I love the "feel" of your first batch (series), the colors are so soft looking!
And, yes, I have dyed my own fabrics using commercial dyes and also using the leftover or "bleeding" from commercial fabrics that give my own fabrics special soft colors. Blues and reds are best for this. I once dyed a pale pink fabric this way and then painted leaves and pressed them to the fabric to leave leaf designs afterwards. Very pretty.
Jan in VA