When Kim was last in Utah, she and I did some dyeing of fabric. It was a lot of fun and very educational for me. Watched and re-watched Jane Dunnewold's Craftsy DVD on dyeing, bought some books and washed white fabric to make it ready to take the dye. I even bought a few new colors from the Pro Chemical and Dye booth at Houston last year. This all to get ready for dyeing on my own. Put it off, saying it had to be done in the warm weather and in a place I wouldn't be afraid to mess up (I've been known to do that). I finally forced myself to secure a place in the garage (above) and go for it.
Over three days I had so much fun playing with the dyeing process and creating beautiful deep, rich colors. Loved every minute of it. The garage proved to be the perfect setting as I could run right in the back door and into the laundry room with the oversized sink to rinse out the color and then throw the fabric right into the wash. Easy to set up and easy to clean up. Of course, my car had to stay out on the driveway for the three days and the heat caused a small chip to expand into a crack, but small price to pay, right?
Now I just have to find the right project to use these fabrics in. I'm thinking fall and/or some some forest landscapes. I hope I don't overthink that as well and wait for years to do it. After all, I now know I can always dye more.
You really went for it, didn't you? Great colours and I can see where you are going with the fall idea. It does sound like the garage was a good venue but wow, isn't the suffering for your art thing a bit too extreme when you car has to be resprayed?
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