Dyeing Again
While I was visiting Dawn about a month ago, I got to see her hand-dyed fabric up close and personal. Let me tell you something… she does a great job!
Anyway, it got my dyeing bug itching again and so I decided I wanted to give dyeing another try. Last time I dyed I was disappointed because my results didn’t have the lovely “marbling” effect that I so coveted.
After reading about some different methods on Paula Burch’s site, I thought that the “Low Water Immersion” method might give me what I was looking for. So today I made a trip to my craft store and picked up some dye so I could try again.
Because I have come to the conclusion that I prefer to stitch on 32 count linen, this time I decided to go ahead and try the “Low Water Immersion” method on some white Belfast that I had lying around. And I have to tell you, I *HEART* the results! 
I call the green piece “Celery Dream” and the turquoise one “Turquoise Sky.” “Celery Dream” is a little bit brighter in real life than the scan shows, though “Turquoise Sky’s” color is pretty accurate.
Originally I had hoped that I could stitch “Celtic Spring” on “Celery Dream,” but the fabric is just a tad too small. Oh well, I still have some of that green dye left. Maybe I will just have to dye another piece! 
2 March 2006 at 00:34
Wow, those look great! I really like the turquoise one.
2 March 2006 at 09:29
Those are great, Renée! I would love to do that some time - thank you for giving that link!
2 March 2006 at 17:30
I love your dyed pieces. They are awesome looking.
2 March 2006 at 20:55
Those are really great! What kind of dye did you use?
2 March 2006 at 21:54
Those turned out fantastic. I just have one question, did you use Procion dye or some other type? Just curious. I checked out the site you listed and noticed it gave instructions for Procion which has the fixer added separately. I haven’t tried this method before, but it sounds very interesting! Thanks for sharing.
2 March 2006 at 23:09
Wow!!! Those pieces of fabrics look awesome.
6 March 2006 at 03:19
Very nice, both of them! I really, really must get back to dyeing. In fact, I just might go and start mixing some dyes now, while DS is at pre-school
6 March 2006 at 03:40
oh those are lovely Renee!