Antique linen
I love making antique looking designs. Can anyone tell me howto colour my linen to make it look worn or antique. Thankyou. Use tea for dying, the colour is really nice :) Tea or coffee.The chart for Josiah Turners Sampler as directions.Full directions with pictures here:http://newenglandclassicstitch.com/HowtoAntiqueYourProject.aspx Someone once told me to add salt to it to make the colour last longer - I know eventually the tea/coffe fades, but I think it might take a long time to do that. I think that alum salt is the one usually used to make colours fast when dying. Reply 5# mathurin
Good to know. Thanks. Thankyou ladies,
So now I need to go and make a cup of tea! Adding a little bit of ground cinnamon and nutmeg to black tea gives it a different tint than just black tea.Also applying it with a cotton ball or spray gives it a different look. Many thanks Pitiknitz. The added spices sound like they would also make it smell lovely. And those particular smells would be so nice for a Christmas ornament. I use the tea dye method.. seems to give the right look if you want to get that aged antique look... I only use it on linen fabric..