I have never done it but saw this on the net:
Use one teaspoon of the dye, 1 cup of hot water (140 degrees Fahrenheit) and 1 tsp. salt. Dissolve the dye and salt into the water. Dab damp paper towels in the dyed water, and dab it onto your fabric. Make sure to wring out excess dye in the towel before dabbing, unless you want a darker color.
There is also a video on YouTube:
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Dye-namic Techinque by Leisure Arts
Hope this helps.
I really want to try dyeing, too. There's so many colors that I can't find at my local craft shop and it would make the piece more detailed/personal if I could dye it myself.
My husband would hate me if I got dye all over the kitchen, though. hehe :L
I have already stained the fabric of tuttos thanks, I searched the net by typing "hand-dye." I tried with dyeing textiles, food products and procion dye. The last dye I realized this gave
holy gadzooks, that looks amazing, Arwen! The color of your dye even matches your stitches! You want to come over and dye all my fabrics for me?
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Post time 2012-9-25 23:31