Trippy
Last time I showed you a bit about how I dyed these, so this time it seems only fair to show you how they came out! Full disclosure, these are still a bit damp (and there is no way I care enough to iron them, that’s never going to happen), but this is a pretty accurate version of how they looked once they were washed (and washed and washed and washed) and dry.
Overall, I’m super pleased. It was a bit messy (my fingernails are still blue), and the process is a tiny bit smelly (best done outside). But the kit made it pretty idiot proof (and dyed a lot of fabric), and the napkins are huge and stood up to the dye (and the power washer) perfectly.
If I were going to do it again, I’d probably get a little bag of thiox (or a commenter on the last post suggested rit dye remover, which is probably easier to find at the craft store) so I could revive the dyebath after it got all churned up from having things go in and out. But even without that, it dyed 24 huge napkins and several shirts a lovely deep blue, and I totally feel like I got my money’s worth from the kit.
One more, just to show off, because I’m totally happy with it!
Your dyeing turned out beautifully!!! How lucky that your intuition to do it a second time your way made your work turn out so nicely.
Hah, thank you! I’m a tremendous fan of the ‘oh, didn’t turn out, well let’s just try that again’ approach (with or without bonus temper tantrum as needed)!
Your napkins are gorgeous—are you happy with the quality of the towels you ordered from Amazon? I want to order some to do some old-school embroidery, and it is too hard to judge the quality online.
I’m happy with them as napkins for sure. I don’t know enough about embroidery to know what I’d look for in a towel for that. For mine, the seams were straight, they didn’t change size dramatically when washed, and they’re thick enough to feel substantial. But what is it you look for to stitch on?
Pretty much the same things. I have bought flour sack towels that had a gauze-y feel to them. They were super-wrinkled after I washed all the sizing out of them, too. I noticed that your napkins don’t look too wrinkled, even after being tie-dyed.
Definitely not gauze-y! A little thicker/denser than say a button down cotton shirt. And the pictures here are when they’re still wet from the dye/hose. If I take them out of the dryer right away and shake them, they’re pretty darn smooth (though full disclosure, I’m not the ironing type, so my wrinkle tolerance may be higher than most).
So beautiful! Those look awesome. Thank you for posting this.