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Take procion dye powders in three colours; mix and apply the dyes in the ratios set out in my triad dyeing tutorial to create six new colours; later in the dyeing session, mush into each dye container an additional piece of fabric that has been pre-soaked in soda ash solution. Voila!
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Yummy colors!
Comment by Candy Glendening — August 20, 2009 10:45 AM#
Oh thank you so much for the link to the tutorial. The fabrics all look beautiful. I tye dyed some t-shirts with my daughters and a few of their friends this morning and we all had a blast. Nothing mathmatical there - a splash here, a splash there and loads of fun. I hope to do some dying on my own once the kids head back to school.
Comment by Lisa — August 20, 2009 11:02 AM#
Hey there - it’s me again! Seeing this reminds me that I want to play around with another set of primaries, besides the 2 i already use. Any idea what Red MXBG would be from Dharma or Prochem?
Comment by Candy Glendening — August 20, 2009 12:14 PM#
Beautiful colors! They remind me of a sunset.
Comment by patty — August 20, 2009 9:36 PM#
[...] my recent dyeing session, in addition to my triad dyeing exercise, I took Red MXBG + Golden MX3R + Sky Blue MXR to make a 12 step colour wheel with dark and lights: [...]
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