[Steppes] Help? Fabric dyeing - Cheesecloth

[Gerita/Carolle Cox]

Take it outside and rub dirt on it?  I'm not sure that dye would give
you the effect you want, unless.....  Hmmm  what about tie-dying it??

Gerita

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sun is out, but when darkness sets in, their beauty is revealed only if
there is a light from within. -- Elizabeth Kübler-Ross


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Jann Mays
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 8:47 PM
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Subject: [Steppes] Help? Fabric dyeing - Cheesecloth


Help!
I'm trying to dye, and distress, some cheesecloth to get that "fresh
from the grave" look for Halloween.  I have never dyed material before.
We DO have an aluminum sink, and I have bought Rit Dye in "pearl grey"
and black.  I have seen several decent effects made with cheesecloth
lately - Six Flags, Spirit Halloween Store, life-size zombies and
mummies.  Asking those closest to me, I am getting conflicting opinions
on this.  One says I should leave the fabric white, another says I
should use spray on fabric paints, the fabric store lady said I should
start with the grey and put in the black a little at a time. 
Anyone have any experience in this area?  I'm going for a mottled, dirty
effect.  :)

Gab

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our abilities." - Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Chamber of
Secrets. J.K. Rowling, Bloomsbury Publishing, 1998.




		

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