I haven't dyed any fabric for the last two or three years because of my book and such, but since I agreed to do a fabric dyeing demo at one of my favorite quilt shops, Quiltessentials, located in Pittsfield PA, I thought it would be a good idea to actually find my dyes AND do some practice dyeing so I don't look like a complete idiot! The demo is part of their Summer Lawn Lecture Series and will be Friday, 19 August. The fun starts at 5 PM, and I will be demo-ing at 6:30 PM. A fellow dyer, Anita, will demo dyeing wool.
SO I dyed. Under a tree. Twice so far. Fourteen yards and counting.
I mixed red and yellow to get orange and also yellow and blue to get green. All I have to do is dye red and blue to get purple and I will have the whole color wheel. Cool, huh?
Have you ever tried dyeing fabric? It's a lot like doing t-shirts (tie-dye anyone?). I use the submersion method along with professional-grade Procion dyes. Here's a photo of my two dye runs so far. Yummy, aren't they?
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Tricia Lynn Maloney,
The Orphan Quilter