Soy Wax Inspirations with Susan Purney Mark

Deserves Six Stars! BEST Soy Wax/Dye DVD I have seen
I am a reader of Susan Purney Mark's blog (at [...] so I was eagerly awaiting this DVD. I wish I could give it 6 stars. Yes, it is THAT good! This is not the usual, simple stamping of fabric with soy covered objects. Many ideas presented were a first for me. Especially helpful is the link to 8 online pages of summarized points, recipes and safety. No need to take notes. Everything you need is here at this online document. I especially love the use of soy wax with textile paints, discharge paste, freezer paper and shibori. Chapters are easily broken out by each individual project in a list on the DVD Chapter List. Makes it easy if you need to return to find an experiment. Well explained and demonstrated. Samples and in-process work are more than ample. Layers of color and design and Yummy and inviting. All information is straightforward, and there is no sales pitch for some "proprietary mix" of soy wax that I need to purchase to ensure the same lovely results.

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Clear instructions, great video, inspirational samples!
Susan Mark's DVD on using soy wax to create fabric is absolutely awesome!

I am a batik artist who previously thought that using resists to create fabric always entailed a mixture of parrafin and beeswax, which was ironed out & then boiled out or drycleaned. To me, this is worth the trouble because of the wonderful crackle you get which I dearly love.

But this DVD gave clear instructions on layering dyes and soy wax which builds a gorgeous softly blended richness on the fabric that you can't easily get with regular wax! Then you just wash the resist out with hot water with no drain worries. Galli's beautiful photography captured the exquisite resulting fabrics. I am inspired and will definitely be trying this method!

Wanda G.
Denver, CO

This is fabulous
Susan covered the subject completely. She talked about the basics in the beginning (which I didn't need but great for someone who didn't already know this information). Then she went into the details of the different ways of using soy wax as a resist.

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