Soya's milk has become my favorite Mordant, not only because of its excellent ability to fix the colors and not only into cellulose fibers or protein fibers, it works quite good with the synthetic fabrics of the wedding dresses that I recycle.
By making my own Soy Milk, I not only avoid the discomfort I felt when using Aluminum Sulphate or Potash ( Potassium Carbonate ), but I can also feel and see how my skin has improved.
My recipe :
(Modified from the one of Rebecca Desnos)
Soak one night
150 gr Soy
with
500 ml of water,
Straining Soy Beans
and
put them inside the "Miomat",
together with clean water until you reach the "Max." in the machine.
press the milk button with the soaking option and wait until it is finished.
(If you do not have a Miomat
you can cook them with a liter of water, for one hour on low heat and then incorporate them into the food processor until they are completely ground)
Remove and strain.
Dilute this mixture in 5L of water
and incorporate approx. 500 g of prewashed fabric to the mixture, leaving them to rest in the mixture overnight (12-15 hours).
- Stir a couple of times during that period.-
Remove the fabrics and gently squeeze the excess milk and tend to the shade to dry.
Once the cloth is dry, re-incorporate it into the Soya milk (only to submerge) and let it dry again in the shade (repeat the process 3 times).
Let the fabric rest a week before dyeing.
By making my own Soy Milk, I not only avoid the discomfort I felt when using Aluminum Sulphate or Potash ( Potassium Carbonate ), but I can also feel and see how my skin has improved.
My recipe :
(Modified from the one of Rebecca Desnos)
Soak one night
150 gr Soy
with
500 ml of water,
Straining Soy Beans
and
put them inside the "Miomat",
together with clean water until you reach the "Max." in the machine.
press the milk button with the soaking option and wait until it is finished.
(If you do not have a Miomat
you can cook them with a liter of water, for one hour on low heat and then incorporate them into the food processor until they are completely ground)
Remove and strain.
Dilute this mixture in 5L of water
and incorporate approx. 500 g of prewashed fabric to the mixture, leaving them to rest in the mixture overnight (12-15 hours).
- Stir a couple of times during that period.-
Remove the fabrics and gently squeeze the excess milk and tend to the shade to dry.
Once the cloth is dry, re-incorporate it into the Soya milk (only to submerge) and let it dry again in the shade (repeat the process 3 times).
Let the fabric rest a week before dyeing.
Colour is a power which directly influences our Soul. Wassily Kandinsky
La leche de Soya se ha convertido en mi Mordante favorito, no solo por su excelente capacidad de fijación de los colores , no solo a las telas provenientes de fibras de celulosa o fibras de proteínas si no también a las telas sintéticas provenientes de los vestidos de Novia que reciclo.
Al hacer mi propia leche de Soya no solo evito el malestar que sentía al usar Sulfato de Aluminio o Potash, si no que también puedo sentir y ver como piel de mis manos ha mejorado.
Mi Receta :
(Modificada de Rebecca Desnos)
Remojar una noche
150 gr Soya
en
500 ml de Agua,
Colar los Porotos de Soya
y
meterlos a la "Miomat" ,
junto con Agua de la llave hasta llegar a la marca "Max." en la máquina.
presionar el botón de leche con la opción de remojados y esperar hasta que termine.
(Si no cuentas con una Miomat
puedes
cocinarlos con un litro de agua , durante una hora a fuego bajo y luego
incorporarlos al procesador de alimentos hasta molerlos completamente)
Retirar y colar.
Diluir esta mezcla en 5L de agua
e incorporar aprox. 500 gr de telas prelavadas a la mezcla , dejándolas reposar en la mezcla durante una noche (12-15 horas.
Revolver un par de veces durante ese período).
Retirar las telas y estrujar suavemente el exceso de leche y tender a la sombra para secar.
Una
vez seca la tela, volver a incorporarla a la leche de Soya (solo para
sumergir ) y dejar secar nuevamente a la sombra (repetir el proceso 3
veces.)
Dejar reposar la tela una semana antes de teñir.
