Sunday, February 19, 2006

Rust dyeing


Rust Dyeing in process Posted by Picasa
Well I just had to try doing some rust dyeing.
I had an old rusty pair of pliers that we found in
the garden, so thought hmmm lets try those.
I put fabric around the piece, wet it and sat it
in the backyard... for about 4 weeks ... had a look
nothing!! kept wetting it but I think it dried out
to many times. The aha! I read somewhere
to use vinegar and wrap it up in a bag.. well
that is what I did and tada! (for a week)
I almost left it a bit to long as it is a bit crunchy
and almost starting to desolve the fabric with
rust dye.... so may redye it with rust to continue
the pattern .... stay tuned.

2 comments:

jackie said...

One way to rust fabric,is to soak in a solution of salt water ie. 2cups of salt to 2pts of water. Tease out wire wool to cover fabric and leave for a week.Thanks for your blog. You have inspired me to start one at stitchworks-jackie.

Liz Plummer said...

This has turned out lovely, Sandy. Is it cotton or silk? I found when I did mine that silk takes the colour much better.