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Post by MTRuth on Mar 25, 2015 19:06:26 GMT
Yes, you can mix colors easily with Rit dye. I just tried the liquids, not the powders. You set the color by heating or steaming. If space dye means to lay the fiber out and place the dyes where you want, wrap up in plastic and steam, then yes. Otherwise you'll need to explain the term as many people use different terms in dyeing meaning the same or different things. I just did a post about it here: feltingandfiberstudio.com/2015/03/16/dyeing-wool-with-rit-dyes/
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Post by Teri Berry on Apr 5, 2015 21:22:53 GMT
Hello Terri, what do you mean "By Gathered By A Rope" ? And then tied with 3 rings of thread? I have not done any dying or Shibori dying. I did like the effect of this piece... I am pretty sure it was natural flat piece of wool that she dyed... Hi Judy I think the piece in the picture was picked up from the centre so that the edges fall down, if you grip this with your other hand it becomes like a thick rope, I suspect the artist tied 3 pieces of string or strong thread around the "felt rope", this forms a resist preventing the dye from getting to the areas under the string. The white areas in the photo were under the string and the blue areas were exposed to the dye because they were not bound by string. This is surprisingly difficult to explain without photos! Shibori is a lot of fun and there are so many different ways of creating a resist and folding the fabric to get different patterns.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2015 11:49:24 GMT
Thank you Teri for the explanation.. I just saw this past week on the internet show different kinds of folds in Shibori.. Most interesting..
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Post by Shepherdess on Apr 6, 2015 14:47:51 GMT
Not to take from greener shades but a few years ago they were asked in more detail about their dyes and they are acid dyes the same as the rest. The only way to get turquoise is to have chrome( it think its chrome, one of the metals and way. I think it boils down to what you call environmentally friendly. Commercial acid dye is often more environmentally friendly when you are exhausting the dye. Natural dyes in some cases harm the environment. Some dye plants are rare and many but not all mordents are far more toxic then acid dye. Having said that there is nothing wrong with Greener shades. I just hate things like fat free broccoli and gluten free carrots.
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Post by MTRuth on Apr 6, 2015 17:16:23 GMT
Everything that has no grain in it these days is gluten free!!
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Post by zed on Apr 7, 2015 9:45:43 GMT
In Sainsbury's here...
Regular porridge oats: 70p for 500g 'Free from' (gluten free) oats: £3 for 450g
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Apr 7, 2015 13:54:10 GMT
That’s hilarious, Zed! But I betcha they catch a few folks on that one!
BTW, chrome was used years ago in natural dyeing but not so much anymore since they discovered its high toxicity.
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Post by Shepherdess on Apr 7, 2015 23:57:52 GMT
I thought it was still used for turquoise.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Apr 8, 2015 0:01:15 GMT
Not used in dyeing, is what I heard…I will try to find the reference.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Apr 8, 2015 21:27:49 GMT
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Post by Shepherdess on Apr 9, 2015 13:21:03 GMT
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Apr 9, 2015 13:46:20 GMT
Ann, thank you for this very informative link. I enjoyed reading Paula Burch's explanations and her discussion of chromes used in dyes. She does agree, however, that chrome should not be used as a mordant in home hand-dyeing.
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Post by Shepherdess on Apr 9, 2015 16:00:56 GMT
Yes, natural dying doesn't appeal to me . it is just to long and complicated.
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Post by elizabeth on Apr 9, 2015 16:35:25 GMT
I wish this thread could be moved to the 'dying' forum so I can find it if/when I start dying
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Post by Shepherdess on Apr 9, 2015 17:32:26 GMT
Elizabeth, I made a post in the dyeing section and added to relevant posts and links. It will make it easier for all of us to find later.
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