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Post by puppie96 on Feb 25, 2009 20:11:28 GMT -5
You guys are so complimentary, I just can't help myself! The background color, BTW, is black. The camera went kaflooey or something to turn it blue.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Feb 25, 2009 23:25:11 GMT -5
Beautiful! That one looks perfectly symmetrical and I love the colors
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Post by sitnwrap on Feb 26, 2009 0:24:52 GMT -5
If you have that hung facing the street, I bet a lot of cars slowed down to admire it. Wow that one is beautiful.
The design dead center is really cool.
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Post by Titania on Feb 26, 2009 9:07:11 GMT -5
That is gorgeous, Pup! You are SO talented!!!
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Post by stonesthatrock on Feb 26, 2009 15:13:33 GMT -5
that is so amazing how you do that. I love the colors.....i'm having flashbacks of the 60's lol
Do you do king size sheets??
ralph and mary ann
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Post by puppie96 on Feb 27, 2009 1:34:32 GMT -5
Thank you. I could do any size sheets. The big thing is that the fabric is right.
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huffstuff
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since August 2007
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Post by huffstuff on Feb 27, 2009 11:45:14 GMT -5
Wow, those are really so amazing. Could I ask a favor? Could I see it all tied up, before or during dyeing? I can't figure out how you do something so big! A T-shirt was enough challenge for me!
Thanks!
Amy
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Post by puppie96 on Feb 28, 2009 2:09:51 GMT -5
Wow, Amy, I'll try when I have something tied up if I remember and can get a shot. My work area's not so photogenic. I'm dyeing on grid shelf things inside a not so big laundry tub type sink in the basement. Some of those sheets folded are really too big for my set up and i have to twist them all over the place and even have parts going over the edge (yuck) and I have to be careful that gravity doesn't make the colors flow downhilll and muddy everything all up. People ask me all the time about dyeing, I sold the stuff with great success for the time I put into it for about 15 years, and I do good dyes. The thing is, most people who are into this at all have had at least a little bit of experience with dyeing, or at least have looked into it and know how to fold the basic patterns. Beyond that, it really does come down to experience to have a feel for how concentrated to make your dyes to get the color effects that you want, and what to do to get the really intense brights that I'm sort of known for, how much dye to use and little things that help you get closer to a crisp straight edge line -- those are really things that people pick up on their own if they do it long enough and have enough interest to try to perfect it. I love that it's an endlessly changeable art form, but also that there's some level of instant gratification. I do psanky too, some years, which have similar designs and have a batik dyeing process, and of course rocks, but unlike those things the turnaround time doesn't require weeks and weeks of patience. It is also nice that there are no mistakes in tie dye. I am having a lot of fun with this dyeing phase since I have clearly jumped up a level in expertise. Meaning I learned a bunch of new stuff and have been able to apply it consistently and get better and better results.
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Simon
spending too much on rocks
Member since March 2009
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Post by Simon on Feb 28, 2009 13:34:37 GMT -5
Stunning, haven't done tie dyeing since I was a kid. You've definitely got it down to an art form. Great work.
Simon
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Post by beefjello on Mar 1, 2009 21:50:54 GMT -5
That's sensational Deb! No joke, you do the best lookin' dyes I've ever seen.
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