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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2014 18:09:32 GMT
Hello everyone. I bought some scrim and Rit Dye and decide to play. Next time I will have to try using several shades of the same color on the same piece of scrim... I am please with these colors for now.. I did see a wee bit of color difference in the darker pink but not much.. The aquamarine and violet colors took a lot of rinsing.. I made a wee red Merino Christmas Ornament that I added white "Firestar" to.. It really sparkle.. We are getting heavy rains at the moment and All our snow has melted. Very big smile.... feltingandfiberstudio.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/vnkaqenzzrgrnc0fzkfh.jpg |
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Post by MTRuth on Nov 23, 2014 20:05:58 GMT
Your dyed scrim looks great! And your firestar ball looks nice and sparkly, a good addition to any tree  |
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Post by Pandagirl on Nov 23, 2014 20:20:58 GMT
It all looks lovely Judy, You got some nice shades with the dye.
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Post by halay on Nov 23, 2014 20:29:54 GMT
What lovely colours! Any ideas where you are going to use these?
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Nov 23, 2014 22:50:39 GMT
The colors you achieved with Rit dye are really terrific! If you use the scrim with wool roving and wet-felt, do you expect any bleeding, or are the dyes colorfast?
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Post by Shepherdess on Nov 23, 2014 23:32:25 GMT
You got some great colours. You Christmas ball will look great on the tree. It's sure to catch the lights and sparkle
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Post by lyn on Nov 24, 2014 7:43:40 GMT
The scrim looks lovely Judy!
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Post by lyn on Nov 24, 2014 7:44:21 GMT
The colors you achieved with Rit dye are really terrific! If you use the scrim with wool roving and wet-felt, do you expect any bleeding, or are the dyes colorfast? Don't know about 'Rit' but the scrim I dyed with Procion MX dye doesn't bleed when used in wet felting. |
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Post by zed on Nov 24, 2014 9:55:05 GMT
Gorgeous colours and great results, Judy I've used RIT dyed cottons in felting, Cathy, and don't remember any bleeding. |
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Nov 24, 2014 12:35:36 GMT
Good to know! My first and only experience with Rit dye was when a child and my mother dyed my first Communion dress GREEN in the washer with Rit dye. I don’t know what she was thinking, but it was so ugly! They obviously have improved the Rit dyes since then. ;-)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2014 13:26:59 GMT
Hello everyone, thanks for all the nice comments.. Much appreciated.
I was pleasantly surprised how nice the colors came out. I rinsed and rinsed until no more color came out... I plan to iron them too but I do not if that will help make a difference or not..
During the process they were dip in a salt water cold bath for a short time and then rinsed many time.
I hope to use them in felting and for embellishments..
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Post by Shepherdess on Nov 25, 2014 0:23:37 GMT
You never exhaust fiber reactive dye and as well as that you had all the acid dye to wash out too. so RIT always takes lots of rinsing.
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