In the Oct/Nov 2010 Issue of Quilting Arts, Kathy Barinholtz wrote about her adventure with dying silk fabric with silk ties. So last week, Cassandra, Carolyn, and I set up for our own adventure. We were surprised with the color that transfers and pattern combinations. The ties don't transfer exactly but often "bleed" components of the original dye. Brown would give us orange, reds would go both bright and light, so the best part was unwrapping the bundles. (I have not included the process here because of ownership concerns but read the article and you will find it is an easy and quick process that leads to beautiful muted shades) The ties can be re-used so I have a full stock for the next adventures. One note on the process - we could not find an aluminum pot but a friend's husband (a chemist) told us to line the pot with heavy duty foil. This proved to be all that we needed. Hope you can try this. Let me know in the comment section how your adventure turns out!
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