Spéciale Paréos

French Polynesia is the land of pareu (pareu is a polynesian word). That is why our top-selling product, unanimously approved by craftsmen of all polynesian archipelagos, is an ink specifically designed for traditional pareu dying.

Applications

This ink is ideal for such techniques as heliography, salt effects, folding, knotting (mahaju), and serti-gutta or batik. It is designe for use on natural or mixed fibers white fabrics.

Properties

  • Fluid though highly concentrated, this ink provides bright and brilliant colors.
  • Its spreading properties allow beautiful effects, like graduated shading from colors to white or to other colors.
  • It is quite resistant to light exposure and rubbing.
  • Tools may be washed with soapy water.
  • This product is odorless and contains no dangerous solvent and no lead or heavy metal compounds.
  • As with all of our products, it will not work on synthetic fiber.

Instructions for use

This ink may be used as is or thinned down with water (up to 15 amounts of water for one amount of ink). To paint large areas without risk of making rings, do not dilute more than 5 per 1. If you want a lighter shade anyway, you have to lighten first the ink by mixing with some "Base de coupure Spéciale Paréos" (Spéciale Paréos Base).

All our colors may be mixed with each other, to create an infinite number of new shades.

Fixing is obtained, after complete drying, by ironing 5mn in cotton position, without vapor. Normally, a long drying under a very hot sun may be enough, but please make a test before.

48h after a good fixing, colors will resist machine washing less or equal to 40°C.

Note: because of the high level of pigment in our inks, a small pigment deposit may form in bottles of Spéciale Paréos during storage. If this happens, all ou have to do is shake the bottle vigorously to mix back the ink.

See also our Tips and Tricks.

Colors: see our color panel.

Price and packaging: see our price list, in Pacific Francs (XPF) and Euros (EUR).

Availability: In stock in one liter bottles. Other packaging are made on order within two days.

Spéciale Paréos Fluo (Neon colors)

Our Spécial Paréos Fluo inks are especially made for fluorescent colors (also called neon colors). We recommand to shake well before use, as the fluorescent pigments tend to sink and gather at the bottom. They can be diluted up to 3 times (2 for 1) with water. A specific "Base de coupure Spéciale Paréos Fluo" is available for larget dilutions.

Colors: see our color panel.

Price and packaging: see our price list, in Pacific Francs (XPF) and Euros (EUR).

Availability: Made to order. This product is normally manufactured within two working days.