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One dip in the dye bath and you have something brand new! Dyeing is as much an art as a science, so don't hesitate to experiment. Give a set of plain white dish towels a colorful upgrade, an old scarf a prettier shade, or a string of wooden beads a beautiful new hue. Try a new technique like shibori, ombre dip-dyeing, batik, or everyone's favorite—tie-dye. Just remember that natural fibers—like cotton, linen, silk, and wool—take dye much better than synthetics do.
Madder dyeing experiments. Mostly for Viking Age Re-enactment (my hobby on weekends). These were just sample bits tossed in with a friend's ...
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Can't believe that as hot and humid as it is outside that I'm thinking of dyeing. Perhaps it is because I feel like I am in a hot pot of wa...
much as i enjoy wandering i also love being back in my studio pottering about, stoking the fire and of course opening up bundles ...
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Rust Dyeing: Rusty metal is a really interesting material to dye with. It produces a warm orange and brown color and you can make patterns with it. Take a look how I dyed fabric with rusty sheets!
With the backyard encased in snow I feel the need to create vibrant bright pieces of fabric! Don't get me wrong, I love and appreciate the c...
Tie-DyeingThe history of Arimatsu, a town known as the center of shibori or tie-dyeing, dates back to 1608, when Takeda Shokuro and other pioneers of shibori started the business. That was several years after Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu took t
Color is applied to fiber, yarn, fabric or garment by different methods of dyeing for different types of fiber and at different stages of the textile
You will get confidence & spectacular results, flying by the seat of your pants! ..or you will get a ball of brown felted wool & berry blue hands! The unpredictable & uneven results are what thrill me. Talk about that color is SO you, it couldn’t get anymore you! ..unless it turns out like total…
I've been thinking more and more about doing some crafternoon projects that center on yarn. I know a lot of the ladies are interested in learning to knit or crochet. I thought I
My good friend Marion came yesterday to get her some Majic . She brought some too. Look at this "elephant head" of roving she b...
Learn the process of disc dyeing so you can customize and dye your own disc golf discs. Learn 7+ methods to make dyed discs.
I also use the technique of eco-dyeing in my art practice. This process involves using heat to draw out the natural pigments of leaves and other plant material to make marks on a surface. I see...
In the previous steps of the series on natural dyeing, we have done our preparations. Now it is finally time to dye our yarn!
on my weekend away earlier this month, we had a lovely morning tea with em 's very crafty granny-in-law. we talked about quilting, paperma...
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Dyeing with lichen differs from the ”normal way” of plant dyeing. It’s kind of like making a trifle. I have tried dyeing with lichen before, but I used the kind you find in trees and I found that the results where pale and more greenish. Using lichen from the rocks is a different story, I…
