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Post by jufergu on Oct 1, 2013 21:18:31 GMT
I had a lot of scraps of batting that I had left over from a lot of different projects. Most of them were 80/20. That is, 80% cotton and 20% poly. I like it because it works great for fusing and doesn't ripple if you don't fuse on the scrim side. I had been just piecing them together for small projects, but had collected a lot of pieces that were too small to do much with. So...I got out the Rit dye and did some low emersion dyeing in ziploc bags with the scraps. I wanted some mottled effects, but was not sure how this batting would take the dye. I usually use Procion dye for cottons. Well, to my surprise, they came out looking like hand dyed felt. I can see these becoming backgrounds for some interesting projects. Glad I didn't toss them.
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Post by MTRuth on Oct 1, 2013 21:39:35 GMT
Photo??
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Post by zed on Oct 2, 2013 9:49:06 GMT
I want to see too  |
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Post by Shepherdess on Oct 2, 2013 20:31:39 GMT
yes a picture would be good. Rit has fiber reactive dye in it Judy that's why it worked. It is amazing what you can dye.
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Post by jufergu on Oct 3, 2013 22:52:39 GMT
Well, I guess I can try to figure out how to put pictures on here again. I never have much luck with that. I will take some this weekend and try to downsize them. I made more today and really am liking the ease of working with Rit dye. I think that it doesn't go bad. I left it in ziplock bags and have been dropping things into the bags every day. I put a lot of muslin scraps in it and got some good results too. Even after washing in the machine the color is good. Got to pick up some yellow, as I am out. I plan to suggest this to the teacher's workshop. The batting scraps look so good. Oh, and I even stuffed some copy paper in the bags and they look great too. I put chopsticks in, lace, buttons, cotton clothes line rope, twine. Now they all co-ordinate with each other.
Does anyone know how to do discharge with the clorox bleach pens? I know how to use them, but I can't remember what you use to neutralize the bleach when you are done.
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Post by MTRuth on Oct 3, 2013 22:58:10 GMT
You can get a product called Bleach Stop at Dharma. Some people say use vinegar but that doesn't really work. If you put the photos on your blog first Judy, you can just copy the photo URL and paste it here and then select the URL and hit the little photo button. Then they are the same size as the photo on the blog.
All the coordinating bits sound perfect for your mixed media work.
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Post by jufergu on Oct 3, 2013 23:07:35 GMT
Yes, I will take some pictures and put them on the blog first. I guess I heard about the vinegar bath. I did know that Dharma has a product. But I was trying to figure out projects for teachers to use and finding products that were readily available. Maybe for high school projects, it would work to just wash the fabric right away.
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Post by MTRuth on Oct 4, 2013 16:35:49 GMT
The bleach keeps working on the fabric even if rinsed and washed. It will eventually cause holes in the fabric.
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Post by jufergu on Oct 5, 2013 19:55:10 GMT
Yes, I heard that it would eventually cause holes. But for certain collage projects, holes are a good thing. Ha ha. Sometimes I even burn fabrics.
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Post by krchris66 on Nov 4, 2019 22:28:20 GMT
looking forward to see some photos.
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