Procion fiber reactive dyes are the best dyes for natural fibers. These are the dyes you see used in ice dyeing or tie dyeing. Interested in learning to dye yourself but not quite sure where… Read More »Where to Buy Procion Fiber Reactive Dyes
Last week we looked at how long you need to let tie die sit before washing and there were a couple colors that required some follow-up testing. First let’s take another look at Turquoise. It… Read More »Tie Dye Cure Time Follow-Up
Everyone always says that you need to let tie die sit for about 24 hours before rinsing for the best colors, but I never was able to find any actual facts to back that up.… Read More »Do You Really Need to Let Tie Dye Sit for 24 Hours?
Anyone else think mandala dyes are just absolutely gorgeous? I really love the beautiful flower-like patterns. There are two ways to fold fabric to achieve this look. Method 1: Basic Triangle Fold Start by folding… Read More »Two Ways to Fold Mandalas
I don’t know about you guys, but when I start cutting the same thing over and over eventually I end up miscutting something. It never fails! I’ll be looking through my stack of finished blocks… Read More »Quick Tip for Consistent Cutting
Once you’ve ice dyed enough you’ll start to notice trends with certain colors. Turquoise in particular is really hard to get a nice, bold color using this technique. Most of it washes out. Fortunately this… Read More »The Secret to More Vibrant Turquoise when Ice Dyeing
The fifth and final week of the Summer Travel Series is here! It’s been a lot of fun making all this travel gear. I hope you have had fun following along and maybe making a… Read More »Camp Shower Mesh Bag Plus Mesh Tote Pocket
Welcome to the fourth week of the Summer Travel Series! Today’s installment features three sizes of travel accessory bags! On previous camping trips we’ve just been shoving our stuff into old backpacks and plastic zip… Read More »Travel Accessory Bags
It’s week three of the Summer Travel Series and today we’re talking about more sleep! …Yeah, I know we just talked about sleep last week with the DIY sleep mask, but sleep is kind of… Read More »Camp Pillow Stuff Sack Tutorial
We’re onto our second week in the Summer Travel Series, and today we’re talking sleep! Does anyone else have an issue with how bright morning is? We have room darkening shades and sometimes the light… Read More »DIY Sleep Mask
Whoohoo! It’s time to start our summer vacation and in celebration I’ll be doing a Summer Travel Series over the next few weeks on the blog! To start it off today I have an in-depth… Read More »Car Seat Organizer Tutorial
Crinkle dye is a really easy tie dye technique that gives some really awesome results! Lay your fabric out on a flat surface. Starting in the middle, bunch up the fabric. The key is to… Read More »Crinkle Dye