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mellymellLike I mentioned to Sarah in my comments on the last post, I've found a navy habotai on ebay for about $7/yd (including shipping). I can look on the bright side that I don't have to undo a lot of work that I'm really not happy with (I never attached anything to the undergown, so in a way, I stopped in a good place).
Another bottle of navy Rit should darken the overgown. It's ok as is, but enough to bug me, so I'm going to try. The good thing is, it can never be too dark.
The trim I wanted to use on the mantle is bugging me, too. In some lights, the red background has this pinkish tint to it. Next to the purplish-navy velvet, it looks even more so. I want to downplay any pink tones in the gown, so I'm looking for something else. Found 3 yards of a gold/bronze brocade trim for $12 from Heritage Trading. No bullion or beading, but that's ok, it almost looked too heavy next to the bullion trim on the gown anyway and I really don't want to take away from the gown at all. I will definitely need a mantle or cloak for Indy, so I might as well work on it.
I won the two bullion appliqués from Heritage Trading. They should be on the way to fill in the gaps where I'm short trim on the gown.
Was never able to find a gold pen locally, so I'm just ordering one from Dharma. I bet they love me right about now.
And to get the rest of the tools I need for setting the moonstones for buttons. I'll work hard on Chris' this week and try to get some major progress done on it. I didn't even really get started on his.
Have more tests to do on the grey velvet. All my tests are coming up lavender. Charcoal grey dye makes lavender? I'll never understand it. I even tried getting black Rit (didn't think it would work but tried) and it came up about the same color of lavender. I'll keep testing while I'm waiting on a swatch of grey silk velvet from Distinctive Fabrics. It's $17/yd, but if it works, it's worth it not to mess with another dye failure.
The budgets for these costumes have totally gone out the window.
Bart: We were just planning the father-son river rafting trip.
Homer: Hehe. You don't have a son.
Another bottle of navy Rit should darken the overgown. It's ok as is, but enough to bug me, so I'm going to try. The good thing is, it can never be too dark.
The trim I wanted to use on the mantle is bugging me, too. In some lights, the red background has this pinkish tint to it. Next to the purplish-navy velvet, it looks even more so. I want to downplay any pink tones in the gown, so I'm looking for something else. Found 3 yards of a gold/bronze brocade trim for $12 from Heritage Trading. No bullion or beading, but that's ok, it almost looked too heavy next to the bullion trim on the gown anyway and I really don't want to take away from the gown at all. I will definitely need a mantle or cloak for Indy, so I might as well work on it.
I won the two bullion appliqués from Heritage Trading. They should be on the way to fill in the gaps where I'm short trim on the gown.
Was never able to find a gold pen locally, so I'm just ordering one from Dharma. I bet they love me right about now.
And to get the rest of the tools I need for setting the moonstones for buttons. I'll work hard on Chris' this week and try to get some major progress done on it. I didn't even really get started on his.
Have more tests to do on the grey velvet. All my tests are coming up lavender. Charcoal grey dye makes lavender? I'll never understand it. I even tried getting black Rit (didn't think it would work but tried) and it came up about the same color of lavender. I'll keep testing while I'm waiting on a swatch of grey silk velvet from Distinctive Fabrics. It's $17/yd, but if it works, it's worth it not to mess with another dye failure.
The budgets for these costumes have totally gone out the window.
Bart: We were just planning the father-son river rafting trip.
Homer: Hehe. You don't have a son.
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on 2005-10-31 06:32 pm (UTC)http://www.thaisilks.com/store/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TS&Product_Code=026A#
It's what I used. :-)
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on 2005-10-31 07:54 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2005-10-31 09:42 pm (UTC)I'll have to keep your experiences in mind when dyeing my burnout velvet for the Padme purple senate. Just the thought of dyeing that stuff makes me queasy.
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on 2005-10-31 10:43 pm (UTC)and yeah, I like the purple, just looks bad next to that red. I'm ready to do something original so that funky things like this don't bug me. I've got some paisley jacquard that I want to dye for a shirt. Maybe I'll do that project next while I'm working on my wedding gown mockup.