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Carrageenan\ Bubble wrap & Dragonfruit pigment

  • September 4, 2021

I. Material Ingredient Amount Carrageenan 7.5g Dragonfruit pigment + water 225ml Glycerin 2ml Vinegar 20ml II. Procedure 1. Cut carrageenan into four to five pieces and add them into water with dragonfruit pigment gradually. Stir the solution until carrageenan is almost dissolved. 2. Add glycerin and vinegar and stir. 3. Pour the solution onto the […]

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Glycerin\ Watermelon Peel

  • September 4, 2021

I. Material Ingredient Amount Watermelon peel Moderate Vinegar 25mL Potato starch 50g Tools: blender, gauze, pot, oven, rod, and baking sheet. II. Procedure 1. Slice the watermelon peels into small pieces. 2. Pour the pieces into a blender to crush. 3. Pour the pulp onto the gauze and squeeze out the liquid. 4. Mix and […]

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Potato Starch\ Orange Peel and Blueberry Pigment

  • September 4, 2021

I. Material Ingredient Amount(spoons) Potato starch 2 Water + Orange peel pigment 4 Glecyrin 2 Vinegar 2 Water + Blueberry pigment 4 Notes: The pigments can be saved for later uses by storing in the fridge. II. Procedure 1. Mix water and orange peel pigment with potato starch well at around 130 degree and stir […]

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Carrageenan & Blue Butterfly Pea\ Gauze

  • September 4, 2021

I. Material Ingredient Amount Glycerin 2.7g Water 400mL Carrageenan 18g Gauze 1 piece Blue Butterfly Pea Moderate Note: Add the blue butterfly pea little by little until the solution reaches the expected color. Tools: Spoon, spatula, pot, heat plate, beaker, scale, an 18cm * 20cm mode. II. Procedure 1. Cut carrageenan into four to five […]

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Potato Starch

  • September 2, 2021

I. Ingredients Ingredient Material(teaspoon) Glycerin 2 Potato Starch 2 Water(/Pigment Solution) 8 Vinegar 2 Notes: Do with the same amount twice, but substituting water with pigment solution in the second time. Alter the pigment concentration by the color density you want. Tools: Spoon, spatula, pot, heat plate, water-proof cloth, and a cylinder. II. Procedure 1. […]

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I. Ingredients

IngredientMaterial(teaspoon)
Glycerin2
Potato Starch2
Water(/Pigment Solution)8
Vinegar2

Notes: Do with the same amount twice, but substituting water with pigment solution in the second time. Alter the pigment concentration by the color density you want.

Tools: Spoon, spatula, pot, heat plate, water-proof cloth, and a cylinder.

II. Procedure

1. Mix water with potato starch well at around 130 degree.


2. Mix the glycerin in.


3. Keep stirring until a resistance is felt, and add vinegar in.


4. Pour and spread the starch mix onto the cloth.


5. Repeat the procedures above with the pigment solution and spread it upon the previous layer. You can make about one to three layers of color. Lay the cloth upon a cylinder in creating shape and wrinkles.

III. Results

Flexibility: 2/10

Toughness: 8/10

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