Re: [h-cost] overdying and yellowing silk
Oh, I have considered that as well, but it's such a soft, sweet velveteen, I hate to part with it. Still, I'd rather a cranberry/claret colored velveteen, so I may have to do it... alex On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 11:21 PM, Dawnd...@reddawn.net wrote: Alexandria Doyle wrote: In prepping for another project I was rummaging through the stash and came across a length of chocolate brown cotton velveteen Any suggestions? Trade it for something else? During one of these costume conventions we should set up a swap-and-shop. Bring something you don't want and trade it for other people's cast offs. Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume -- So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with… ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] overdying and yellowing silk
Alexandria Doyle wrote: In prepping for another project I was rummaging through the stash and came across a length of chocolate brown cotton velveteen Any suggestions? Trade it for something else? During one of these costume conventions we should set up a swap-and-shop. Bring something you don't want and trade it for other people's cast offs. Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] overdying and yellowing silk
In prepping for another project I was rummaging through the stash and came across a length of chocolate brown cotton velveteen. It's a lovely color, but not one that I would not wear. Every time I have put brown on I take one look at myself and change to something else, so I don't want to make something special and never wear it. I tried bleaching it, hoping to take the color down to a rust that I would wear, but it didn't change. I've tried over dying with red and gotten a slight hint of red to the color but not a significant amount. I've thought of trying a blue to see if it would go burgundy or such. Any suggestions? Another find is a white silk skirt, one of those thin floating things that is about to be re-purposed to a veil and partlet. the silk has yellowed significantly, and I prefer this yellowing as white against the face isn't a good thing for me either. I am concerned that this coloring may not be permanent. While I don't anticipate washing the partlet often considering the metal thread embroidery I'm about to apply, I'm concerned that the veil will need to be washed because someone spilled something on it (Don't asked about the gown that beer was spilt on and a through laundering made the skirt shrink - not the bodice, just the skirt grrh!) and now the coloring is different between this set... thanks alex -- So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with… ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] overdying and yellowing silk
I've tried over dying with red and gotten a slight hint of red to the color but not a significant amount. I've thought of trying a blue to see if it would go burgundy or such. Any suggestions? Dye remover usually donesn't work very well on industrial dyes. Red or blue would probably end up showing through, but you'll get a muddy colour. If I were you, I'd try overdyeing on a swatch - that way, you can really saturate it with dye and see how the colours work. Also, keep in mind that the pile represents a great amount of fiber to be dyed; it's going to take at least twice the amount of dye than you'd normally use for regular fabric the same size. that is about to be re-purposed to a veil and partlet. the silk has yellowed significantly, and I prefer this yellowing as white against Usually silk yellowing is pretty permanent. If you're going to cut it, then you can get a swatch and try washing it. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
