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Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on November 07, 1999 at 15:15:49:

In Reply to: you are a treasure! posted by Kym on November 07, 1999 at 08:35:11:

To get designs from me? Just ask...and be able to open a gif file
when it arrives and print it out, and if you want lots, be able to
open a zip file. And...agree to respect copyright...(they're yours
free to use in your hennaeing, but don't reprint, publish, or pass
them around).

Henna will stain most natural fibers wonderfully. Wash your fabric to
get out all possible fixatives and gunk that would interfere with dye
uptake. Henna the cloth as you would your hand. Try on test swatches
first, because wicking and such will be different on every cloth you
try. Make sure the paste is on the cloth, not floating on the fluff
just above it. Use an absolutely simple paste recipe. Just lemon
juice or so. Let the henna paste dry on the cloth. Iron the dry
paste on the cloth on HIGH. Every pass of the iron will make the
henna stain darker, and the scent of ironed henna is fabulous!!! If
you're fussy about your ironing board cover, cover it with paper
towels before you iron. If the henna is flaking off too much as you
iron, put paper towels over the henna when you iron it.

Leather and drum heads....much the same, but don't iron it on high.
Carefully balancinging spritzing and blowdrying helps (careful not to
ruin the drumhead) ...or with patience the henna will just oxidize
over time to a very dark color.

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