Silken . . . part 4 ~ The Blues in progression


Very good. I make the dye shirts with the grandchildren. Hugs, Barbara

Linne's avatarA Random Harvest

Well, I wish I had more to show you, all teasing aside . . . When I dumped out the water this morning, there was still a lot of colour in it. So I have now washed and rinsed another three times, not counting quite a while of rinsing under a running tap. (not so ecologic, I know. But if it were possible, I’d be using natural dyes and working outdoors. Then the dye disposal wouldn’t be a problem, at least not with my batch sizes.)

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Still too much colour in the rinse water . . .

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More rinsing under the tap . . .

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Looking better . . .

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Nine scarves folded in fours and piled at the edge of the sink. This is really just a ‘teaser’ shot to show some of the detail . . . I thought they were done and ready to hang for drying…

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