tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5600619126692959890.post9109602126444156102..comments2024-03-25T03:38:50.315-04:00Comments on Bending Birches: Dye a Rainbow silk...revisited!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5600619126692959890.post-50177090946489399502015-05-04T08:51:19.867-04:002015-05-04T08:51:19.867-04:00Hi there, is there no need to use soda ash to help...Hi there, is there no need to use soda ash to help set the dye? Thx, Tania :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5600619126692959890.post-32622573686995463472011-09-21T15:06:27.829-04:002011-09-21T15:06:27.829-04:00Thanks for the tip! I tried it out and it works l...Thanks for the tip! I tried it out and it works like a charm. I dipped a small piece of the second end in the red as well - got a dark violet out of it when I dipped it in the blue. . . Lovely silks! They will soon appear in my Etsy shop. Thanks for broadening my horizon!ziezohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11882930251156328095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5600619126692959890.post-60673779439422121692011-09-18T01:06:01.054-04:002011-09-18T01:06:01.054-04:00Thank you for sharing again.Thank you for sharing again.Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10841774076518710220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5600619126692959890.post-20058294543375942532011-09-16T23:21:56.730-04:002011-09-16T23:21:56.730-04:00This is perfect. Exactly what I've been looki...This is perfect. Exactly what I've been looking for! Many thanks.Kelly @ The Homeschool Co-ophttp://www.thehomeschoolcoop.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5600619126692959890.post-71256733334300265862011-09-16T15:41:58.100-04:002011-09-16T15:41:58.100-04:00The silks look beautiful. Silk is a wonderful mate...The silks look beautiful. Silk is a wonderful material I love it. But I struggle with the fact that all caterpillars die in the silk industrie. How do you think about that?<br />Greetings from SeverineSeverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14037418734610491923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5600619126692959890.post-21588995442579590012011-09-16T04:31:59.416-04:002011-09-16T04:31:59.416-04:00Just beautiful! Thank you for another great post.L...Just beautiful! Thank you for another great post.Love the colors.Olives and Pickleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03732833409515576314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5600619126692959890.post-34348606951345206862011-09-15T23:13:58.169-04:002011-09-15T23:13:58.169-04:00I dye Easter eggs using onion skins....which come ...I dye Easter eggs using onion skins....which come out a beautiful red color. Wonder if that would work with silk. Probably. Just collect onion skins and boil them until the water is a deep red.Gabynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5600619126692959890.post-40202047949368038292011-09-15T19:06:07.930-04:002011-09-15T19:06:07.930-04:00oooh, love this! Thank you!oooh, love this! Thank you!MamaWestWindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00996457187534317776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5600619126692959890.post-62174689713700020152011-09-15T17:28:56.585-04:002011-09-15T17:28:56.585-04:00Beet juice can create a nice deep red dye. :) Th...Beet juice can create a nice deep red dye. :) Thank you so much for sharing the rainbow technique!kariwhitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208108715229081779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5600619126692959890.post-8134412178094553042011-09-15T17:07:30.598-04:002011-09-15T17:07:30.598-04:00Oh you had me with the word rainbow Rebecca! LOVE...Oh you had me with the word rainbow Rebecca! LOVE rainbow silks so I must try this!!!<br />Please post your answers to the questions here as I would love to know the answers too!<br />Once again I wish we were neighbours we'd have so much fun sewing up those blankies!<br />xoxo<br />~ joey ~Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445299359657183179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5600619126692959890.post-41370703813920300692011-09-15T16:04:28.355-04:002011-09-15T16:04:28.355-04:00beautiful and oh so fun! wondering where you buy ...beautiful and oh so fun! wondering where you buy your silk? Thanks!Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02590861349675797125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5600619126692959890.post-77536403166331943762011-09-15T16:04:17.863-04:002011-09-15T16:04:17.863-04:00Do you use a fixer or soak your silk in vinegar be...Do you use a fixer or soak your silk in vinegar beforehand or any other tips? I find that my colours kind of wash out afterwards? Perhaps I don't soak them for long enough? How long do you soak the yellow colour?<br />Thanks, Daisy xtwolittleseedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09875978783570058727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5600619126692959890.post-12423618176112113522011-09-15T15:35:25.056-04:002011-09-15T15:35:25.056-04:00hi there ! just for info sake -- did you know that...hi there ! just for info sake -- did you know that you could do this with spray bottles as well ? that's how i do mine -- i have a tutorial on my blog as well if you ever want to see ... lovely silks -- don't you just love them -- cottons are lovely too and sewing is a breeze -- you'll be doing it in no time !! much light and love to youDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914248025313621826noreply@blogger.com