anyone else love to dye their own fabrics?
02-22-2011, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
I am a dye-a-holic!
I can hardly wait for it to warm up for more than 6 hours so that I can haul my stuff out and get to making some HOT new fabrics.
I have some I want to over dye!
in the early summer I usually go down to TX to my sister's farm and we dye about 50 yards of fabrics....we have folks come by with their fabrics and we go at it for about 4 days straight!
I can hardly wait for it to warm up for more than 6 hours so that I can haul my stuff out and get to making some HOT new fabrics.
I have some I want to over dye!
in the early summer I usually go down to TX to my sister's farm and we dye about 50 yards of fabrics....we have folks come by with their fabrics and we go at it for about 4 days straight!
02-22-2011, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
Originally Posted by roxannebcb
What type of fabric and dyes do you use?
I do the prep part in the winter!
I use Procion MX dyes.
02-22-2011, 11:07 AM
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Here are a couple of quilts that I used my hand dyed fabrics in as an important part of the quilt.
Maya's ribbons was made to show off the dyed fabrics.
April showers was a guild challenge where we had a FQ of the blue polka dot print and I dyed the fabrics to match the colors in the dots...would you believe not one person in the guild "got it"....
Maya's ribbons was made to show off the dyed fabrics.
April showers was a guild challenge where we had a FQ of the blue polka dot print and I dyed the fabrics to match the colors in the dots...would you believe not one person in the guild "got it"....
Maya's ribbons
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April showers bring bugs & blooms
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02-22-2011, 05:42 PM
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Just the last couple of weeks I tried snow dyeing. It is interesting and I like the way the fabrics come out but don't know if I'll do anymore, at least this winter, unless we get another big snowstorm. I love batiks and this fabric has that marbled look.
Jacquie your quilts are spectacular
Pat
Jacquie your quilts are spectacular
Pat
02-22-2011, 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by clair
have you ever tryed to snow dye. It shur looks like fun. oops maybe you don't get snow. If now I live in Iowa I'll send you some :lol:
02-23-2011, 05:15 AM
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I've never heard of snow dyeing, sounds cool! I've done it with shaving cream though :lol:
I did a quick, simple tutorial yesterday for my blog. This (in my opinion) is about the easiest way for a first-timer to try dyeing.
http://quiltndyenstuff.blogspot.com/...lt-fabric.html
Hope it inspires someone to try it & move to more advanced methods :thumbup:
I did a quick, simple tutorial yesterday for my blog. This (in my opinion) is about the easiest way for a first-timer to try dyeing.
http://quiltndyenstuff.blogspot.com/...lt-fabric.html
Hope it inspires someone to try it & move to more advanced methods :thumbup:
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