Dye fabric + Ricky Tims pattern
 

Hi there,

Last period I am dyeing my own fabric. I will show you my two attempts.

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This was the first attempt I did together with my mom. We went to a class to learn how to dye fabric. I made a light serie and my mom a dark serie of colors. We used poplin cotton. My mom wanted to try out a pattern from Ricky Tims with the fabrics. So we made this.
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Last week I dyed my second serie of fabrics. This time I used the cheapest cotton from ikea. It works very well. The fabric shows more spots/blots. I like that.
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Now my question to you is; Have you ever tried to dye your own fabric? And how where the results?

Love the colors & pattern. Very nice.

Love both of you guys colors. Wish we had classes like that around here.

Love it all..... :)

Wonderful colors. Great job ladies.

your dyed fabrics turned out very well

Great colors! I do not dye fabrics! It's too messy, but hats off to you.

I went through that phase using the plastic bag method. Loved it and had good results but was very messy. I still use pieces of it today.

Your work is beautiful. What brand of dyes did you use--if European, pls let me know the website address. I am interested in dyeing cotton. I have had great results with wool in the crock pot with acid dyes. I just did a sampler kit of procion dyes that I purchased at the Paducah quilt show. I used super cheap muslin, and I believe that it was "unmercerized" as it was not as vibrant as I expected. However, I added a small swatch of silk organza to the same pots, and they turned out beautifully.

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

I'm drooling here!! Your colors are fabulous!! Beautiful quilt also!

Beautiful fabric! I hope I get the chance to try it.

Very pretty! And now I'm itching to give it a try!

Never tried dyeing fabric but would like to - just haven't had the time to try it. You did a great job!

I'm just running out of my own dyed fabric. Yours are lovely and so many . I use a cotton for dyeing forgot its name. I loved the mottled effect of mine as well.
My problem is, no matter how hard I try I always end up with very colourful hands.

I have also coloured hands after dyeing. Last time I didn't used gloves. But it is gone in three days so it's acceptable for me.

Your fabric is lovely, thanks for sharing. Gotta put that one on my bucket list!

You did a fantastic job in dying the fabric, like them all but the last fabrics really is my favorite.

Beautiful spectrum of colors. Did you need to use a setting solution to set the dies so they wouldn't bleed?

No I didn't. I rinsed the fabrics twice. One time by hand and one time in the washing machine. Then I washed the fabrics with a normal program on the washing machine. And then I ironed the fabrics dry. The fabrics won't bleed.

Wow, those are beautiful! I would love to learn how to do that.

I love them. My guild is supposed to have a dyeing class this summer. I can't wait. I have been wanting to play with dyeing my own fabric but don't even know where to start. I think if I had a class it would help me know how to play with it.

I've never tried dying my own fabric. I make such a mess that I would have it everywhere. I like the way yours turned out. You go girl!!! Fantastic job on the pattern you are working on. Keep going!!

I dye most of my own fabric. I get a lot of satisfaction from making an object from start to finish. Next I will be weaving my own fabric, ha ha. Don't always expect perfect results and if you don't like it just re-dye it. Some of my prettiest fabrics have been re-dyes.

I forgot to tell you your colors are very nice.

Wonderful work!!!!

I do ice dying and other small activities with dye but I prefer to paint / spray my fabrics.

yes I dye my fabric, love doing it so much. Now that house and patio are done next up is my dye house, a little cape cod style shed, will have water, air, heat, elec, a panda washing machine, sink, counter and a table cupboards for dyes and fabric paints, I can hardly wait for it to get finished so I can get back into my dyeing.
Your colors are lovely, you did a great job!

That is awesome! Would make a beautiful bargello!

Wow, your dying is beautiful!!! Both you and your Mom did a great job!!!!

I have dyed fabric for 25 years in a rag rug business which is now sold. What source did you use for the dyes. I used either Dharma or Pro Chem. There are a lot of things you can do to get pattern on the fabric. I'd love to visit with you.

Marcia

Your fabrics are so beautiful I just might have to give dyeing a try...uh oh. something else added to my to-do list.

those are beautiful colors you created and the Ricky timms quilt is going to be fabulous! The only dyes I've ever meesed with are tie dye with RIT, and tea and coffee...nothing like you've done.

Beautiful colors...Love them all....

Love your colors and the project. I will not dye my own though. I tie dyed along time ago. That was enough for me.

I also hand dye fabric and it is not messy
 

I have been dyeing fabric for several years now. I usually dye a half yard and then later when the dyeing is done I tear it in half and over embellish one piece with stamps and/or sharpie markers. I also dye t shirts, socks and other clothing items at the same time. I take a few days in the summer to do a mega dye session and then am done for the year. My kids and grandkids love the clothing items and the fabric is for me. I get all my supplies from www. Dharmatrading.com . They have ready to dye fabrics, cotton, rayon, bamboo, silk at a reasonable price. I do table top dying in my kitchen with zip up plastic bags. It is not messy at all, not too labor intensive except for the hand rinsing/wringing. I do a machine rinse with Retyne and a final wash with synthropol and dry in a hot dryer. I have not had any problems with fading or bleeding. I highly recommend you give it a try. My go to book for dye recipes is "Hand-dyed Fabric Made Easy" by Adriene Buffington also sold by Dharma. Go to the web site and give it a good look see. If you also like rubber stamping try over embellishing. For that I use a permanent stamping ink, or fabric paint. The embellished fat quarters make a wonderful gift to our quilting friends as the fabric is totally unique.:thumbup:

Dying
 

Looks as though you may be dying two pieces at once, one on top of the grating and one in the bottom of the tray. Is that correct? Great way to get at twofer! Do you have a tute on your ice / painting methods?

Beautiful colors. Great pattern.

The only dying I have done is on corn husks, for corn husk dolls. It was really fun. I used beat juice and yarrow for the red and deep yellow I needed. I have used the color remover before. That is fun to fix a white blouse that accidently got into a red wash.

I did buy some rit dark navy dye last week to re-dye my jean bermuda shorts. I haven't tried it yet... Kinda scared. LOL!

I have never tried dyeing my own fabric but you did a great job.