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Brian Haggard
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Hello everyone!
I’m sorry it has been so long since my last
blog post. Life just gets crazy
sometimes!
I just completed a project that
I thought might be of interest to you.
I was putting together the kits for an upcoming quilting
retreat and decided I wanted to include a beautiful piece of Venetian lace in the design.
The only problem was the lace was white and I needed it to
be brown!
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This process is really very easy and not very time consuming.
I had the whole thing done in less than an hour.
It is best to have all of your supplies assembled before you
begin. I typically use vegetable dye but any type of dyeing agent would work as
well.
To begin, prepare your dye solution in a small pan or
bucket. You will need a towel to lay the dyed pieces on. Make sure it is an old one
because the towel will pick of some of the dye. I should mention here, that a
pair of rubber gloves should be worn for this process, as the dye will be just
as happy to dye your hands as anything else you put in it. Tongs or chopsticks
can be used to pluck them out of the dye.
The resulting color can be controlled by the length of time
spent in the bath. Remember though, different types of fabric accept the color
much more quickly than others, so check the pieces often to get the depth of
color you want.
Once everything is assembled, just start dipping the fabric
in the dye then take it out when they are the color you wanted. Then just
place them on the towel to dry.
When they are completely dry, press them with a warm
iron. I do this for two reasons.
It sets the dye and makes the piece nice and flat.
The pieces in the photos were used for a pillow top, quilt
square in the design of, “The Old lady in a Shoe.” A project we made at the “Quilt Connection” quilting retreat.
I hope you enjoyed seeing how “the magic” happens and that
you plan a dyeing project of your own soon!
And don't forget to create a
little happiness for yourself, everyday!
Bye for now,
Brian
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2 comments:
Egads! We have missed you!!! Dyeing is always so much fun and you get some unexpected surprises too. I have trouble with the extra dye at the end...I go searching around the house for things to dye, to use it all up.
Love the quilt block!
xo,
Deb
Brian, I always look forward to your posts! Dying lace and ribbons is one of my favorites things to do for CQ.
Pam
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