I had some test samples left over from my flower wrap skirt and I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to really see how procion fiber reactive dye and Jacquard’s textile paint held up… Read More »Procion Dye and Jacquard Textile Paint Washability Test
I love trying out all sorts of different dye techniques to see what kind of effects I can make. By using a spray bottle to add tie dye over a freezer paper stencil you can… Read More »How to Spray Dye
I’ve been trying to dye a successful galaxy for months. I’ve scoured the web and attempted every tutorial that seemed like it had potential but none of them resulted in anything that looked remotely like… Read More »How to Galaxy Dye Fabric
I’d like to introduce you all to Squirrelfriend. She lives in the large oak tree just off our balcony. Sometimes she likes to come to our door to ask for peanuts, but she also loves… Read More »The Squirrelfriend Tee
Big, big announcement today guys! My brand spankin’ new Etsy store is now open! I would love it if you would head on over and check it out! This is something I’ve wanted to do… Read More »Etsy Store is Open for Business!
When I previously showed you how to carve stamps it was a pretty simplistic design so I was able to get away with a super low-tech method for transferring the design to the rubber. But what… Read More »Easy Image Transfer for Stamp Making
I’ve finally finished my flowered wrap skirt! I totally intended to have this done months ago, but summer was so busy! At least I finished my summer wrap skirt while it’s still technically summer, even… Read More »Flower Wrap Skirt
Want to try ice dyeing but worried it’ll turn into a muddy mess? Today I’m bringing you four super easy, no-fail color ideas to make sure your fabric turns into a gorgeous masterpiece! Single pigment… Read More »4 Easy Color Ideas for Ice Dyeing
My oldest son is going through a phase where he’s obsessed with rocks and minerals. I can totally understand. When I was about the same age I went through the same phase. It was one… Read More »Geode Dyeing Fabric
Did you know you can iron straight out of the washer? I can’t believe I didn’t realize I could be doing this sooner. I was ironing this stack of recently finished fabric pieces and going… Read More »The Best Way to Iron Wrinkles
Often times dye has a mind of its own, but sometimes with the right knowledge you can coerce it to be a little more cooperative. Today I’d like to cover a few techniques to help… Read More »Painting with Dyes on Fabric
Use this method whenever you have a project that you need to dye while the fabric is dry. After having an epic failure on a big project, I ran this experiment and found that when… Read More »Basic Dye Method for Dry Fabric