Dream gown - overdye

[mellymell]

I left work a little early (got my 8 hours and some change in). By 5:15, I was already on the downslope of the dye process, round 2. I wound up having to add some dye halfway through and nearly gave myself a heart attack when I noticed there were some splotches from the addition, but after a couple of minutes of agitation in the washing machine, it seemed to even out.

I'm putting it through the wash right now, but after the rinse, I took a towel and blotted a part of it dry to see about where it would be, color wise. I dare say, nearly perfect, at least for what I was going for. It's still that periwinkle blue, but now has a hint of lavender.

I also got the ribbon from M&J today. At least they know what "light orchid" is supposed to look like. Denver Fabrics thinks it's cotton candy pink (judging from my invisible zipper). But no matter, neither piece is really going to show at all.

I'm excited to get started. Guess I better pick up the house a little while the wash is going and before I get sidetracked.

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Edit: It's out of the dryer and perfect! Exactly what I was going for. Super excited, I started on the back panel. Got the under layer done and started on the outer layer, but then Chris came home so I stopped working on it.

Pics of the dye process, round 2. I think this one is probably closest to the actual color (even though the pic is dark).

Comments

[buttahcheeks.livejournal.com]

hey, I just wanted to let you know about a magazine (if you didn't know already) called "Ready Made." Super cool project magazine that has a butt-load of cool advertisements in the back for fabrics, jewelry, etc. Most of them have web pages too.

[mellymel-cos.livejournal.com]

sweet, I hadn't heard of it.