the art of dying

I've been meaning to dye for a while and

have finally gotten around to it .

Please note this is not professional tutorial

this is just the way I did it .

I had a very old stained lacy tablecloth

that I washed and cut up .

This is what I used to dye -

6 RIT colour packs , 6 empty honey containers (1.5kg)

6 plastic forks , 6 sachets of salt from Maccas ,

rubber gloves , hot water and a plastic

cloth to cover the table .

I did try and read the instructions on the

inside of the packet but the print was very small

and I really can't be bothered with instructions

so I ignored them because I couldn't

find my glasses anyway .

I scooped out 2 teaspoons of dye from each packet

and put it into a plastic pot with a sachet of salt .

I then poured some boiling water over to dissolve it all.

Then I filled the pots up to about 2/3 with hot water.

Then I put in the doilies and sloshed them around

with the plastic fork.

When the water had cooled and I had become

really impatient I tipped the dye outside .

(I tipped the full strength dye behind the shed ssshhh)

I don't think anything like this belongs in

our waterways , stepping off soapbox.

Then I rinsed and rinsed and rinsed the fabric

until the water ran clear .

My rinsing photo I took inside but

it is a good idea to do it outside on the grass

because you do use a bit of water and

you may as well water the yard .

PS One day later my grass is still alive .

Spread the dyed pieces out to dry .

I waited until mine were dry and then poured

hot water over a couple of them to see if they ran

but they didn't .

Just in case you were wondering these are

the colours I used .

I enjoyed dying and hope to dye again soon !