Re: Henna on fabric....any experience?
Posted by Natasha Papousek on October 18, 1999 at 15:52:26:
In Reply to: Henna on fabric....any experience? posted by Kenzi on October 18, 1999 at 03:35:26:
Haven't tried linen. Henna on silk and rayon is wonderful. Henna on
cotton knit tends to creep up the lines of knit.
I have been dyeing fabric first and then henna-ing. Some dyes seem to
deepen the color (red, for instance), and some seem to inhibit henna
uptake (chartreuse, for instance). I use Procion fiber reactive dyes.
I'm really disappointed in how the henna on chartreuse turned out last
night after I washed it. I'm going to try re-hennaing to make the
color darker. Sigh. This was a commissioned piece, too.
I can vouch for all of Catherine's suggestions. They work. And my
apt. smells SO GOOD from all that ironed henna...!