The Devore' Technique

Fiber Etch® use is for creating Devoré, a centuries' old French technique which means "devour" or "burnout" effects in fabric blends, and is used by top designers for fabulous looks.

Here’s how it works: Fiber Etch® removes only plant fibers: cotton, linen, rayon, ramie, and hemp – any fiber that comes from a plant. Rayon is a synthesized wood product, which enables it to be grouped in the plant category, as is Tencel and the newest cellulose derived fabric fibers. Protein fibers coming from animals: silk and wool, are not affected by Fiber Etch®, neither are synthetics.

These fibers are left behind in fabric blends when Fiber Etch® removes the plant fibers, creating beautifully sheer areas. Fiber Etch may be applied from the bottle, stamped with foam decorator stamps, painted on with a brush, stenciled, silkscreened on the fabric, or applies using the AirPen Pro®. When dry, fabric is tumbled dried or ironed to activate, and then rinsed to remove the plant fibers.

Fabric-wise, the fabric must be without a surface finish or sizing. If there is a finish applied, Fiber Etch® cannot get through finished to do the business of etching.

Good combinations for experimentation are rayon/wool blends, rayon/poly blends, silk/rayon and silk/cotton blends.