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Thursday 16 April 2015

Rust, but no diamonds…….

Showing my age with that song reference, but value has definitely come from the rust dyeing.  I think the warmth outdoors today helped with the depth of the reaction with the cloth.

In progress, after 4hours, and the rock containing iron oxide ( lower right in the tray)  has had no impact on the cloth

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neutralised and washed ( strips are about 3 inches wide at the widest point)  and ready to be used in the April journal quilt.

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3 comments:

  1. Love this. So much fun to be had with rusty old bits of stuff!

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  2. As I understand it, the iron oxide won't affect the cloth because the iron needs to oxidise while in contact with the (wet) cloth - the oxygen (form the water? from the air??) combines with the iron to make the iron oxide, ie rust. So, starting with a shiny surface is better than using one that's already rusty.
    Mind you, this is only theoretical knowledge, read elsewhere - I've not tried the comparison myself!

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  3. Looks interesting! What do you use to neutralise it?

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