Latex Experimentation!

Let's get gruesome!

Today I experimented with latex and synthetic dyes to see if I could recreate skin that has been infected by a boil. I am rather enjoying creating disgusting samples! You can see that mixing the dye and latex was very effective. The 'bleeding' effect was purely accidental and rather surprisingly worked. I want to use the clear latex to represent the 'pus' of the boil and the darker dyed areas to highlight the spot section.

My designer Katie was very impressed with this sample and loved the gruesome feel and look of the latex. This will be incorporated into my knit work as I want to try weaving sections of latex into the loops of wool.

Role on more sampling!