fiber reactive dyes – Page 2 – Lynda Heines Fabric Design

The last of the colors

By: Lynda April 26, 2021April 30, 2021

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OMG! It’s been so much fun to get back into dyeing. I dyed 61 colors. So here they are!

Firsts and More Colors

By: Lynda April 19, 2021

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I’ve continued on with my low immersion dyeing of my dyes. What has been really challenging is to photograph the browns. They’ve been dyed for a week, but still not able to get a good picture. But that will come.

Dyeing and More

By: Lynda April 12, 2021April 16, 2021

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I’ve been wanting to make a dye sampler book for years, so I can tell exactly how the colors look when low immersion dyed. Some I’ve know, but the majority I have no idea how they will look dyed without ice. I purchased most of my dyes (fiber reactive dyes) so students of my Icy…

Inspiration From A Old Piece

By: Lynda September 17, 2020September 18, 2020

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What a surprise when I found my inspiration from an old piece I had created a couple years ago.

Flour Resist Revisited

By: Lynda August 29, 2020October 27, 2021

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It’s been two years since I played with flour resist. With all of the sun and heat, I thought this would be the perfect time to revisit this technique. If you’d like to read the 2018 tutorial, you can find it HERE.

Finishing rope coasters

By: Lynda July 23, 2020July 27, 2020

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Several years ago I made a whole bunch of coasters to give away at one of my women’s group Christmas party. Everyone liked them. I felt like Oprah – you get one, and you get one, and you get one!

More Ice Dyeing Q & A

By: Lynda July 12, 2020July 18, 2020

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It’s time for more ice dyeing Q & A. To see my previous Q & A last July, check out this post.

Using clamshells in dyeing

By: Lynda May 14, 2020May 19, 2020

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We bought some persimmons awhile back that came in this interesting clamshell. I just couldn’t put it in the recycle bin. I had to try dyeing with it.

QSDS Glorious Prints

By: Lynda June 10, 2019June 22, 2019

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As mentioned in the last post, I spent a week in Columbus, Ohio at QSDS. This event, held every year includes two 5-days sessions and two weekend sessions. I chose Glorious Prints (printing with thickened dyes) with Pat Pauly in the first 5-day session.