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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Dye Job: Silk Pants and Embroidered Jacket
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I did a batch of thrifted clothing in black dye (Rit powdered concentrate). These are the two pieces that turned out the best. I like how the embroidery on the top came out much darker than the main fabric and the tone on tone effect on the silk and cotton blend floral trousers. Although I used black, almost everything turned out a very dark blue.
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Great job!
ReplyDeleteThe jacket turned out gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteFun!
ReplyDeleteVery cool. I would have never imagined the 'before' based on the 'after'.
ReplyDeleteI've never been brave enough to dye anything. Not yet at least.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite sign from a laundromat in New York:
"No dying in washers."
I love the look you've achieved here. The tone on tone of the pants is so much more attractive than the original colors. These pieces look great together.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea. I would never have thought to over-dye the flowered print pants but I love how they came out!
ReplyDeleteThank you for all your nice comments!
ReplyDeleteLeah: That "no dying in the washers" laundromat sign is very funny.
I have to dye in a big enamel canner on the stove top (my washer is front-loading) which really limits the size of the things I can dye.
love the after results =D I need to try it.
ReplyDeletethe shirt/jacket looks exactly like a blouse i dyed black a while back, except that mine, instead of ending up blue-tinted, ended up brown-tinted.
ReplyDeletei'm not sure i would have thought of dyeing the patterned pants, though--that opens up a whole new area of possibility. perhaps i should duck out for a little thrifting.