Somewhere in my travels around the x stitch forums this week, I read a reply in a thread about using crepe paper, a saucepan, water and salt to dye fabric, I can't remember where :'( Does anyone know of the process on here ? I hope so because I have 2 massive pieces of evenweave I want dyed different colours after I've cut to sizev I need :)
I did that too I used crepepaper and a lot of salt and boiled the water with the cloth in it.
Then a lot of water to rinse it and than you have blue cloth. You can also put pieces of crepe paper on the cloth I think but never tried that.
I believe you should use the same technic as when dying with coffee or tea. Boil water, add the crepe color paper , small pieces and watch how dark it gets, you can add some more as you decide for a darker color. Then submerge the cloth and let it be for some hours. To fix the color you add salt and in the end with cold water and salt wash the overdose of color.
I hope it helps you.
do tests to see the color that is.
I take a piece of crepe paper, about twice the cloth to be dyed. I can boil in a steel pot with about two liters of water and 4 tablespoons of salt.
When boiled, take it a bit 'of water in a glass and check the color. If all goes well, I remove the card and put the cloth to be dyed. I can boil about 15 minutes.
I wait for the water gets cold and then rinsing the cloth under cold water until it loses more color.
Each time the fabric is different, it only takes imagination
like to dye the fabric to be embroidered, as they are unique.
Sometimes we buy a small piece of embroidery and fabric for a great little embroidery becomes expensive. I prefer to buy only white aida fabric and then do some experiments.
It 's fun and do not always manage the color you want but it's so nice to have something unique, created by us
Sorry my english, I dont write very vell.
I hope you undestand
:)
That's the post I remember reading ! I'm going to go and see if I can favoutite it right now ! Thank you very much Sejdiaj :)
I had a play with some yellow crepe paper and scrap cloth tonight, I'm pleased with the result so far :o)
Your english is excellent by the way :) no problems with understanding you at all.
I have lots of acrylic paints, but I never thought of using them to dye fabric I'll have to give that a try. Thanks for the tip!
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