The first tip Kerr claims to have learned from a student in a previous class... Cut the plastic lids for your containers so that you can leave the spoons in place. I've reluctantly cleaned spoons in the past when closing up shop for the night, I've tried covering the tubs with plastic wrap to get around cleaning the spoons and I've found tubs left open overnight with that lovely scum layer dried on top to skim off... I'm very fond of this tip! Perhaps you've struggled with cleaning up versus being ready to roll the next day too?
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| Never clean your spoons before you're done with a color again! |
The third tip came from Cindi and it was something completely unexpected! Cindi uses car washing bucket inserts in her studio. The "grit guard" allows grit to settle in the bottom of your bucket while sponges and rags sit on top of the guard. Cindi turns the guard upside down and uses it to keep fabric submerged. This would work well in your soda ash bucket or while immersion dyeing. The "grit guard" would likely stamp or rub well too. Love those dual use tools!
The final tip from Kerr was better T-pins. I've been conserving a 50 pack of blunted, bent 1.5" long chunky *one-size-fits-all* T-pins sold by the local sewing store. Who knew they came in different sizes? My tablemate shared her dainty size 16 t-pins. They were sharp, thin and vastly improved the experience of pinning down the fabric to the print board. She didn't gasp and dive for each pin if one landed on the floor. You can buy them by the half pound here! This was the first thing I purchased when I got home from the workshop.
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