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.

 

 

 

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!

Creation from Textile

Creating Textile Patterns with Snow

Drawing with Bleach

Today, I would like to present a little tutorial on how to draw with bleach. I posted some final pictures in my previous post and now I would like to show you the whole process. I used a 50/50 water and bleach solution in his case. As you draw, you can see the strokes of bleach turn from black to a golden orange hue. Be aware, this technique has to be done in small pieces of fabric. If you leave the bleach on the fabric for too long before washing, it can damage the fabric. Practice before using this method on the actual garment. Work fast and efficiently.

Dress with Homemade Textile

Let's get creative! For more information about the textile above, look at my previous post! Thank you.

Inspired by Lois Ericson

Happy experimenting with bleach! I had a lot of fun doing this project. Next to come will be a garment made of this textile.