once again courtesy of the lovely mrs Designer Bums, i had a chance to learn something new! in this case, how to marble fabric :-D
really fun, but seriously messy!
really fun, but seriously messy!
it's easiest with smallish pieces of fabric, so i cut mine into two little kimono tops, and i've finally sewn one up! The fabric i've used is a lightweight bamboo terry, with ribbed ribbon ties, and we used Procion MX dyes :-D
i'm still undecided whether this is a bit too feminine for Eli.. we usually try not to buy into such stereotypes however, so i might have to try it without the ribbon tied in a bow, and with some pants with tractors on them, or something like that! ;-)huge thank you's to janine for letting us totally mess up her kitchen for a day!!
9 comments:
That is one stunning top. You are so lucky to have learnt the dyeing. Wish I could.
Cam has a top the same pattern (but a bit bigger), I used snaps instead of ribbon, made it seem a big masculine. Maybe some size 16 snaps?
cheers! :) hmm yeah snaps are a good idea!!
wow that looks awesome!
she's one clever lady that mrs designerbums
Wish I had Mrs DB on tap for dyeing lessons! Love that marbled effect.
gorgeous - definitely not too girly
Gorgeous. Mrs DB rocks :)hmmmm wonder if she'll do a tutorial for us wannabe dyers hehe
yeah she's pretty fantastic! :D
WOW those tops are way cool!!!
I would love to learn how to do this. hat looks soo good. What did yo add to the dye to make it sit on the water?
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