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Post by teriann on Dec 22, 2011 22:47:26 GMT
I don't have any "blue" dye plants in my garden so I decided to give a prereduced Jacquard indigo dye kit a try. They sell a mini tie dye kit for 1lb of fabric and a kit that will dye 5lbs of fabric. I got the bigger kit. The instructions are clear and simple. The only trick is to keep air out of the fiber and out of the liquid. All you need is a five gallon bucket with 4 gallons of warm water a long stick to stir and a cover for the bucket. The kit comes with a pair of disposable gloves but a pair of dishwashing gloves works better. I put the fiber in mesh bags that I suspended from my stir stick. I tried it on different kinds wool, mohair,alpaca, cotton cheese cloth and even some used wine corks. I dyed some white fiber but also grey wool, apricot mohair and wool dyed with other plants like goldenrod, onion skins and cherry bark.   |
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Post by MTRuth on Dec 22, 2011 23:48:37 GMT
Those look wonderful! I love those dark greens you got. Looks like you had fun  |
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Post by florcita on Dec 23, 2011 9:41:15 GMT
beautiful beautiful blues!
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Post by karen on Dec 23, 2011 10:05:15 GMT
They look gorgeous Terrian, looks like you did have alot of fun |
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Post by zed on Dec 23, 2011 20:37:12 GMT
Gorgeous colours |
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Post by Shepherdess on Dec 23, 2011 21:39:34 GMT
wow Terrian that turned out great. do you know if it was natural indigo? I saw a great video once of how they make natural indigo in several countries around asia. it was fascinating to watch.
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Post by crealou on Aug 30, 2013 11:31:39 GMT
Hello Teriann,
I took an indigo class last week end. Everything dyed beautifully. I have rinsed my wool like recommended ( first with vinegar, then just water, then with eucalan). But I noticed that long after the wool was dried my hands are turning blue. Did you get that problem? What can I do to fix it. Thanks.
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Post by koffipot on Sept 1, 2013 8:23:34 GMT
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Post by Pandagirl on Sept 1, 2013 14:32:37 GMT
Beautiful colors! Can you keep the indigo for future projects? Did you have any problems with the wool felting?
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Post by Shepherdess on Sept 1, 2013 21:21:48 GMT
I would give it another wash. Have you ever had a pair of jeans that turned your legs blue, its the same thing? your water may make a difference to how much crocking you get and how much you need to was and rinse.
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Post by crealou on Sept 2, 2013 11:44:35 GMT
I would give it another wash. Have you ever had a pair of jeans that turned your legs blue, its the same thing? your water may make a difference to how much crocking you get and how much you need to was and rinse. Thanks Ann, I will rinse it again. I just was just surpised to see that phenomena after I had rinse so much and the water had turned very clear. |
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Post by Shepherdess on Sept 2, 2013 11:53:28 GMT
I find even with acid dyes on wool sometimes they bleed later when I am using them. After they had rinsed clear. I blame my water. I have very hard well water.
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Post by koffipot on Sept 2, 2013 15:23:46 GMT
Sounds like it might be the water Ann, it will be very alkaline. Do you use vinegar for an acid rinse?
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Post by Shepherdess on Sept 3, 2013 1:49:58 GMT
I use a lot of citric acid in the dye pot. I have a rain barrel full of water to try some soft water but haven't got around to it yet. I don't have any trouble rinsing MX dyes like others do. Its probably the water again. If I get around to doing some experimenting this fall I will share the results.
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Post by jufergu on Sept 7, 2013 21:01:40 GMT
I heard that the smell is really bad. But the results sure are fantastic.
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