Why? You may ask, and the reason is that I dye fabrics for clients who work with solid colors. Some are improvisational quilters, some have studied with Nancy Crow, and some might call themselves Modern Quilters. I’d venture a guess that all of them have worked with the hundreds of colors of Kona® cotton and …
It’s always a good idea to test fabric before buying and dyeing it. I was thrilled to find a 116″ wide sateen in white at Backside Fabrics, and they kindly sent me a good-sized single swatch. You can see the results above, from left: Pimatex PFD Prewashed wide sateen Unwashed wide sateen I did a …
If you take a look at the Cotton Solids Collection at www.DippyDyes.com you’ll see lots of items like this: While this is totally clear to me, a light bulb recently went off in my head to remind me that it probably is as clear as a deep navy dye bath to everyone else. Here’s why …
Tints, tones, and shades are some of the basic terms used when talking about color. They can get confusing because sometimes other words are used to mean the same thing. Here’s a quick guide: Tints – a pure color, or hue, that has been made lighter. With paint, this is done by adding white; with …
DippyDyes isn’t the only merchant that has been filling your inbox with holiday shopping emails. Yes we have a sale too, and nobody else is apologizing for all the emails. Why do I feel like I need to apologize? But anyway, this was to be about numbers. Today is the fourth day of the sale …
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Thursday, January 2, I got samples of 15 fabrics from Robert Kaufman. I added some other white/PFD fabrics I had on hand and dyed all of them in a single 10% OWG dye bath. the results are above, sorted with the darkest results at the bottom left and worst on the upper right. I have …
In 2011 I had access to a photographing microscope, so of course I had to take pictures of fabric. The first is cotton sateen, and I think it’s very interesting. The rest are cool, too. My descriptions are not at all technical, and might be wrong. It’s just what I’ve picked up over time. I …
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