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. |
