Creative Design: Professional
Author: Sherry J Haar (Kansas State University)
The use of steam to extract color from plants bundled within fabric can yield darker and more intense color while using less water compared to immersion dyeing (Kadolph & Casselman, 2004; Flint, 2008). Steaming procedures include steam from a pot on a fire (Flint, 2008), stove top (Kadolph & Casselman, 2004), and electric skillet (Feldberg, 2014), while procedures for a pressure cooker are less known, perhaps due to its rare use in today’s kitchen. The purpose of this project was to use a pressure cooker to extract color from late summer plants.
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How to Cite: Haar, S. J. (2015) “Summer Harvest”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings. 72(1).