It is not easy to dip dye. Look at all the drops, splogers and stains on this project. And effects can only be of any depth if you use highly absorbent fabric such as linen. You're getting tired of reading about linen I know and I'm getting tired of experimenting with dyeing linen. Especially now as these two cloths, about the size of tea towels, have washed out completely. Just as well I took a photo as the images are gone forever........... Yes, there are highs and lows with creating, trying out new things, using techniques other people advise, mixing colours etc. So here I am wracking my poor brains trying to think of how I can rescue washed out so called works of art on fabric. All I can say is watch this space.................. Thank you for reading.
The tea towel began its life in Victorian middle class in the late 18th century. Imagine a life without tea towels before then! Tea was a big thing, a social event, in those days and the best fine bone china was used on the finest of tablecloths. Of course they then needed the right fabric to dry that precious porcelain. Down through the years tea towels have been used for a multitude of uses as you know. Van Gogh used tea towels to paint on when he couldn't afford proper painters' canvas. In fact, one of those tea towels sold in the year 2000 for 2.1 million pounds! The photo below shows this piece of wonderful linen dipped dyed four times and once the dye is in the fabric it has been encouraged to find it's own way through the fabric. Remember Creatifbitsnpieces on Etsy.
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My name is Catherine Rowe. I live in Australia.I'm busy producing new creative items for my Etsy shop called Creatifbitsnpieces. Fashion is becoming more artistic don't you think? It's now a challenge to think of new things. Archives
August 2021
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