Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Dyeing For Simple Formulas?

Today is dyeing day on The Welcome Mat.
We are focusing on simple ways to increase our number of dye formulas, a safe way to depart from dye books!


These beauties are the contents of my article, products of the three main dye companies hookers use.  

I'd like to share a Majic Carpet formula with you.
I think this colour would make an interesting background.

Soft Gill Algae
note: it is a little lighter in real life

1/8th yd of natural wool in a microwave dye bath method ( you can use any dye bath method)
Soft Gill Algae
1/128th tsp. Chocolate Brown
1/128th tsp. Moss Green

Happy dyeing!

2 comments:

  1. Beautiful wool. Would these formulas work on Osnaburg as well?

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  2. Betty, These Majic Carpet dyes are for protein fiber and Osnaburg is 100% cotton. You would need formulas set up for plant based fibers dyes.
    It could be that if you got liked coloured dyes for plant based fiber you could get something similar.

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