[coopnwhitsmommy]

And I'm so excited I keep opening the little plastic bags I put the stuff in. I don't know why It's not like they are growing in there or anything LOL. The box says wait 24hrs but I want to try one out. Do you think 12hrs is just as good :LOL

 

[3 Little Monkeys]

what did you dye? When I do tee shirts, blankets, thin material I don't usually wait more than 12 hours. Prefolds I like to let sit a little longer, but they usually don't sit 24 hours either - and I've never had any problems. You will post pictures won't you??

 

[coopnwhitsmommy]

I did some tshirts and some fitted diapers. And Yes I will post pictures. I think I'm going to go test one of the t-shirts right now.

 

[coopnwhitsmommy]

Once I started "testing" I couldn't stop LOL

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/beccaf...=/44d1&.src=ph

I think they turned out pretty well for my first time tie dying~!

 

[ombra*luna]

Those came out really nice!

 

[ma2maya]

Great Job!

Next time I would recommend waiting the full 24 hours, especially if using colors that contain turquoise. It really doesn't have much to do with the thickness of the material but the time needed for the chemical bonding to happen to its fullest between the molecules in the fiber and the dye.

I will admit that I do cheat at times and start rinsing at about 22 hours give or take.

Here is a response about reaction/bonding time from Karen Brito fabric artist and author of SHIBORI; creating color and texture on silk.

Quote:

To bond to a site in the fiber a dye molecule must first wander into the site by a process called diffusion. No encounter, no bonding can follow. The dye bath makes it easy for the dye molecules to diffuse thru it and find the site where they can actually bond. In direct application the is very little water and the movement of the dye molecules is restricted, hence you need to allow more time. The other alternative is to heat them up, by steaming, and then the dye molecules move faster having more encounters. MX dyes that are directly applied can be steam set in 15 min.

http://fiber-arts.com/forum/showthre...=4300#post4300

Kathy

 

[Jillbob]

They look great!

 

[kittynpokey]

really cute