kellen46

I bought that book when I first wanted to try dyeing my own fabrics and it really is great. I also buy all of my dyes from Dharma as well as my pfd fabrics and tshirts etc that I hand paint designs on. They are great and their service is excellent. I also do all of my dyeing in the kitchen in zip-lock bags.[/quote]

Yes it is a wonderful company...have you tried the bamboo socks? Sooo comfy. Also the silk scarves....did you know you can color them using sharpie markers and rubbing alcohol....an almost instant result..really vibrant colors and a kid friendly craft. I just did some Christmas themed fabric, using a Chinese red and a forest green. I wanted an ombre effect so I pleated some muslin, 2yards, tightly into a plastic tub and used red on one end and green on the other hoping they would meld into the center with a nice brown mud. Then I scrumpled another 2yards on the top and poured some bronze over it hoping for some dyes to absorb up and add some color. and another yard scrumpled on top with no dye poured over it;then I squished it down a bit and put another tub over it to add light pressure. I love the crystalline forms I got. Big surprise though was where the green and red met I got a lot of dark maroon and not brown. I did get my ombre though. So 2yards of very high color, 2yards of some color and a lot of neutral and one yard of very light tanish scrumple. A great result.