Is that what you call it? At any rate, I bought some discharge paste some time ago because I really just wanted to see how it worked. I never take a class and I never read a book all the way through, I read just enough to do what I need to do at that point and then wing it the rest of the way through the process.

Discharge paste not only has a disgusting name, it also has a disgusting smell and a disgusting consistency. You can use it the same as you would normal printing inks, and when it's dry you run an iron over it. It literally disappears before your very eyes. It's pretty cool, like those color changing cups and straws that you get at fast food places. Being the half ass I am, though, I didn't follow instructions. I read wrong--I thought I was supposed to STEAM the paste out, so after much frustration I reread the instructions and realized I was supposed to steam IRON.

I'm really pleased. Really, really pleased. The shirt in the picture is 100% cotton, but I also tried it on a poly cotton blend I happened to have (read: made a mistake printing on and kept around for experiments) and while it didn't do as well as the cotton it still did work.

But the name, when combined with the consistency, is just awful. I propose we rename it "color removing magic goo."

Labels: pictures