Archive for dyeing

Unique batik

Sarah forwarded a link to me this morning for a Martha Stewart “Easy Batik” project. I’ve always really loved the look of batik, but have never considered trying it myself - entirely too complicated. But Martha’s project looked very very simple. The only thing I found wrong with it was the [...]

Wardrobe renaissance

Have I mentioned how much I love tub dying? I think I might have, here. Or maybe here. At any rate, if you haven’t heard it before, “I love tub dying.” I love that I can take clothes that may normally have been destined for the giveaway pile, and instead transform [...]

All scrunched up

I think most people, when their white t-shirts become dingy or stained, either throw them in the washing machine with a bit of bleach, or relegate them to doing duty as rags. Well, I have taken a different approach this time: scrunch dying!

The full instructions can be found courtesy of Dharma Trading Company here, [...]

Keepsake Skirt

In honor of Mother’s Day, I thought I would show you how I made my Mother’s Day Skirt last year. This is potentially a no-sew project - that’s how I did it, since I didn’t have a sewing machine a year ago, nor would I have known what to do with it if I [...]

Sunshine, taxes and billboards

It was a gorgeous day here yesterday - I threw a quick coat of nail polish on my toes to celebrate the return of flip-flop weather, and I put on a great Spring skirt. I bought this linen skirt at Target last year, only it was yellow at the time. Not really my [...]

Color me impressed

I had no idea the color would be so vibrant!  I’m guessing that’s what happens when you actually follow the instructions that comes with the dye .
All of my previous experience with dye has been pretty much a matter of throwing the garments in a dye bucket, swirling it around now and then, maybe switching [...]

Would you think me a tease?

If all I showed you of my latest creation was this? You see, I had mentioned in my last post that I was considering dying the skirt I’d made from my husband’s pants. I had also expressed a hope that nobody would be struck sleepless wondering how the skirt eventually turned out. [...]

Child Art

One of my favorite older books is Barbara McGuire’s Embracing Child Art. I love the concept - take your favorite kid’s artwork and use it to create something more sophisticated (jewelry, home decor, etc). The end result is a special collaborative effort. I haven’t flipped through that book in some time, but [...]

Inspiration Overload?

I can’t believe I’m actually thinking of making myself an apron, or buying one from some talented Etsyan. Suddenly I’m feeling all 50’s housewifeish (without the clean house and dinner on the table, that is).
It started around a month ago when I first moved my clay-related rss feeds into the new-to-me Google reader. [...]