straps

Front rayon panel

Color blocked cotton sleeves

and shoulder panels

Ombre dyed rayon

Transparent degummed silk

Rayon hem

Back rayon panel

Front rayon panel

Button holes for rayon straps

Transparent degummed silk

Rayon hem

Color blocked rayon shoulder panels

Model: Robin Krupnick

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