Yeah, what she said. Thanks Denise, I knew I was
forgetting something important.
Kimiko
--- Land of Oz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The key to even dying is movement. The method
> outlined by Kimiko is good up
> to the point where she recommends leaving the
> sweater in the dye bath
> overnig
At 04:54 PM 5/22/2007, you wrote:
Believe it or not Kool-aide works as a dye on wool. I saw it at the New
York State fair a long time ago. Thre colors are bright! I am sure that
using a mordent would make it more colorfast. That is all I know. Maybe
someone here knows more.
Monica
I've used Ko
Believe it or not Kool-aide works as a dye on wool. I saw it at the New
York State fair a long time ago. Thre colors are bright! I am sure that
using a mordent would make it more colorfast. That is all I know. Maybe
someone here knows more.
kool-aide is an acid dye and doesn't need a mordant,
Believe it or not Kool-aide works as a dye on wool. I saw it at the New
York State fair a long time ago. Thre colors are bright! I am sure that
using a mordent would make it more colorfast. That is all I know. Maybe
someone here knows more.
Monica
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It was clear. I was just hoping for a reference for a stiffened
buckram. It seems likely that there was such a thing, but I haven't
yet come across a reference that would certainly establish it.
Queen Mary's Wardrobe accounts, I'm not sure it that is the book I
listed (privy purse accounts for
Hi Fran,
I have dyed wool yarns before, handspun stuff, with
both chemical and natural dyes, and helped with one
wool jacket, so I can offer a little advice. But
others may have much better advice than I.
While it does take hot water to dye the garment, it is
the agitation, and the shock of hot,
Fran--
You can dye wool with Procion MX cold water dyes. You won't need heat, just
enough agitation to make sure it dyes evenly .
Kim
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Any advice on how to dye an ivory colored, modern, machine knitted 100%
wool turtleneck sweater some less boring but solid color, without
felting it or otherwise damaging the texture? The heat and agitation in
most dye instructions, even those for wool, makes me very antsy. I'm
not really int
Hi folks,
Isnt it strange but i cant find a danish word for Buckram, i have even asked
reenactors, and nobody knows.
Most annoying!!!
Bjarne
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On May 21, 2007, at 7:53 PM, Robin Netherton wrote:
John's paper covered the 15th c. His research on the wool economy
is very
impressive -- he was John Munro's student and spends a lot of time in
primary documents -- and I am inclined to trust his work. However,
I don't
remember this part
On May 21, 2007, at 6:47 PM, michaela de bruce wrote:
I wrote that it appears to have been specified when it was stiffened
with glue as opposed to not, not that it was always a stiffened
material. Sorry if that was a little unclear.
It was clear. I was just hoping for a reference for a stiff
On May 21, 2007, at 2:58 PM, E House wrote:
Melanie, do you have any idea how the felt was stiffened? I have a
big bag full of wool dryer lint I've been meaning to experiment
with, and an even bigger bag of teeny tiny wool scraps...
Arnold doesn't say, and I'm afraid I have no idea--sorr
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