Mummy shirt redo, refashion #1

I found this cool shirt, which I called a mummy shirt the way it looks like it is wrapped. Not a bad fit.

The problem was there was a small stain I could not get out. 

I decided it needed to be dyed. This was a nylon blend so the best way I could dye this was with my Acid Dye in Honey Mustard. I made a dye bath and away we went. OMG it turned out great!

Here it is on! A better fix and you can't see the stain anymore. It blends in. Now I normally can't wear yellow but this is a gold, paired with my navy blue skirt- it is a great color combo!

Love my first refashion. Good bye stains! 1 down 98 to go!!!! :) It is going to be long year.

Cheers,
Lauren

Day 5: Dyed Yellow Silk Veils

So I am actually still in New Orleans. Today is the aquarium day. :) I love fish.

I dyed 5 veils for my students. We all selected sunflower yellow, an acid dye from Dharma Trading. I really like acid dye with silk, I tend to get very bright colors. So I followed the instructions and dyed 2 at a time. Luckily here they match so I was able to saturate the dye bath- yes! Maybe I am learning something with all the dying I have done. :)

No tie effect either. Ahh. They was great. here are 2 of them with them. They did a great job dancing! :)

I love you girls! :)

5 days done, 55 to go! Err, so far so good! Click here to see the other posts and projects!

XOXOXO,
Lauren

Dyed Cardigan Take 2

This is take 2 b/c my first dyeing attempt on a white cardigan left me an electric tangerine cardigan, now given to Sonja to refashion into an item. When she is done I'll post it. Until then I'll start with take #2!

So another boring white cardigan. I wanted a mustard/beige cardigan to go with more items for work. This time I decided to try a Acid dye from Dharma trading. Yes I was slightly scared too when I first read it but thought I would give it a try.

I used their Honey mustard. I didn't weight the powder out, I just slopped it into the pot! LOL. Heated it up and made sure it was in solution (which I probably added too much b/c I did get some chunks but it actually didn't affect the dyeing process) washed my cardigan and mixed the two. The directions then called for adding vinegar. Luckly the boyfriend wasn't home and it didn't smell as bad as I thought it would. Instantly we had emulsification!

The end product.... a nice beige cardigan for work.

I am the cardigan queen! LOL! Much better than the stark white bland cardigan.