Showing posts with label dyeing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dyeing. Show all posts

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Custom Details

My favorite aspect about sewing is that I can add custom touches to my clothes. Here are two ideas of how to make your clothes look special. 

1) Custom dyeing is the best solution to match your white or cream color embroidery with any colorful dress.

2) Applying twill tape over a seam will create a clean finish and give character to a garment.







 

Sunday, November 1, 2015

It's Never Too Late to Transform Dyed Fabric!

Last month I was experimenting with ice bleaching a piece of dark purple linen/polyester fabric. The final result didn't impress me much, so I decided to dye it black and then bleach dye it again. The result was more than satisfactory, and I really liked the combination of different colors which give it more depth to the fabric. I am very excited to make something from it. It's never too late to transform your fabric, just try it!



































Saturday, January 24, 2015

Nature Inspiration


I was always inspired by nature. Fall is beautiful, with its rich colors and rustling leaves above and on the ground. My youngest daughter and I decided to pick up some leaves just for fun, and I thought that I can use them for a future dyeing project. So here we go...










Sunday, November 16, 2014