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First attempt at "berry" knits
- Thread starter dmar836
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Anonymous
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did you bleach them to white and then dye them pruple?
prostaff4ever
Member
Wow! Very nicely done!!
Scott,
Sorry, I missed the question. The cuffs started as medium brown - the middle set shown in the first post. I bought several sets of knits last year so was confident in experimenting. First color combo and I thought it looked fairly representative of how I think they might have been - not so much purple but brown with the purple being a part of the dye - a part which faded less than the other colors and therefore comes out even more when "washed out". Just my interpretation.
Platon,
Bleach, as I understand, will often cause material to not take further dye so I've seldom used it when coloring textiles. I simply tinted these in a hot stovetop bath.
George,
High praise coming from you. Thanks.
Could not have done it without reference pics from Mark. It isn't difficult to do at all but is just a bit time consuming and results could be perceived as less than stellar if the lining is tattered and salty as in this case. I went with leaving it as it was except with new cuffs. I'm sure that's why many makers don't advertise the service.
Next, I'll replace the medium brown cuffs on a goatskin Perry.
Dave
KC
Sorry, I missed the question. The cuffs started as medium brown - the middle set shown in the first post. I bought several sets of knits last year so was confident in experimenting. First color combo and I thought it looked fairly representative of how I think they might have been - not so much purple but brown with the purple being a part of the dye - a part which faded less than the other colors and therefore comes out even more when "washed out". Just my interpretation.
Platon,
Bleach, as I understand, will often cause material to not take further dye so I've seldom used it when coloring textiles. I simply tinted these in a hot stovetop bath.
George,
High praise coming from you. Thanks.
Could not have done it without reference pics from Mark. It isn't difficult to do at all but is just a bit time consuming and results could be perceived as less than stellar if the lining is tattered and salty as in this case. I went with leaving it as it was except with new cuffs. I'm sure that's why many makers don't advertise the service.
Next, I'll replace the medium brown cuffs on a goatskin Perry.
Dave
KC
