Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Rice flour

This looks like it may be interesting. Several things I learned:

1) 50/50 mix of rice flour & water results in dry fabric absorbing moisture faster than I could spread paste. I ended up mixing it at about 2 to1.
2) Very smooth coverage once it's thinned enough. No cracking on the surface as it dries. Drying
will take longer as the amount of water was doubled.
3) A 16oz bag of rice flour makes approximately 4 cups of resist. I used just under 2 cups on a 36x44 piece of Kona Bay. This could result in an economical resist if it works as well as dextrin. I doubt it will give the detailed cracking, but could prove interesting.





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