Art Beads.......more Grunge Houses

I finished up the last 4 Grunge Houses...

Artful House

Inspire House

Imagine House

Simplify House

These have bird beads on the necklace

These were great FUN to put together!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Fabric Dyeing.......Show 'n Tell 4

This is the last of the dyed fabric.....REVEAL:

I found a bag of 10 pillowcases 

at the thrift store last week for $5:

Soda soaked, pleated, folded 

and stuffed into pencil trays...

Pillowcases......batching

Here comes the Show 'n Tell"

The Quilt Palace.....Laundry Room

We gave it a good work out!

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LuAnn Kessi

Fabric Dyeing.......Show 'n Tell 3

More Fabric Dyeing reveals...

Dry Fabric, folded, clamped and rubber banded,

then soda soaked

Clamped Fabrics batching in dye...

Kitchen clamps from IKEA

Pleated, folded, wooden circle blocks 

and rubber bands

This is what they look like after wash out:

Folded and rubber bands

Folded and IKEA clamps

Folded, wooden circle blocks and rubber bands

Folded, curtain rings and rubber bands

Folded and IKEA clamps

Folded, clamped, rolled. rubber bands

More show 'n tell tomorrow...

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LuAnn Kessi

Fabric Dyeing......Show 'n Tell 2

I am sharing more of the dyed fabrics today...

This one is nick named Medusa:

Dry fabric, tied with rubber bands 

then soda soaked...

Medusa is covered in ice 

then dry dye powder on top...

Fuschsia Red, Peacock Blue, Hydrangea

This is what Medusa looks like....3 days later

Medusa.....ready for rinse out

Medusa......you make my heart skip a beat!

Close up view on the ironing board...

This was worth tying every single rubber band!

More Fabric Dyeing Show 'n Tell tomorrow...

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LuAnn Kessi

Fabric dyeing......Show 'n Tell 1

I spent Monday dyeing fabric...

3 days later I made it back to the Quilt Palace

to process the dyed fabrics:

The dyed fabrics have been 

rinsed, washed and dried...

Here comes the Show 'n Tell:

Golf, Wiffle and Soft Balls......tied.

Dry fabric, balls tied, then soda soaked...

Ice Dyed with powdered dye...

This is what it looks like....3 days later

Fabric Dyed Balls....ready for rinse out

Pretty gorgeous.....wouldn't you say!

More Fabric Dyeing Show 'n Tell tomorrow...

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi