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One bag becomes three?

Purple tie dye overdyed

Favourite of the batch
These do go together!
Purple tie dye overdyed

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

Instructions

This project uses fabric manipulations covered in the course, and one other: rolling up a long strip of fabric (bag handles to-be) into a tight 'sausage' and then tying rubber band around it to create a resist that makes the wavy lines.
The pieces were first dyed with primary colours, then overdyed with 'midnight blue'. The bag handles used the same manipulation again, but in the opposite ...

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Category: Other

Type of item: Accessory

For: Unisex

Style: Retro / Vintage, Ethnic, Casual, Funky


Materials

Plain cotton

What was your inspiration?

The 'Art of Cloth Dyeing' Course

What are you most proud of?

that the pieces are actually beautiful to look at and can be used...

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

Expect surprises, so just accept that you're 'playing' to begin with. No rushing anything!

 

3 comments

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Deb Cavanaugh on craftsy.com
Jan 16, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
Beautiful, just beautiful
Sabrina S on craftsy.com
Jan 16, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
Oh, thank you, I think this is rather generous of you! But it is possible to see the enormous potential of this craft - there is something so powerful about colour, and combined with texture even more so.! :- )
Deb Cavanaugh on craftsy.com
Jan 16, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
I think you hit it on the nail, the power of colour and texture. I love texture. You not only had great colour but you had wonderful texture.