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Dye & Overdye Results

Navy Green Overdye

Navy Green Overdye
Pale Turquoise Scrunch
Green Yellow Turquoise Fold
Crochet Cotton Skeins
Mixed Violet
Fuchsia Purple Overdye

Learn It

This project was made as part of a Craftsy course:
The Art of Cloth Dyeing »

Instructions

Experiment and have fun.

Difficulty:

Category: Other

For: Other

Style: Mod, Funky


Materials

Natural Cotton fabric, Crochet Cotton, Procion MX Dyes

What was your inspiration?

This dye session was about experimentation. I mixed my own violet and lime green. I was able to get a less intense turquoise by adding a small amount of dye. I wound some skeins of cotton floss and threw them in to the dye baths too.

What are you most proud of?

Taking a stab at mixing my own violet.

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

Go ahead and overdye!

 

12 comments

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Gail In Denver on craftsy.com
Mar 30, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
That is perfect. I was trying to get a similar effect but scrunched the second time in yellow and everything turned shades of green. How did you get this look?
Jo-Mo on craftsy.com
Apr 05, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
For the scrunched one (pale turquoise) I used less dye powder for a more faded, less saturated color. Sounds like maybe your second dye in yellow resulted in green because there was still room for the blue areas to absorb some yellow (still parking space in those molecules as Jane would say lol). To avoid that result, the first dye bath would have to fully "fill up" with dye the areas exposed, then the second dye bath would only take in the other areas. Hope that makes sense :-)
Craving crafts  on craftsy.com
Feb 17, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
Beautiful and creative, love
Jo-Mo on craftsy.com
Feb 20, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
Thanks!
everlastindaisy on craftsy.com
Oct 12, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
inspiring
Jo-Mo on craftsy.com
Oct 12, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you!
Pam NZ on craftsy.com
Oct 10, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Scrumptious!
Jo-Mo on craftsy.com
Oct 10, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thanks Pam :-)
TerriLaycock on craftsy.com
Oct 10, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
This is absolutely beautiful. Very inspiring :)
Jo-Mo on craftsy.com
Oct 10, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you :-)
Debby Henning on craftsy.com
Oct 10, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Very pretty colors and combinations.
Jo-Mo on craftsy.com
Oct 10, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thanks Debby :-)