I’ve been loving all of the bowls and coasters I’ve been making. Unlike many of the rope bowls out there, instead of using the cord plain or covering it with fabric, I like to dye it. The above bowl was made with the same three colors as the coasters. Today I want to show you…
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How to: Dry Brush Dyeing
OMG! I am so excited about dry brush dyeing. I could hardly wait to blog about it! I found this technique in Making Your Mark by Claire Benn and Leslie Morgan. This book also includes a video. I absolutely love watching these women create. Of course, there is some prep. The fabric needs to be…
Read MoreTub Dyeing with Wonder Washer
When I’m not ice dyeing, I usually low immersion dye which often produces uneven color which I love. Here is an old blog post on low immersion. However, there are times when I want uniform or solid color. For those of you not familiar with dyeing, the best way to get uniform color is tub…
Read MoreUpdating Icy Delights Class
It has been so much fun to see all of the beautiful fabric and clothing my Icy Delights students are creating. Several have even sold some of their beauties including Marie who sold one of her purses for $150! Makes my heart happy! When I started designing the class I decided I wanted to show…
Read MoreIce Dyed Parfait Revisited
In 2012Â I tried the ice dyed parfait technique and even though I liked my results, they were way too dark and I felt I was a bit out of control. A couple years later I tried it again only this time I didn’t use ice. Back then I pretty much guessed at the amount…
Read MoreClass Spiral Bandanas
How about some color from the kids today? I taught another bandana dyeing class at Patchwork Central after-school program this week. Last year half of the class got to dye bandanas. This post shows the results from that class. We found that the design was taking way too long, so this class I focused on…
Read MoreDyeing Hawaiian Fabric
Whenever we travel to Kona on The Big Island we have to stop at Kimura’s Fabrics. Here is a post I wrote several years ago about this interesting shop. You can buy about any type of fabric here from Hawaiian prints to lace and silk. On this trip I wanted to find some silk to…
Read MoreBest of 2015 Tutorials
As we end another year, I am again looking back on my favorite tutorials, or what I consider my best of 2015. I hope you liked them. If you missed them, here are the links. I started the year with a soy wax batik tutorial on my Back-to-Basics video series. LINK Dyeing with ties was…
Read MoreBandana dyeing at Patchwork
Last week I spent some time at Patchwork Central showing the kids in the Arts & Smarts after school program how to dye bandanas with fiber reactive dyes. I’ve known Jane Vickers, the head of this program, for years and interviewed her when I wrote a newspaper column on local artists. So when she asked…
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