fabricademy2017:students:cheung:week_3_-_bio_dyes_biofabrics [Textile Academy]

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--- fabricademy2017:students:cheung:week_3_-_bio_dyes_biofabrics [2018/02/25 11:36]
wei-ying.cheung [Bio dyeing]
+++ fabricademy2017:students:cheung:week_3_-_bio_dyes_biofabrics [2018/03/02 15:33]
wei-ying.cheung [Biofabrics]
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-//**The results**  //
+//**The results** //
-As we laid the mixture in the petridishes too thick, the biofabrics have not yet hardened, so we will see the final results in another day or so. Preliminary results are as follows:
+Regarding the immediate results, for my biofabric (number 3, using cornflour as the starch), it came out more opaque compared to the original. Also, the cornflour produced a less even surface than the tapioca. We were advised to wait a week in order to see the final results of our experimentation. After one day, although they had not yet dried, the biofabrics looked like this:
 Original recipe (1) and tapioca and kurcuma powder (2)
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-//**Impressions**  //
+Unfortunately, because we had poured quite thick layers into the petridishes, the biofabrics were still not dry after over a week. I checked on them around a week later, and they had turned mouldy. Therefore, I think it's very important to make sure the layers are not too thick so that they can dry quickly before any mould can grow.
-For my biofabric (number 3, using cornflour as the starch), it came out more opaque compared to the original. Also, the cornflour produced a less even surface than the tapioca.