My Tips n Techniques

Thursday, August 3, 2017

Resist.....Fabric Dyeing



I mixed up a bucket of Black MX Dye...


I over-dyed light hand dyes

and I dyed white fabrics

in the Black Dye




White Fabric with wiffle balls tied around it



Close Up View






White Fabric pleated, folded in a square, 

round wooden block and clamped.



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White Fabric, pleated, round block and clamped



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White Fabric, Pleated, folded,

metal rectangle and clamped.



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White Fabric, pleated, folded

and plastic clamped






White Fabric, pleated, folded and clamped




These are light hand dyes that

I over dyed in the black dye bucket:


Orange hand dye, pleated and rubber banded

and over dyed black



Close Up View






Light blue hand dye, pleated, plastic circle

and clamped.



Close Up View






Brown hand dye, pleated, folded

and rubber banded





Lilac hand dye, pleated on an angle,

folded and clamped.



Close Up View





Brown hand dye, pleated, rubber banded.






Brown hand dye, crumped in a ball,

rubber banded.





Orange hand dye, pleated, folded and clamped.





Lime Squeeze hand dye, pleated, folded,

plastic disc and clamped.



Close Up View



Hoping these will work in some of my

Abstract Art Quilts.



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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,


LuAnn Kessi


3 comments:

  1. LuAnn, Beautiful!! Love every piece.

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  2. nice...orange and lime piece are fab!!! So are the rest of them but these two colors just hit me!

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  3. Gorgeous fabric!!! With as much time and materials it takes to create hand-dyes, it is easy to see why they are so expensive when you buy them. It makes it all the sweeter to have fun doing it with friends and create your own beauties!!

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