tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351864927910092883.post4192623163384978899..comments2024-01-10T21:56:54.168-08:00Comments on Bloom's Endless Summer: Dip-dyed T-shirtkatherine hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17314030133556269765noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351864927910092883.post-64414488895931048532012-10-03T07:03:47.568-07:002012-10-03T07:03:47.568-07:00Hi Katherine, so nice to hear from you and I'm...Hi Katherine, so nice to hear from you and I'm happy to see you very special sewing again:)Mon Café Couturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13204284395364275383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351864927910092883.post-10675718871857624862012-09-29T01:41:43.343-07:002012-09-29T01:41:43.343-07:00Just catching up with my blog reading after a busy...Just catching up with my blog reading after a busy week. Great top and I love the dip dying technique.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622769905155059570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351864927910092883.post-17009701276989387062012-09-24T05:42:54.650-07:002012-09-24T05:42:54.650-07:00You have a job well done! I love how you paired it...You have a job well done! I love how you paired it with your skirt and your lime footwear. Keep us inspired with more of your fashionable mixes and finds. abbyhttp://www.spurbe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351864927910092883.post-53873177633189034172012-09-21T18:33:46.592-07:002012-09-21T18:33:46.592-07:00Like!Like!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351864927910092883.post-80209003556724352242012-09-19T14:24:43.867-07:002012-09-19T14:24:43.867-07:00I like the variance in colour - haven't tried ...I like the variance in colour - haven't tried yet, but on my list!!Evelynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17380591574336657810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351864927910092883.post-84410329428887376372012-09-19T07:30:57.626-07:002012-09-19T07:30:57.626-07:00I love your dyeing! Your bra and panty pics below ...I love your dyeing! Your bra and panty pics below are very inspiring too. I have just started making the MIX bra. We'll see soon how it turns out.Claire Sewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14835150122907544504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351864927910092883.post-34869779402333520632012-09-19T04:47:17.945-07:002012-09-19T04:47:17.945-07:00Here you go again, with another not-so-basic basic...Here you go again, with another not-so-basic basic tee-shirt! It looks great with your Patrones skirt.meli88ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283195290411152388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351864927910092883.post-61121546468100641202012-09-19T04:13:32.783-07:002012-09-19T04:13:32.783-07:00It's a great effect and such a pretty colour.It's a great effect and such a pretty colour.Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01545965949294513334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351864927910092883.post-37575277382829814072012-09-18T23:00:38.705-07:002012-09-18T23:00:38.705-07:00I love this color so much, on you especially. It r...I love this color so much, on you especially. It reminds me of that rayon knit dress you made earlier this year. And pretty with the minty shoes. I'm just starting to get into dyeing. We have been visiting friends of ours who live one block from Dharma Trading which is a mothership of dye supplies in California. I went a little crazy :)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00404449004824638306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351864927910092883.post-22827083045210382232012-09-18T21:46:42.719-07:002012-09-18T21:46:42.719-07:00I love the dip dye look - I really am going to hav...I love the dip dye look - I really am going to have to give this a shot!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023115170916061414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351864927910092883.post-50716951941577094282012-09-18T17:37:10.104-07:002012-09-18T17:37:10.104-07:00Thanks Carolyn! I did wet the shirt first, but di...Thanks Carolyn! I did wet the shirt first, but did not soak it. I have one more packet, so I will soak my next one for several hours first, and let you know how it goes.katherine hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314030133556269765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351864927910092883.post-31517849081009481102012-09-18T17:29:46.585-07:002012-09-18T17:29:46.585-07:00I love the dip-dyed look and I think your shirt tu...I love the dip-dyed look and I think your shirt turned out beautiful! <br />I think you will find that a very small quantity of dye will be adequate for one shirt. One packet should do six ordinary sized shirts. Blotchy and patchy areas sometimes occur if the fabric is not thoroughly wet when entering the dye-bath. Unless I am going for that look; I wash the item first, and then without spinning or drying, soak it in a bucket of water at least for a few hours to ensure it is thoroughly wet. Then dunk it straight from the soaking water all in one smooth motion into your dyebath, and ensure there is plenty of room so it can be swooshed around thoroughly. The first 10min is key, and is when most of the dye will be taken up.<br />The colour for your first shirt might not have been intense because of a little bit of synthetic content, in a natural fibre dye bath, or vice versa? if this is the case, no amount of extra dye is going to make a difference. There is a maximum intensity after which the product is just going to waste, although you can add other colours.<br />Sorry for the essay! but my mother is an expert dye-er of many years, and I do a lot myself tooCarolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156106727490224625noreply@blogger.com