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Ice Dye from Becca's Crazy Projects

My friend wanted to try ice dyeing. I must admit I spent entirely too much time watching YouTube videos about the process. There are some great ones out there. Nancy Gamon has some great tutorials. This was the first one I dyed.

This was the second. I made sure to take a photo before I rinsed but after the ice had melted.

Such a fun result! Have you tried any new techniques recently? I would love to hear how it went.

Tools and supplies (affiliate links):

12 Quart Dishpan

Over the Sink Strainer Basket

Jacquard Procion Dye Kit

Jacquard ...

added by Becca 1 year, 8 months ago. under 2022 , dye , fabric

Worried About the Dye in Your Fabric? from Heartspun Quilts ~ Pam Buda

Lately, I have received quite a few emails and messages asking about how stable the dye is in Marcus Fabrics. I've heard heartbreaking stories about dye releasing and ruining quilts. Truly heartbreaking.

I wrote a blog post in 2015 about my experience with Marcus Fabrics dyes. You can read that blog post here.

Since then, I've learned a bit more about this subject. A few years ago, I attended a talk and demo given by Harriet Hargrave. She brought giant glass jars filled with nothing but water.....different types of water, such as hard, soft, well water, distilled ...

added by Heartspun Quilts 2 years, 2 months ago. under dye , washing quilt

Homegrown, Home-dyed Indigo from The Ardent Thread

The grandkids are visiting for the summer, which means I’ve been busy juggling a toddler and a bigger kid, both of whom need things to do outside.

Taking this video as inspiration, I decided to go for something we could do TODAY from start to finish and see results. [YouTube video: “Indigo Dyeing with fresh indigo leaves // 生葉で藍染”]

Our local soil is kind of garbage. It’s sandy, silty, and blows away in the wind, but we find ways to work with it.

I ordered indigo seeds from The Dogwood Dyer several months ago and lo and behold, they ...

added by The Ardent Thread 2 years, 8 months ago. under aizome , blue , california , chirimen , dye , dyeing , garden , indigo , organic , persicaria tinctoria , silk , textiles , tutorials , video , vintage (Comments)

Crank to Dye from Becca's Crazy Projects

What seems like forever ago I bought entirely too much Knit Picks Bare Fingering weight yarn to dye. I still haven't managed to get through it all. I decided it was time to use the circular sock knitting machine to make some blanks to dye. This is a great way to create gradient colorways.

Step one was to take those hanks of yarn and wind them for easy knitting. I used my Stanwood ball winder. If you're unhappy with your small plastic ball winder, this is a great upgrade option.

I used the 72 slot cylinder on my ...

added by Becca 4 years, 1 month ago. under 2020 , crazy , dye , hand dyed , knit , knit picks , knitting , maryland , md , project , projects , yarn

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