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Sunday, May 31, 2009

First attempt at dyeing fabric...

So, I finally got brave enough to dye some fabric this weekend. It was actually easier than I expected. I used the RIT dyes: cocoa brown, tan, and taupe. Here are the pieces that turned out well.
I have another 5 or 6 that have to have the color taken out of them and re-dyed because there were a few grains of red or yellow dye that were not dissolved to make brown and they made little splashes of color all over my otherwise lovely fabric. Hopefully that will do the trick.

Stitching is slow. Nothing to show right now. I finished one small the other day, but have no pics. That's okay, though, if I just save 'em up for one big post a month, everyone thinks I've been stitching like crazy. :)

13 comments:

Gaynor said...

Well done..I think they look great! I have never dyed anything myself but think I might have to add this to my 'to do' list ;-)

Jill said...

Great looking fabbies! Isn't it so much fun to do?

GoldenAngelsWorks said...

beautiful!

WendyJo said...

Love those dyed fabrics Sonda!! You did a great job!

Daffycat said...

They are really lovely colors, Sonda!

Tammy said...

Wow, those look awesome!

Kathy A. said...

Congratulations on your fabric dyeing. They look great.

Michele said...

woo hoo! love the colors :)

Cindy F. said...

Oooh...I think these turned out quite pretty:)

Suzanne said...

What fun! These are all lovely coloured fabrics.

Sharon said...

They all look fabulous!

Maren said...

Wow, your fabrics turned out great!

Von said...

Great job, Sonda!!