Re: [h-cost] Question for the list (black silk dye)

2006-06-27 Thread Melanie Schuessler
Apologies for the delay of this reply. My email has been down for several days. E House wrote: I'd love to know what brand then, because I haven't found it sold by any of my sources--most of which tell you straight out that their dye won't work on silk. I've gotten some very lovely dark

Re: [h-cost] Question for the list

2006-06-21 Thread E House
- Original Message - From: Diana Habra [EMAIL PROTECTED] If it is 100% silk, yes. *Very* dyeable ;~ Diana Except for black. You can _paint_ silk black, but dyeing it black is a nightmare. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list

Re: [h-cost] Question for the list

2006-06-21 Thread Sylvia Rognstad
Not if you use washfast acid dyes. I dye silk black alot very successfully. Sylrog On Jun 21, 2006, at 1:04 AM, E House wrote: - Original Message - From: Diana Habra [EMAIL PROTECTED] If it is 100% silk, yes. *Very* dyeable ;~ Diana Except for black. You can _paint_ silk black,

Re: [h-cost] Question for the list

2006-06-21 Thread Melanie Schuessler
- Original Message - From: Diana Habra [EMAIL PROTECTED] If it is 100% silk, yes. *Very* dyeable ;~ Diana Except for black. You can _paint_ silk black, but dyeing it black is a nightmare. I've dyed silk black before with no trauma--I used one of the Jacquard silk dyes from

Re: [h-cost] Question for the list

2006-06-21 Thread AlbertCat
In a message dated 6/21/2006 10:25:37 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It helps if you have access to a dye vat, which I did. And steam setting afterwards can be important. See...a pain! What if one just has a washing machine and a stove

Re: [h-cost] Question for the list

2006-06-21 Thread E House
I'd love to know what brand then, because I haven't found it sold by any of my sources--most of which tell you straight out that their dye won't work on silk. I've gotten some very lovely dark plums using black washfast acid dye on silk. (I don't mean to sound pugnacious; I really would LOVE

Re: [h-cost] Question for the list

2006-06-21 Thread E House
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It helps if you have access to a dye vat, which I did. And steam setting afterwards can be important. See...a pain! What if one just has a washing machine and a stove top? Yeah, that

RE: [h-cost] Question for the list

2006-06-21 Thread Sharon at Collierfam.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Question for the list - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It helps if you have access to a dye vat, which I did. And steam setting afterwards can be important. See...a pain! What if one just has

RE: [h-cost] Question for the list

2006-06-20 Thread Sharon at Collierfam.com
Do you think it would be dye-able? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Diana Habra Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 9:13 AM To: Historical Costume Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] Question for the list Hello everyone, I may have found

RE: [h-cost] Question for the list

2006-06-20 Thread Diana Habra
Do you think it would be dye-able? If it is 100% silk, yes. *Very* dyeable ;~ Diana www.RenaissanceFabrics.net Everything for the Costumer Become the change you want to see in the world. --Ghandi ___ h-costume mailing list