Dylon Dye 67–Rosewood Red

This one is my new favourite colour.

From left to right: Washed Silk, Cotton, Sari Silk. To date this colour has dyed to the most similar shade. Not as much variation across fabrics.

A cotton rich singlet top. I do believe this will be a popular colour.

Dylon Dyes 65- Dyeing Corks

When I finished with the Burlesque Red in this post I decided to do some exhaust dyeing, with a difference.

I dumped a heap of champagne corks into the mix. mmmm????? Problem, they floated on the top.

I needed to find a way to weight them down so they were immersed in the dye. I left them overnight.

Here they are drying. They are more stained with red than dyed a solid colour.

I’m quite happy with the way they turned out. I actually had a reason for trying this, there is a project floating around in the back of my brain somewhere. Stay tuned. More to come.

Dylon Dye 63–Burlesque Red

Great name for a lovely colour.

The feather on the front cover is a good representation of the colour but as usual there is some variations due to fabric and weave.

The top left fabric is cotton, the bottom left is washed silk and the fabric on the far right is sari silk.

This t-shirt was cotton rich with 5% Viscose.
I also did some exhaust dyeing with a difference. Will share the photos when project is finished.

Dylon Dye 64–Overdyeing

I received an email from a reader who told me how she wanted some hot pink and black fabric for a quilt. Unfortunately she was unable to  find a commercial fabric so she bought some black and white fabric and pink Dylon dye. Well naturally I was curious.

I bought some black and white fabric. Washed it well to remove sizing.

Mixed up some of Dylon’s Amazon Green. There was quite a lot of fabric in this bucket, certainly more than 250g. I needed to be very diligent about moving the fabric to ensure even dyeing.

Now this has got me thinking. I have another project forming in my mind. This could keep me out of mischief for quite a while.

PS: when I first wrote this I could not for the life of me remember who it was who told me about this. Was it one of my buddies from the many forums I'm a member of, maybe a twitter follower? It was in fact Eileen Lau a FB friend. Thanks for the tip Eileen.

Saving the T-shirt

I was a little disappointed with the blotch of dye on my t-shirt yesterday.

The disappointment didn’t last too long when  realised that this was an excuse to play.

I dug out an flower stamp and fabric paints and started printing happy flowers randomly over the top. The ‘stamps’ are mdf cut outs bought from a hardware shop. I coated them with PVA glue before using them as a stamp the first time. This was to stop the paint  absorbing into the mdf, you just need to wipe them clean when you are finished.

I also added some gold paint which I applied with a dry brush. A few beads to finish I will be done..maybe.

Dylon Dye 60- French Lavendar

French Lavendar was my next choice to try out the new Dylon colours.

As usual I set out to dye a piece of cotton, washed silk and sari silk. I also dyed a cotton t-shirt. But first the fabric.

The cotton is on the left. And yes for all you eagle eyes there are only 2 pieces not 3. I prepared the third piece, sari silk, then completely missed it when immersing the fabric in the dye bath. It lives to dye another day.

An interesting problem with the t-shirt. As soon as I immersed it into the dye I could see a small blue particle of dye that hadn’t dissolved properly  go and attach it self to the shoulder. The instructions on the pack say to mix well, I would recommend mixing very well.

See what  I do to the t-shirt tomorrow.

Dylon Dye 59–Antique Grey

This is Dylon’s new Antique Grey. This t-shirt was originally white. You can really notice the difference between the silk and the cotton t.

p.s. I’ve been practicing my photoshop skills with my new glasses. Think I was doing better without them.

Dylon Dye 59–Antique Grey

I was really excited about trying Dylon’s new Antique Grey and I wasn’t disappointed.

I dyed 3 pieces of fabric, cotton, washed silk and a sari silk.
The cotton is a real pewter shade of grey which is what I expected. The Washed Silk has a very distinct  muted purple hue, very pretty. The Sari Silk is a much lighter shade of the purple.  In the dye bath I also dyed a cotton t-shirt, making the total weight of fabric dyed just under the recommended 250g.
Thinking I will try the French Lavender next.

New Dylon Dyes

I received a lovely surprise in the mail the other day, the 7 new Dylon Dye colours were sent to me to trial. Needless to say I’m very excited and busy trying to clear some time to play. In the meantime I will share the new colours with you.

 This will be a popular addition for all the pink fans out there. The original pink is a lolly pink, this one should prove to be a little softer.

I can smell the lavender from here.

Two very different reds.

Can’t wait to see how this colour dyes.

This is currently my favourite and will be the first one I try.

And this one will be the last one I try. Not a fan of beige at the best of times. So for the purposes of the trial I will call it light brown.
I’ll post updates as I go just like I did with the original colours.

Dyeing Brushed Cotton

Last week I was gifted a complete roll of brushed cotton. The lady who gave it to me is hoping I can give her some ideas on using it, she has another four rolls at home.

Where to start? Hmmmm? I decided that I would add some colour.

I washed and prepared 2  x 3 metre lengths. One I scrunched, the other I twisted.

I then poured Dylon's Dark Green Dye over both pieces.

When used according to the direction this is the depth of colour you get.

This is the result you get when you delibrately choose to use the product against instruction. This will be a good background to add some more surface design. I'll post progress pictures as I go.

Op Shop Find Refashioned

Popped into the op shop on the way home last weekend and found this vest. It has these amazingly detailed panels. It also was covered in grubby stains. I wanted to dye it but first needed to remove the stains. Overnight in some Nappysan and they were all gone. Next morning I popped it into some of Dylon’s Tulip Red. I also want to add some further embellishments so no more photos until its all done.

F5

Hit Refresh! That’s what I’ve been doing. This skirt was once black. I also have a pair of 3/4 length pants that were a similar colour. I love this skirt and pants and wasn’t ready to toss them. Decided to pop them into a dye  bath of Dylon’s Velvet Black. This is the result. Sure beats spending money on new clothes. My original plan for this white blouse was to use a Transprint Ink suitable for nylons etc. When I checked the label it actually stated that the shirt was rayon, nylon and elastane. I didn’t specify percentages but working on the food ingredient laws that what appears first is used the most I decided to use my Eco Dyes. With my colouring I never where white yet the blouse was quite a handy weight for throwing over my shoulders so I don’t get sunburnt. I loosely twisted it up then applied the dye. Now this is something I will wear.

Dylon Dyes 54

Yesterday's subtle beige tone on tone skirt.


Before......

And After..... being dyed Dylon's Tulip Red.

 

Dylon Dyes 54

I bought this cream linen skirt at a garage sale for 50 cents.

I loved the decorative stitching but the colour was way too subtle for me. It's going into the dye bath. Stay tuned.