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« Reply #30 on: August 13, 2010, 01:58:57 PM » |
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I did some kool aid dying found the directions on http://www.knitpicks.com/tutorials/Dyeing__L100503.html done in the mocro wave and was quick and easy. I also used Wilton's food coloring with good results, you need to add vinegar, make sure you use Kool aid with NO SUGAR.. I have been getting some wool from Goodwill. I will warn you when You buy any wool from any thrift type store or garage sale walk directly to your washing machine and wash!! you don't want any bugs brought into your home. I put some of my wool projects up on flickr |
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« Reply #31 on: August 13, 2010, 04:44:11 PM » |
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Hi Betty, Your wool projects are awesome! Thanks for sharing with us. love all the penny flowers.
Lyn
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« Reply #32 on: August 13, 2010, 06:17:04 PM » |
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Thanks for the link to the kool-aid dying. Sounds like that might be fun and relatively easy to try.
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« Reply #33 on: August 13, 2010, 06:19:44 PM » |
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Went to Salvation Army and Goodwill today. At Salvation Army anything over 4.99 was 33% off. At Goodwill anything with a purple tag was 50% off. I scored 5 jackets, 5 pants, and 2 skirts. Now for the washing and drying. Fun times.
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« Reply #34 on: August 13, 2010, 06:29:22 PM » |
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what a GREAT haul of wool!!!
love your projects Betty.. i think my fav is the sunflower... and the xmas.. and the bunny mat....hehe
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« Reply #35 on: August 14, 2010, 09:50:35 AM » |
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All washed and dried, now cutting up. Got a lot of good background stuff.
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« Reply #36 on: August 14, 2010, 10:21:06 AM » |
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LOL of coarse you love that bunny! he's from your book " quilt the seasons" and my very first wool project
I organized my wool yesterday had it in 2 large container and moved them to smaller drawer unit by colors, now I want a small drawer unit for the scraps cause every inch in wool is usable
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« Reply #37 on: August 14, 2010, 01:31:48 PM » |
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hehe... yes .. I DO recognize the bunny  I love keeping small wool too.. I have 2 small wool bins down here but WAY more upstairs... need to resort it sometime soon! |
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« Reply #38 on: August 14, 2010, 01:32:14 PM » |
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GREAT job on getting backgrounds...and you should try dying some for more colors!
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« Reply #39 on: August 14, 2010, 01:43:33 PM » |
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I am trying some Kool-Aid dying as we speak-they didn't have any green at Wegmans though  |
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« Reply #40 on: August 14, 2010, 04:36:41 PM » |
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look at the raspberry colors that came out of my kool aid-I was worried the pink lemonade smell wouldn't go away, but it did after I washed it again! I found some large pieces of yucky weak tea colored wool in the bag that was given to me, so I am going to dye it all.(these were just little test pieces)
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« Reply #41 on: August 14, 2010, 04:50:02 PM » |
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those look great Deb! all ready for a pumpkin
I had a slight "fruity" odor when I was ironing the freezer paper LOL
Black cherry was on of my favorites I want to do the food color again takes a bit longer but the results were great
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« Reply #42 on: August 14, 2010, 05:38:04 PM » |
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HOW STINKIN FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!
Betty that is a HOOT you had fruity smell.. how funny!
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« Reply #43 on: August 14, 2010, 06:24:21 PM » |
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I tried grape but it came out almost black! and still smells like grape LOL! Still can't find lemon-lime anywhere but I'm thinking about mixing yellow with a little bit of blue raspberry. Maybe I need to try the food coloring method.
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« Reply #44 on: August 14, 2010, 06:53:59 PM » |
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Had great sucess with Wilton's food coloring it's more of a gel I am going to try it using the micro wave method so stay tuned
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