[Steppes] Help? Fabric dyeing - Cheesecloth

[Vicki Marsh]

Try dieing it grey, but have it scrunched up for uneven dieing. Dry it and
lay it out mostly flat on the driveway. Then, take a wide bristle
paintbrush, or one of the fancy pattern roller brushes and paint the black
die on. Use your water hose to rinse it.  Let it dry, then wash in the
washing machine. Maybe with a light bleach wash.

Xene

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[mailto:steppes-bounces+xaraxene=comcast.net at ansteorra.org]On Behalf Of
Jann Mays
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 1:49 PM
To: hpockets at verizon.net; Barony of Steppes - SCA, Inc.
Subject: RE: [Steppes] Help? Fabric dyeing - Cheesecloth


Gerita,
Thought about the tie-dying idea.  Afraid it might look too contrived.

Saqra,
I have 3 boxes (dry powder Rit) of pearl gray (3 yds cloth per box), 2
packets
(dry powder Dylon) of black (1 1/2 yds cloth per packet) and 8 yards of
cheesecloth.  Any suggestions on the quantities?  Have you played with this
stuff before?  You can answer privately if you like.

Gerita and Alaric, not sure if I wanna grunge the fabric with dirt at this
point.  However, I am planning on tearing holes in it for effect. :)

Gab

--- Gerita/Carolle Cox <hpockets at verizon.net> wrote:

> 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
>
> People are like stained glass windows.  They sparkle and shine when the
> sun is out, but when darkness sets in, their beauty is revealed only if
> there is a light from within. -- Elizabeth K|bler-Ross
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> Jann Mays
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 8:47 PM
> To: Steppes List
> Subject: [Steppes] Help? Fabric dyeing - Cheesecloth
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> 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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HL Gabrielle Honorie de Saint Pierre

"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our
abilities." - Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
J.K. Rowling, Bloomsbury Publishing, 1998.





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