Showing posts with label clay dye. Show all posts
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Tuesday, November 08, 2011

overdyeing clay-dyed cotton


After yesterday's clay dyeing post, I decided to overdye my clay-dyed t-shirt using black walnut skins.  It deepened the color a bit but left the mottled look, which I like.  It's more towards a mocha color now instead of the beige/pink and I think it suits me better.  I really wasn't sure if it would work since the clay acts as a pigment, laying on top of the fibers instead of a dye that penetrates the fibers, but it did!

Silly me left it on the line to dry overnight and this morning it was frozen stiff.  It sort of cracked me up so I carried it around for a while, leaning it against stumps and giving it a ride on the swing.

When it thaws I think I'll do a little embroidery on it.

Have a great day, everyone.

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