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A resist is something that painted onto cloth that will not allow paint or dye to penetrate. The resists that I have experimented with are mashed potatoes flakes, baby rice cereal, oatmeal, tapioca. The oatmeal is the one that gives the best texture when removed from the fabric.
1. Mix 1 cup of oatmeal with 2 cups of hot water stir and let the mixture sit for 10 minutes. Using a spoon or other utensil spread the mixture on the fabric and let dry. It will take at least 24 hours or longer depending on the temperature and the humidity.
2. Using thickened dye: 1 tablespoon sodium alginate in 1 cup of chemical water(1 gallon warm water, 1/3 cup soda ash, 3/4 cup urea) ; mixing throughly to remove any lumps. Let the mixture stand until thick. Add 2 teaspoons mx Procion dye and 2 teaspoons of a 50/50 mixture of baking soda and soda ash to the thickened alginate mixture. Paint this onto the dried oatmeal or other resist covered fabric.
3. Let batch overnight. Scour with warm water and a brush to remove the resist. If the sink has a garbage disposal the resist can be washed down the sink, if no disposal–do not wash the resist down the drain-it will make a mess of your plumbing. Wash the fabrics in the washer and dry.
Beware: my dog loved the mashed potatoes on the fabric and licked one piece clean.
The fabrics are oatmeal(top right second line), tapoica, baby rice cereal, mashed potato.
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