Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Tie-Dyeing










Tie-dyeing is one of our favorite crafts to do while at the Griffin Dyeworks Dye & Fiber Retreat each year.  This year, we dyed a shirt for each of us, socks for Joey and a silk scarf.



















Ercil is the best teacher!  She taught us how to prepare and fold the fabric.  We soaked the shirts in water and soda ash. 


















Then, we squirted dye colors on, bagged them up, and let them sit overnight.  We also dyed shirts for children who were flood victims.



















The next day, we rinsed them, and then washed them when we got home.
Jacquard Tie Dye Kit Large

5 comments:

pink and green mama MaryLea said...

Just beautiful -- I love the colors!

Grandma said...

You always loved tie-dyeing Jennifer, starting with the big buckets of dye in our backyard with girl scouts. You have done some very beautiful tie-dyeing at the fiber camp!

Rose said...

Just beautiful!! Love and light, Rose

Tahara said...

Beautiful!...Looks like so much fun...You guys do the coolest things :-)

suzanne said...

Hello Jennifer

I have been wanting to tie dye for such a long time. I am now inspired! You all look so happy and bright Jen...

Have a lovely day
Warm regards
Suzanne