On line Classes: The fine art of dyeing
niasha
(Ms. Rowena, where are you?), maybe Ms. Karen and Ms. Linda would be willing
to walk us through the fine art of dyeing!
( O.K.!, Please?)
Say, in about 3/4wks so we can order supplies?
Nurse has some great info on her web site on dyeing (still there I hope)
that would be helpful. What do you say ladies, feel up to it?
P.S. I can't stand any rejection right now.
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Niasha
"What doesn't kill you, defines you."
Jeri Cota
to have custom fabric with my logo...........well as soon as I can come with
a logo that is.
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Jeri
Temecula, CA
"niasha" <nia...@prodigy.net> wrote in message
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Linda Campbell
But I can certainly go through the marbling process with you. My "little
chirrens" - that is my younger son and his delightful wife are letting me loose
in Dharma Trading Company with birthday money in my pocket!!!!!!!
And I know Dharma has a beginning Marbling Kit for about $25.00. (No
affiliation - just a Very Satisfied Customer) So, if anyone wanted to get
one, we can all go through the process together!!!
Too Much Fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Linda and the Gang(Joe Bob says if I can't do "cammo", he doesn;t care what
color it is) in SF
David Abela
sell) the Procion MX dyes, but would love to know what method/dyes you will
use.
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Christine Abela
http://au.geocities.com/geckogully/
Gecko Gully quilt patterns and Hand-Dye Kits
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BZQLTR
>color it is) in SF
Hehe, that's easy. I usually call those the mistakes! Joe Bob would love
them!
Sherry & the zoo
Melia of Ontario
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Kathy
> Since we haven't had any on-line classes for a while
> (Ms. Rowena, where are you?), maybe Ms. Karen and Ms. Linda would be willing
> to walk us through the fine art of dyeing!
> ( O.K.!, Please?)
> Say, in about 3/4wks so we can order supplies?
If they don't step up to the plate, I could always do it...
DH decided to help rinse my hand-dyes yesterday. Except he didn't stop
to think why I was wearing gloves (and I NEVER wear gloves unless I have
to!) Now he has lovely purple hands. :)
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Kathy Applebaum (Woodland, CA)
longarm machine quilting
mailto:Kayney...@compuserve.com
niasha
tieing - I need to tell them apart! I say we do both marbling and dyeing (I
saw your hand raised Ms. Kathy).
I'm ambidextrous, I can do both lessons at the same time or do folks want to
schedule one and then the other? I personally would at least like to order
supplies for both at the same time.
Ms. Linda, does fabric come with the marbling kit? if not, what do I order?
How long does it take to order from Dharma? When you want to start?
Ms. Kathy A., What supplies are needed? When to start?
I guess we could/should start different threads for each technique.
Waiting to hear.
P.S. Every time the market takes a dive I get depressed since I depend on
the dividends to live on. So, to cheer up I spend money. I'll be doing a
lot of shopping today!
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Niasha
"What doesn't kill you, defines you."
"Linda Campbell" <oow...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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Kathy
> See, this is why I need lessons: marbling, dyeing, bagging, batiking,
> tieing - I need to tell them apart! I say we do both marbling and dyeing (I
> saw your hand raised Ms. Kathy).
> I'm ambidextrous, I can do both lessons at the same time or do folks want to
> schedule one and then the other? I personally would at least like to order
> supplies for both at the same time.
> Ms. Linda, does fabric come with the marbling kit? if not, what do I order?
> How long does it take to order from Dharma? When you want to start?
> Ms. Kathy A., What supplies are needed? When to start?
I don't see any reason why we can't do both at once. I haven't marbled,
but I believe many of the same supplies are used.
My thought was to do lessons here, but also to have a mirror on a web
page so people can follow along at their leisure. :) I'll start a new
Hand Dyeing Lesson thread this weekend with a supply list, and get the
initial web page up at the same time.
Dharma ships out same business day if you order before 1 pm PDT. (They
ship web orders first, then fax orders, then phone-ins). If you're in a
big honkin' hurry, you can have it sent air, but for me UPS ground is
next day. *evil smirk*
niasha
Is there anything else besides the kit and cloth I might need from Dharma?
I can get gloves, etc, locally.
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Niasha
"What doesn't kill you, defines you."
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Kathy
> Linda and the Gang(Joe Bob says if I can't do "cammo", he doesn;t care what
> color it is) in SF
Egad, Joe Bob has just given me a great idea for a quilt for my SIL.
(Her SO paints his trucks in camoflage paint for grins. I need to paint
up some fabric in camoflage colors for a quilt now!! ROFLMAO)
Linda Campbell
when there are lots of colors to manipulate. And don't forget that red is very
unstable.
You will also want to buy - or make - some things such as combs, a handful
of broom straws bound together, a rake (like a comb, but the teeth are spaced
much further apart).
Marjorie mixes her colors in glass jars. The large size baby food jars look to
be just about right. And she uses eye droppers to apply the paint to the
carageenan mixture.
You also need some quart size baggies to hold the fabric until you are through
for the day, and ready to put it in the washer. And again, fabric with red dye
needs to go in by itself.
Karen, can you think of anything I left out?????
Linda and the Gang in SF
Linda Campbell
not revolve around drive-in movies, food, or '57 Ford pickup trucks!!!!!
Linda and the Gang in SF
niasha
I still have to paint my house, hang curtains (time to take down the 10
month old newspaper's on the windows), caulk and weatherstrip for the
winter.
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Niasha
"What doesn't kill you, defines you."
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Kathy
> FiFi says this is the first time Joe Bob has ever inspired a thought that did
> not revolve around drive-in movies, food, or '57 Ford pickup trucks!!!!!
Don't be too sure -- I don't know what year my SIL's SO's pickups (what
a mouthful!) are that he's painted camoflage! :)
Kathy
> And I know Dharma has a beginning Marbling Kit for about $25.00. (No
> affiliation - just a Very Satisfied Customer) So, if anyone wanted to get
> one, we can all go through the process together!!!
Okay, so here's my question...
Looking at the Dharma page on marbling, it looks like I already have
lots of paint that will work (Versatex and Setacolor). I have tons of
PFD fabric. And I have lots of tools to do swirly stuff, and lots of
ziplock bags dedicated to fabric dyeing. And I can scare up a tray
somewhere.
So I need to find eyedroppers, and get the carrageenan and alum, right?
Anything else?
Linda Campbell
Linda and the Gang(Wanda Sue is still trying to work out SIL's SO)in SF
Linda Campbell
am a rank amatchoooerrrrr!!!!!
But we can all muddle through together!!!
The starter kit has carageenen, alum, and four colors. I am going to add:
1. More colors - from Dharma. Watching Marjorie, she adds colors with
abandon. Where I would stop at 4 or 5 different colors, she would use every
color she had mixed (about 10) and sometimes add the same colors again as
different configurations of colors appeared in the carageenan.
2. Some eyedroppers. One for each color you mix. Can also be purchased
from Dharma.
3. Some glass babyfood jars - the big size - for holding your mixed
colors.
4. You will need some type of pan to hold the carageenan. I am going to
go to the restaurant supply houses. You want a pan about 2 to 3 feet long and 18
- 24: wide. The size of the pan determines the size of the piece of fabric you
can do in one pass. And they need to be about two inches deep.
She had some heavy plastic pans for us to use which work well for the actual
marbling, but are a nasty piece of work to try to pick up and carry over to the
sink to dump at the end of the day. Because they were wobbly. You DO NOT want
to slop the dirty carageenan all over the floor if your pan collapses.
5. You will want an assortment of combs and rakes to comb the paint
while it is in the carageenan. This is how you get all the wonderful swirley
designs. Marjorie, of course, has had hers made for her. But a trip through the
hardware store, beauty supply house, and cookware shop should give you four or
five "marbling tools".
You can also make a wonderful brush to spatter the paint into the carageenan by
swiping about a one-half inch in diameter handfull of broom straws off your
broom. Wrap one end about 10 times with thread, and tie it off. This will give
you a little "whisk" brush.
You need some room to work - one of those inexpensive tables from the office
supply store would work great. And I would cover it with a painter's drop cloth.
Try not to work in a dusty place - such as the garage. Because dust will get on
the carageenan, and keep the paint from adhereing to the fabric.
Karen Johnson - come help meeeeeeeee!!!!!!! Did I forget anything????????
Linda and the Gang in SF
Kathy
> You guys are really serious about this, aren't you!!!! (s) You do realize
> that I am a rank amatchoooerrrrr!!!!!
>
> But we can all muddle through together!!!
Hey, if you've done it once, you've done it infinitely many more times
than I have! LOL
Linda Campbell
ever so much better about this!!
LOLOLOL
Linda and the Gang in SF