in the dye zone RESULTS!
i took pics of all the fabs i dyed last week and had all intentions of working on getting them posted in the wee hours when we were on our trip this past week. yeh, right….the best laid plans and all. so Sat night before doing anything else i cropped and labeled them all, ready for posting yesterday.
but….best laid plans came into play again cause my mOjo somehow reappeared and ya know we gotta work when the muse hits.
so with out further ado here’s the results of my in the zone dye day, yippee!
don’t ya just love the gradation thing going on????
see the three yellow ones on the top…i actually did a 5 gradation run of Dharma golden yellow but this time, boo hoo. because i did so many fabs i tried rinsing them all in the same wash in the machine (i usually separate the lighter colours). ix-nay on that one and i should have known better.
splotchy won’t do for NC’s workshop so i’ll either over dye it or do some screen printing. as a matter of fact, a bit of both might be in order.
the drudgery of ironing
when have lots of fabric to iron i set up my ironing board with my large studio board on it in front of my bed with the board at a comfortable ironing height and then have at it. i figure there’s no sense in standing and shifting from foot to foot…sitting and ironing can only be a good thing…you guys should try it.
anyway that’s how I got these pics. was trying to get a good angle on all the newly dyed fabrics all in a row and couldn’t, so tried a spiral. love it!!!
gradations came out fairly evenly from one fab to the next.
remember this:
here’s the shirt that resulted….and i’ve worn it already i might add…..ha!
when i first brought the fabrics upstairs to begin ironing i just dumped them on my bed. Connor came in and, seeing a chance to play, dived right in throwing the fabrics everywhere. had to get my camera for this one.
see the how excited he gets with newly dyed fabrics? Not!
my cutey pie
toodles,
I love these!! I’m loving Ann Johnston’s book as well.
I have a dye order due tomorrow and I may just spend the afternoon under the shade trees dyeing fabrics.
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Yummy – gorgeous – I am so drooling.
Grace, I am just loving the fabrics! The gradation is wonderful! and the shirt looks amazing!
I am having fabric envy….
Thanks much….I love my new T-shirt too.
Grace, love the shirt!!
Are you going to dye neutrals by mixing some colors? Nancy
Nancy, I’ve actually ordered the new book “Fabric Dyer’s Dictionary” to see what neutrals and darks I can produce. I have yet to go thru the bag of fabric in our exchange to see what other colours I’ll need.
Beautiful colourful blog and smiles
love your T-shirt ! Fabulous rainbow you created there !
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GORGEOUS GORGEOUS GORGEOUS!!! LOVE ALL THE GRADATED FABRICS, LOVE THE SHIRT!!! LOVE THE KID PIC IN ALL YOUR BEAUTIFUL DYED BABIES!!!
AMAZING!!
Thanks so much Katie, glad you like. It’s always loads of fun, even waiting for reveal of what I get in the end. And I get such nice complements on my shirt when I wear it.