Cloth Printing
Van Dyke Brown chemistry uses Silver Nitrate, and silver naturally attaches to organic materials and fibers. Silver stains any organic material with a grey color, such as on cotton, plant materials and papers, even on skin.
Most of my printing paper is 100% cotton, typically Archer's, Stonehenge, or Canson varieties. Cotton fibers are perfect for holding images so long as the fibers are woven or pressed together properly.
This is the second time I have printed on cloth, and think it was very successful for the materials I used. I bought a cheap pack of white, single-layered hanker-chiefs (bandana) to do my practice tests. The main reason why I have been hesitant to print on cloth is because it uses significantly more sensitizer (the light-sensitive liquid applied and dried onto the cloth) to soak and cover the surface.
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Composition
Instead of covering the whole square cloth with sensitizing chemistry, I painted sections in the shape of droplets, with intent for each to have a separate photograph negative.
In the third cloth you can see the edges of the negatives as they share corners and borders. Being a test print this doesn't bother me ,but it's important to find out how to avoid this in my next attempt.
The second print is probably the most successful in my opinion, and I think the extra empty space on the cloth contributes to this. I hope you enjoy seeing these as much as I did in sharing!