We spent the day gathering up supplies
for a class I am leading in February in
Microwave Dyeing...
I keep plenty of microwaves in the closet
for teaching this class...
I pulled out the
MX Fiber Reactive Dye powders...
I cut up the color chips from the
Dharma MX Dye Poster
to label my dye powder jars.
I rounded up 3 dozen bottles to hold
the dye concentrates...
My preferred method of
mixing dye concentrates is
with a hand held electric mixer...
Lots of these in the thrift stores!
How can this be work when...
it is so pretty!
Most every color on the wheel is mixed up
as a dye concentrate for the upcoming class...
My Art Sister, Kathi, has mixed up
most of the dyes for class.
Now that's a true friend!
I use the Dharma MX Dye poster...
I cut up the dye color chips and tape them onto
the dye bottles.
This will help the students choose the colors
they would like to use.
We will need lots of measure containers, etc.
Soda Ash is our mordant...
The students will be dyeing:
Fat Quarters
Flour Sack Towels
Bamboo Socks
This is what we will need to pack for the class...
plus the microwaves.
Permission 2 Play Class
Dyeing Fabric in the Microwave
Thursday, February 23, 2017 @ 1pm
JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop
1243 Main Street
Philomath, OR
541-929-3795
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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi
WOW...thought I was organized when teaching a class! Kudo's to you!!!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a fun class! I wish I was closer so I could go!
ReplyDeleteLuAnn, I always learn so much from reading your posts! I like the idea of using the cut up color chart to mark the bottles of dye. I went to the Dharma site and can only find a photo of the chart that I printed just a moment ago. The color squares are very small. I did not see an option to buy a preprinted chart, with larger color chips. Did you print your own? Or do I just need to look around their site a bit more to find one to buy?
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your seemingly endless crafty knowledge.
I thought mixed dye only lasted about a week to ten days, especially unrefrigerated. Aren't you concerned about that?
ReplyDeleteHI Donaleen,
ReplyDeleteI have a dye frig that I store all of my dye concetrates in.....I have kept dyes for more than a year and they work just fine for my needs.
My Best To You,
LuAnn