I've been daydreaming lately about dying my own fabric. I'm a little obsessed with some of the painterly, tie-dyed fabrics I've seen over the past months. I imagine it can't be that hard to come up with something pretty all by myself. I am a little nervous about trying it in a small apartment...all I can imagine is dye getting everywhere. I really want to try it though! Silk would be the ideal fabric to dye, but I should probably start with something cheaper that won't be a total waste if I ruin it...
I just love the way the bottom of the skirt above looks like it's been dipped in color. The softness of the fabric definitely adds to it. I can imagine a whole slew of perfect spring dresses with dyed hems or abstract patterns like the ones below. I'll keep you updated if I try any crazy experiments. In the meantime, I'll be reading up on tips. Maybe I'll even sign up for a class. Please share if you have any tips of your own!
Vain and Vapid, summer 2010
4 comments:
Oh la la. Love these dresses. I don't have any tips but I've been thinking about doing this myself, so please share if you go for it! :)
I love this new popularity of dyeing, everything looks so amazing. You should really take the class, I finally signed up for some sewing classes and I think I had forgotten how awesome it can be to have hands-on learning experiences like that. You could totally teach yourself, but it's way easier to learn in an environment where you can just ask any questions and get immediate answers instead of trying to google around through weird tutorials and stuff. No matter what, I'm sure you'll make some cool stuff!
That first example is so pretty! I love how it looks like her dress was a bit too long and soaked up the dye! So romantic!
All of these dresses are so pretty!
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