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zenkitty_714

Today is day #18,300

Oct 27, 2012 13:39

Today I have been alive for 18,300 days! I've been conscious and sober for most of them ( Read more... )

not dying, diy, what the hell is this, dyeing

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wren08 October 27 2012, 20:53:15 UTC

There's not much you can't salvage by dying it black- black covers everything. I would use Rit (available at the grocery) unless ther's a compelling reason not to, and the stove top method to save your washing machine from being dyed.

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zenkitty_714 October 28 2012, 02:39:39 UTC

Thank you, and I will definitely ask you.

zenkitty_714 October 28 2012, 04:26:07 UTC

How are you with dying suede?

arliss October 28 2012, 03:52:25 UTC

Good for you! Post before and after pictures (at least of the successes, unless you think it's worth a laugh. But of course they're all going to be successes, right? Right!).

arliss October 28 2012, 04:10:52 UTC

"Worth a laugh" may describe all these projects! But what the heck, right?

zenkitty_714 October 28 2012, 04:24:29 UTC

That was me up there. Stupid LJ.

tskaredoff October 28 2012, 15:34:46 UTC

That's a great idea! I love projects that have "if I screw up, no worse off than I was" as part of their mission.

zenkitty_714 October 29 2012, 06:17:35 UTC

Yeah, it really takes the pressure off!

starcat_jewel October 30 2012, 00:35:08 UTC

I've seen a lot of stuff dyed with Rit, and it all sucked. I think Rit is formulated for synthetics, not natural fabrics. I would never buy it given any other option.

We do our own tie-dyeing, and get all our dyes from Dharma Trading; they also have tips and techniques on their website, so they're a good resource.

If you want to experiment with natural dyes, you're in luck -- you live in the Black Walnut zone. Those suckers make fabulous black dye that will indeed cover everything.

I strongly suggest a dedicated dye-pot, just because.

zenkitty_714 October 30 2012, 01:07:16 UTC

Good information, thanks! I'll check out Dharma Trading. I didn't know Black Walnuts made a dye. Hm. Does it dye hair? And yes - dedicated dye-pot, definitely. When I used to do Sculpey/Fimo, I had a toaster over that was dedicated to curing the stuff because of the toxic fumes.

starcat_jewel October 31 2012, 19:50:18 UTC

https://www.google.com/search?q=black+walnut+dye&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

That list includes recipes, dyeing tips, etc. The color you get is more of a black-brown than a true black, but the difference is only obvious in bright light.