Yesterday I had summer camp at my house, with myself. I have been wanting to dye some fabric and finally got around to doing it. These are my favorites. Not real exciting but colors I like.
These are the 2 I don't like as much. The yellow is safety yellow, like hurt your eyes yellow and the purple is too gray for me, it is not a good picture of the real color. I am going to overdye them.
I dried them out on the lawn. It was a sunny day and they dried fast.
I love this blue but it faded a bit when I washed it out. I will try again.
I do love this green!
Elliot was with me this morning and wanted some string, he played with it for quite a while. It was everything from a snake to a piece of spaghetti.
Kelly
Kelly,
ReplyDeleteThey look amazing.. I can't wait to see them in person. I better not get into any new thing.. You are tempting me!!!
Elliot looks adorable!
You're having fun in the sun!! What a great Summer Camp. I loved the photo of the fabrics on the lawn. I'm curious to see the next stage of the yellow and purple. How cute is Elliot!! Playing with a piece of string, that is just the sweetest thing!! I wonder if when he got bored with it, if you you tied the ends together it would open a whole new range of options of things it could be.
ReplyDeleteElliot is very cute and that fabric is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI like the results. What kind of dye do you use?
ReplyDeleteI haven't been brave enough to dye my own fabric yet.
ReplyDeleteBut, as for little boys and what entertains them - my guy is 10. Last week he wanted a piece of string (rope). The next thing I knew, his friend was pulling him in his wagon - tied to his bike!. It went well until they turned around and tried coming downhill. :)
Summer camp with yourself? What a brilliant idea! Love your new fabrics . . . I think they look great. Now you've made me want to play with my dyes again!
ReplyDeleteElliot is so cute, and don't you love that imagination?
:-D Love the thought of you amusing yourself for hours a with some fabric and dye and Elliot with a piece of string. No marketing dollars needed. The colors really came out great. I am a fan of sending myself to camp - solo.
ReplyDeletewow you did such a fantastic job. I've never tried it, but summer is the perfect time.
ReplyDeletewhat dyeing process did you use?
Go go go. They look wonderful. Wish i could come to your summer camp. Or maybe you could just pack up and come to my camp. I'll be dyeing tomorrow. I love your yummy colors. Are you inspired to do more and more?
ReplyDeletedying is so much fun, I have been dying wool haven't done cotton but isn't it funny how we now like solids again. if we keep things long enough the old becomes new again. I did a Gees Bend quilt with the hand dyed fabric that they sold. some day I will post it. Elliot is so adorable I just love that age.
ReplyDeleteI think your colors look great!
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