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Fabric Dyeing in the microwave! (10/9/09)

Old 10-09-2009, 02:21 PM
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Beautiful!! I love the green one with a little bit of orange.

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Old 10-09-2009, 03:49 PM
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Really cool! I dyed some antique chenille last fall with a package of orange koolaid. Unsweetened of course! :shock: :wink: came out great!
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Old 10-09-2009, 05:17 PM
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So cool, can't wait to see what you do with the fabric.
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Old 10-09-2009, 05:22 PM
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Beautiful dye jobs!!! There's also a way to dye fabric in the snow. I have it saved somewhere on the computer.LOL
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Old 10-09-2009, 05:37 PM
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What a blast!! Beautiful results!
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Old 10-09-2009, 09:52 PM
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Those are gorgeous!!!! My fav is the top photo--the RW&B up front. I see a catepillar with a clown face in the orange and the green has a wooly worm at the bottom of the fabric. You did a great job with some fantastic textures.
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Old 10-09-2009, 11:01 PM
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Wow I love it! Would love to take a dyeing class looks like you had a great time.
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Old 10-09-2009, 11:10 PM
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I see tiki faces in the long piece in red, white & blue!
I really didn't do too well at following the "rule" of starting with the lightest color then going to the darker ones - I just got so excited looking at all the dyes, I just grabbed the first one that caught my eye. :lol: Ooooh! Turquoise! Aaahhhh!! Yellow! Cobalt!!! Grab, grab, grab! Red! Orange!
I also was the last one to start dyeing, which worked out pretty good for me, because there weren't so many hands reaching for the colors. :wink: I did think that I was using SOOO much color that they were going to all end up being muddy & was surprised at all the white still left in some of the pieces.
Now I just have to think of how to use them all :D
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Old 10-09-2009, 11:48 PM
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Absolutely gorgeous. I'm to afraid to dye my own fabric, it is saver to purchase..and I don't have a microwave.

You did a great job...love to see how the colours explode on the fabric.
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Old 10-10-2009, 12:42 AM
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while searching for the DVD i found these free instructions for using Ritz dyes and a microwave method:

http://www.americaquiltscreatively.c...es/AQc_312.pdf

p.s. - i didn't find the DVD. do you know the title?
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