Dip Dye - More adventures with Rit Dye
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Dip Dye Pillowcase Dress |
Recently I tried to dye a fun pattern onto a bed sheet. It didn't work out so well. BUT I learned a couple if important lessons in the process.
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Before / After |
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Water color Dye Technique |
I made the muted look work for my needs but I still wanted to find a way to create and keep a dark pattern. Using the left over dye from the watercolor technique, I dip dyed a white cotton pillowcase dress.
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Pillowcase Dress - BEFORE |
I found an an old pretzel bucket with the lid in my pantry.
Dye Container |
Using a sharp knife I cut an X into the hard plastic lid.
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Cut the lid |
Next I carefully pulled the top portion of the dress through the lid.
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Pull the fabric to be dyed through the lid |
I knew that I wanted to dye just the top of this dress.
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Dye side down |
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Left over dye |
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Dye Bath |
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Put the lid on the jar |
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Soak over night |
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Ready to hang dry |
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Hang dry |
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Still drying |
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Washing soda - NOT BAKING soda |
Once the dress was dry, I soaked the dyed portion in a bucket of water and Washing Soda. This is NOT the same as baking soda. Washing soda is in the laundry aisle. I didn't really measure. I would guess that I used 1/2 a bucket of hot water and a cup of washing soda. ONLY SOAK THE DYED PORTION of the dress. The dress soaked for about 45 minutes. (I was watching Law and Order and lost track of time).
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Dip Dyed! |
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