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mellymellFor those that don't keep up with my other journal, I posted some pics of Jonah's progress over the past 7 months. You can see the entry here.
I got my Chase lace a couple of days ago, but with in-laws here Monday and Tuesday, I'm just now getting caught up for the week and it's already Friday! So, yesterday, I pulled out my dye supplies and noticed they recommend 2 boxes of Rit color remover for a small to medium washer load. So, since I'm only dealing with a yard, I think I might try it in a plastic tub instead. That was the way I did my very first dye (the Dream gown) and it worked out pretty well. I do need to go get some rubber gloves though. Reduran works great, but works even better if you at least attempt to protect your hands in the first place. We need some more gloves in the kitchen for cutting up hot peppers anyway. The last time I cut up a habenero for our jerk recipe was quite painful to the eyes. . . later. . . when I forgot I had cut up a habenero earlier. So that's on the plate for today for sure. I kind of hope the lace shrinks a bit. Seems to me like the space in the "cells" is way too large. It'll still work regardless and I won't be disappointed if it doesn't shrink, but it would be nice if it did.
Also, I took measurements the other day for drapes in Jonah's room. I've decided that's what I'm going to do with the rest of the navy cotton velvet left over from upholstering the rocking chair in his room. Since the fabric is 60" wide, I should be able to cut a length in half, parallel to the selvage to make two, ample panels. I'm doing tabbed tops since the valance is tabbed and I'd like to hang them both from the same rod. The dark, heavy velvet should help to darken his room during the day, which will be nice for naps. And as he gets older, we can just take down the pastel valance and the panels should still work for quite a while.
I got my Chase lace a couple of days ago, but with in-laws here Monday and Tuesday, I'm just now getting caught up for the week and it's already Friday! So, yesterday, I pulled out my dye supplies and noticed they recommend 2 boxes of Rit color remover for a small to medium washer load. So, since I'm only dealing with a yard, I think I might try it in a plastic tub instead. That was the way I did my very first dye (the Dream gown) and it worked out pretty well. I do need to go get some rubber gloves though. Reduran works great, but works even better if you at least attempt to protect your hands in the first place. We need some more gloves in the kitchen for cutting up hot peppers anyway. The last time I cut up a habenero for our jerk recipe was quite painful to the eyes. . . later. . . when I forgot I had cut up a habenero earlier. So that's on the plate for today for sure. I kind of hope the lace shrinks a bit. Seems to me like the space in the "cells" is way too large. It'll still work regardless and I won't be disappointed if it doesn't shrink, but it would be nice if it did.
Also, I took measurements the other day for drapes in Jonah's room. I've decided that's what I'm going to do with the rest of the navy cotton velvet left over from upholstering the rocking chair in his room. Since the fabric is 60" wide, I should be able to cut a length in half, parallel to the selvage to make two, ample panels. I'm doing tabbed tops since the valance is tabbed and I'd like to hang them both from the same rod. The dark, heavy velvet should help to darken his room during the day, which will be nice for naps. And as he gets older, we can just take down the pastel valance and the panels should still work for quite a while.
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