Seam binding, in every color you say? Yes! I love the Vintage look of seam binding and my friend Virg (Virg001) and I have spent many lunch hours experimenting with Schiff Silk Mills Vintage Ribbon. I bought 100 yards for $10.00! It comes in many colors, but my fav is Eggshell, it looks nearly white, but muted, and dyes well. Virg bought Ivory, but to us, looks yellow. Just sayin'.
Supplies to Dye for:
3-4 yards of Rayon Ribbon (which comes flat)
Water soluble reinkers
1 sandwich size baggie
And some sun!
Saturate ribbon with water and squeeze out as much as possible. Place in lunch baggie, and scrunch up tightly. Allow to crinkle about an hour, and open baggie and add a little water, (maybe 1/8 cup) and drops if ink. Once color is soaked in, squeeze out excess, re-scrunch, and allow to dry in sun in closed baggie. Once it is nearly dry, fluff it up and dry completely in the sun.
You can add variation when it is nearly dry. Virg & I discovered you can make a variegated look by dropping ink straight onto dried binding. It is awesome!
This post dedicated to Robin, who does not have to buy stock in seam binding now! Have fun experimenting!
Note: Ugh...DO NOT use Stazon, ever! Mercy, I tried it, in black, and well....not a good idea!
Date: Monday, September 30, 2013 GMT Views: 1645
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Tue, Oct 15, 2013 @ 12:09 PM
OH ty for the neat idea and sharing it. Hmm will have to give it a shot...It is so sweet how you share so many techniques...TYSM...LYMI...HUGS...:0)
------------------------------ We as people are raindrops of colorful ink , falling down Crisp and Clear, each a different shade more vibrant then the last, but once we realize at the bottom of an endless abyss we all fall into the same inkpot forming one color, only then can we come together as one My son.