What if you used just a little bit of color remover to soften the color, rather than overdying?
Kate 609-570-3584 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joan Jurancich Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 4:07 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Overdyeing with tan At 12:39 PM 6/28/2006, you wrote: >> >>This is true of stage too. But most wardrobe people I know, film >>or stage, use Rit Ecru to tech white down. Well most often. Tan in >>Rit is on the pink side. And Beige in Rit is on the green side. >>Ecru is yellowy. All read as white. It depends on which way you >>want the white to go. Warm...ecru or tan. Cool beige or a watered down grey. > >Does this also work as a "wash" to soften colors, to tone them down >without making them look like they're actually dirty or turning them >into a quite different color? If so, what proportion of dye do you >use, in comparison to the amount recommended for actually dyeing the >fabric a strong tan (for example half or a quarter)? > >Thanks, > >Fran >Lavolta Press >http://www.lavoltapress.com According to my Artist's Color Wheel, in order to tone a color you add a bit of grey. So it depends upon what look you are seeking. For any over-dyeing where all you want is a slight change in color or tone, I would use no more than 1/10 to 1/8 of the recommended amount for regular dyeing. One can always add more, but removing the excess would be hard, if not impossible. Joan Jurancich [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
