Aaron and I went to this ghetto store in Springfield that sometimes has good deals on things like women's 100% cotton shirts. Which are hard to come by for under $10. Well I was stoked when I found these pink cotton shirts for $2. I decided to make Aaron's sister a jellyfish shirt at the last minute before Christmas. I was so excited at how easy, yet interesting the design was and how little time it took me. That is until I realized the wax was not releasing from the fabric. Some of it was stuck in the fibers and would not boil out. I've had this happen...on small things. And all I had to do was pretreat with liquid soap. But this had so many lines and dots and soap wasn't doing the trick. So I gave Anna her shirt at Christmas, but told her she couldn't actually keep it yet. I must have boiled this shirt 8 or 10 times and I was getting frustrated. Aaron's dad suggested I take it to a dry cleaner. Duh. There are three ways to get the wax out. This was the only method I had never tried. I know sometimes dry cleaners won't take batiks, but I didn't say anything when I dropped it off and I didn't feel bad because there was hardly any wax left in it, just enough to grease spot in a dryer. So I dropped it off a few days ago and picked it up today, it turned out wonderful, it's so soft.
I swear this fabric although labeled cotton, is not. It didn't feel right when it got wet and I've never had the wax adhere like that. Anyway, after all that, I think it turned out awesome.
Side View
In school related happenings, I have been kicking ass at radiography. My teacher is very strict and if you don't get an 85% or higher on your films, none of them count. So far I haven't had to throw any patients out and no retakes today! I hope the trend continues!
(I think part of my secret has been having male patients, bigger mouths make life easier!)
2 comments:
it turned out awesome!@!#!@#!@!@#!@$!@#
That shirt is really cute! Even tho it was a pain to get the wax out, I'd said the finished product was worth it
WTG with school--I know you're in a totally different field than me, but reading about your experiences--they are suprisingly similar to mine (x-ray school).
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