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Ice Dyeing With Tulip Dyes

By: Lynda July 9, 2012

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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…

Quilting Arts Mag giveaway

By: Lynda July 24, 2011August 5, 2011

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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…

Dyeing with Perilla

By: Lynda July 17, 2011

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I’ve been bitten by the dyeing bug. This time I wanted to dye using Perilla (Perilla frutescens), a volunteer in our yard. Perilla frutescens, a member of the mint family, is a purple and green annual. It has lots of names, but is pretty much regarded as a weed. I had heard perilla was used…