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I don’t think I can dye anything in the new washer after all. I watched it go through a wash cycle last night and the stupid thing doesn’t actually fill up with water - it’s one of those fancy efficient ones that uses less water and soap. Dumb. I am so bummed out. My days of easy dyeing are over. I’ll have to do it in the tub sink or buy a pot and ( Read more... )

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I laid out the, now dry, silk on the velvet this morning and I still don't like it. The silk is gorgeous until I put it with the velvet and then it looks... well not bad but not “right”. The pic I took really doesn't show the difference (it's more noticable when the velvet is crushed or from another angle) but here it is anyway...


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I got the extra dye yesterday and proceed to dye the silk this morning. It was typical of the experience so far. I forgot the salt, went to the store, came home but forgot to change back into my dying clothes and got a spot of dye on my favorite jeans. *grinds teeth* While stirring the silk in the dye bath, about 20 minutes into the process, the ( Read more... )

After thinking about it for a few days I've decided to dye the silk one more time. It's just not dark enough. I've already come this far... I'll get 4 more packets of dye (making a round $30 bucks on dye) and whatever color the silk turns out is what I will use. I'll check my local Jo-Ann’s to see if they have stocked more dye. I have to go up to ( Read more... )

Well the second time in the dye bath didn't do anything. Zip. Well, it was worth a shot. I'm officially renouncing that "wash between" theory. I'm back to my "the key is a highly concentrated dye bath" theory. I've rinsed the fabric and hung it up to dry. I'll re-evaluate it in the morning ( Read more... )

I checked the silk after 3 hours (snipped, blow-dried ect.). The color was definitely darker, almost the shade of the original test. The bad news is that it turned out a little more blue (less yellow) and so didn’t go with the velvet as well. It looked lighter even though it wasn’t, if that makes any sense. I left the silk in the bath for another 3 ( Read more... )

Checked the silk and it was still too light nor did the color compliment the velvet. The truly discouraging news is that the second dye bath (with three precious PM dye packets) didn't turn the silk that much darker. My "pretty good mood" is evaporating away quickly. I'm not ready to give up in an hysteric fit yet though.


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I'm home again and am so ready for bed! Play practice was good. We got everything sorted out so Mom should be able to handle the rest without her trusty deputy ( Read more... )