For those of you painting with dyes, these substrates will allow you to use aqueous dye mixes and keep them without having to use them in a set time. You would be able to reduce the chemicals in your studios or necessary for your workshops. Hilary has done some preliminary work with these fabrics and will be glad to discuss that work with you. The dye painted materials still require steaming and after washing. If you would like to discuss this further, please contact Tom Klaas.
Vat dyes have good light and wash fastness qualities and can be pigment printed or painted.
There are several colors, mostly beiges and earth tones and a sulfur black cotton twill that is also dischargeable. Color cards are available as well as larger samples on request. Wet Processing Facility in Philadelphia Testfabrics, Inc. has a working relationship with a Phila. We operate a wash box for our specialty test materials and also have some dyeing equipment, some installed and some waiting to be installed. We acquired some sample books for doing 40 lbs.