Thought I would begin by finishing pictures of the dying session the Variable Star group did this summer. Previous post shows the colors samples we had to choose from. I tried a few new colors and this time got smart and marked on the selvage of the fabric the number and color. Here are the colors I did this time.
My china reds turned out pink but otherwise the colors were ok. I like the mottled look and am always happy with what ever color comes out because I don't pay as close attention to timing as I should.
This year I decided to try to "tray" dye some fabric. Problem #1, finding trays without spending money. Solution: I took a couple of old window screens and wrapped them with saran wrap so they would hold the dye. This is what it looked like wet.
Two things I wish I had done was but the fabric the exact size of the screen and stretched it out instead of leaving the air folds in it. Where the fabric and dye were in direct contact it took very good, but of the 2 I did both turned out pretty interesting. On one I threw some kosher salt on it while it was still wet which gave it an interesting effect. Here are the pieces when dry.
Detail of salted area.
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| Melanie, Claudia and Wendy. |
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| Roxie on right and her sister |
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| Carole, Beckie and Pam waiting to get started. This year we dyed on a Saturday so we had all day to work which was nicer than when we have done it on an evening when we didn't get started until 6 or 6:30 pm. We always agree it was great fun and we'll do it again as long as our dying guru, Wendy will agree. Tomorrow, photos of kitchen remodel. I got rid of my cable tv which has been out of order for 3 weeks, and now I'm amazed how long the evenings are. Promise not to be AWOBL (absent with out blog leave) again. |
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