25 yards of pure quandary
Over the weekend I got a very good deal on a skirt like this from Gypsy Magda. It's 25 yards of froofy lightweight cotton, and I bought it in white specifically so I could dye it. It's big and crinkly and swirly, and I look forward to wearing it.
However. How to dye it? My initial reaction was to solid-dye all of it and then dip just the lower edge in a darker color. While that would be cool, I'm not exactly sure if that's what I wish to achieve. I do already have a black skirt with blue trim. Maybe it would be nice to have something different.
I could solid-dye the skirt and then take advantage of its crinkliness by squishing it together and binding it with a spiral of twine.
Or, I could tie-dye the skirt in multiple colors.
Or, I could do sewn patterns on it and draw them up, as in some shibori techniques, and then dye the skirt.
Or... hmm!
posted by Vashti @ 1:12 PM
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2 Comments:
Y'know, another shopper was looking at the skirts with the same thoughts, and all I could say was that you could buy a colored skirt and then dye it, too.
Aha! Cotton + immersion dyeing = perfect for shibori. Am willing to consult on tools & technique (and tying, if you decide to go for a small pattern).
I was thinking it might be cool to sew a stylized wave pattern all the way around the skirt... something with a simple repeat... and draw up the threads. Do you think that would work?
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