3. Load up a brush with the flesh and color the head, upper chest and hands. Start with the yellow and brush onto the body. Next to the yellow add magenta and blue. Continue dyeing the body with the colors. When the body is dyed, lay the doll onto a piece of plastic and add a bit of salt along the areas where the different colors meet. Just a small sprinkling of salt is all that is needed.4. While the doll is drying, the silk fabric and ribbons are dyed. First, soak the silks in some water. Remove from the water and squeeze out the excess water.
5. Place 1/4 cup Dye Na Flow Magenta in a container. Add 1/4 cup water and mix thoroughly. Into this container place the silk crepe de chine and stir to distribute the dye. This will leave some white areas.
6. In a spray bottle add 1/8 cup Dye Na Flow Golden Yellow. Add 1/8 cup water to the dye. Place the spray cap on the bottle and shake to mix the dye. Hang the silk onto a clothesline, or lay on a covered surface. Spray the white areas with the yellow dye. Let this dry.
7. Place the silk charmeuse in water. Remove and squeeze out the excess water. Place this silk in a small container. Drizzle Golden Yellow over the silk. The dye will puddle in the creases and run along the smooth areas. Remove from the container and rinse the container. Place the silk charmeuse in the clean container, making sure that it isn't in the same position it was before. Drizzle some diluted Cerulean Blue onto the silk. Remove and do the same with the Magenta. This will give you the look of a tie-dyed piece of silk, but with subtler coloring. Allow this piece to dry.
8. While the silk pieces are drying the silk ribbons are dyed. Wet the ribbons and place them on a covered surface. Using brushes dab the dye along the surface of the ribbons. Hang these to dry.
9. The doll body should be dry and ready to be detailed. Gather the stamps and Lumiere paints.
10. Using a brush, place a small amount of Lumiere paint onto a piece of paper towel. With a finger, dab on just a small amount of paint onto the stamp. Press the stamp onto the body. The sample doll has stamped images on the chest, arms and legs. When the stamping is finished, let the paint dry then heat set using an iron set to cotton. Press each image with the iron for five seconds.
11. Gather the colored pencils, pens and Gelly Roll pens. Following the color chart, color the face.
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