Showing posts with label scarves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scarves. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Finally Did Some Dyeing

For one reason or another this summer, I did very little dyeing.  It's one of those things that really fills some kind of need for me.  And I finally got to fulfill it.

These are gradations I did in an attempt to get lime green and I got some really neat colors.
This was lemon yellow to sky blue.  This creates a really nice lime green.    I skipped the plain yellow and blue and went right for the blended colors.  The piece on the far left in this photo is not really part of the gradation, but I like the way it looks with the other greens.
This was golden yellow to sky blue.  I like this -- it's not really lime green -- more of teal and aqua.
And these light colors are from diluting the droplets that cling to the sides of the mixing containers after I pour out the dye.  They are actually much lighter than they look on my monitor.
I also bought some scarf blanks in various silks and silk/rayon blend to test.  This is a silk/rayon blend velvet.
This is a silk/rayon blend cut velvet.  I love that the leaves are so much brighter.  I used fuchsia and a couple of different yellows for the scarves.