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lizbot
Joined: 28 Jul 2004
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 Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 5:40 pm Post subject: making a lighter dye |
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so i was intending to dye a white dress periwinkle, but i could only get my hands on rit dye (liquid, not powder) in royal blue and wine. i was thinking of taking the royal blue and adding a little bit of the wine to make a blue-purple. if i just add a lot of water, will the dye weaken (and not work), or will it end up being the periwinkle i'd always dreamed of?
does anyone have any advice re: lightening dye colors? |
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lizzymahoney
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| Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Generally, you do lighter effects by shorter immersion times. Have your wet wrung out dress, dip it and swirl in the dye pot, pull out in minutes for a light dye, in hours for a deeper color. |
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sistasmell
Joined: 22 May 2004
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Location: Boston
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| Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 10:55 am Post subject: |
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I would just use a teensy bit of dye and then heat it for the recommended amount of time. I dye a LOT and that's what I do. I would make your dye bath and test it on a small scrap of fabric with the same content as the dress, then strengthen or weaken the dyebath until you're satisfied with the results.
Good luck!
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