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Dyeing for a Cause

By: Lynda August 15, 2022August 15, 2022

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I love using cloth napkins. I also have spent years collecting them. Some are vintage, others are not, but they all start out as white.

Dyeing White on White/ Black on White

By: Lynda May 16, 2021

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I haven’t purchased much commercial fabric since I really enjoy dyeing, but when I’m in a fabric store I always check out the white on white and black on white fabric. These are pretty as is, but I like them much better with color. Since I’m into turquoise, I dyed these pieces with that color…

Dyeing and More

By: Lynda April 12, 2021April 16, 2021

dyeing, fiber reactive dyes, gardening, irises, low immersion, vat dyeingdye sampler, dyeing, fiber reactive dyes, gardening, irises, vat dyeing, Wonder Washer18 Comments

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…

Tub 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…