It’s been awhile since I’ve been ice dyeing so I thought it was time to get back to it. Here are just a few of my results. The following was dyed using Pro MX Fiber Reactive Dyes on a half yard of fabric: 1/2 teaspoon of Red 505, 1/4 teaspoon of Blue 402c, and a…
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Ice Dyeing With Tulip Dyes
I’ve heard from several of you about your concerns with the precautions and the fabric prep you need to take with using fiber reactive dyes. Because of that I thought I’d try my ice dyeing process with Tulip® dyes. These dyes can be purchased at most local craft stores and even Walmart. And I just…
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In my last ice dyeing adventure I stacked the fabric in a container. This time I thought I’d go back to my original ice dyeing procedure. I loved the “parfait” but wanted more control. Here are the three items I dyed. This shirt I purchased from Dharma Trading just waiting for my dye. A closer…
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Last year I played with snow dyeing fabric which resulted in some beautiful cloth. But when the snow was gone, I substituted ice cubes – a technique called ice fabric dyeing. That project resulted in me writing an article for Quilting Arts. After reading the new issue of Quilting Arts magazine where Carol Ludington showed…
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Giveaway Closed. Audrey and Denny won! I am so excited to be published in the August/September issue of Quilting Arts magazine. If you look on the cover under Create your own fabric, my ice dyeing is listed. So exciting! Because I wrote for this issue, I was sent several free issues. I subscribe so I…
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Did you say you don’t have snow and want to do some dyeing? Well, before I put up my dyeing stuff, I thought I’d try one more type of dyeing – ice dyeing. For those of us who don’t have snow or would like to try this in the summer, this is an alternative. Please…
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