I really liked this dress I made a bit back-that one there, in the lower left. . .but the light yellow and pink just didn't seem right. It was one of those articles of clothing that would make me think "huh. Not quite right." It was too nice, too light, and really just washed my already pale complexion out even more. So out came the dye and I couldn't be happier. Well, I take it back-it's not what I would have bought from the fabric store-but it is a ton better and feels so much more like me, so there you go.
I really love overdying becasue you just never know what you will get. I did this in a ballsy way-becasue if it had gone bad, all the labor of making the dress would have been in the toilet too-but I have dyed a lot before and was willing to take the risk. I got really even coverage on this except a blotch about the size of the dime on the skirt that looks like a blueberry stain, so that's what I will thnk of it as from now on. I used the tub meathod of dying with the directions here and I'd love to tell you that I just used RIT dye and it worked great-but I think that stuff is for the birds and I was so into dyeing all my fabrics for my quilts before I was pregnant and/or breastfeeding that I have every dye and chemical know to man in the basement and use all of them when I dye. toxic-o-rama. So I do really follow these direction and use all the additives and all that-but I have had such great success doing it this way, I hesitate to cut corners. . .
And, I am excited and nervous to announce that over on CraftSanity you can hear an interview with me, thank you Jennifer, and I am talking a lot. And it's long. I apologize in advance for offending anyone, which I surely have, cause you get the real Amy here! Except I don't swear, which is a miracle. And, at the end, you will hear the talented Pete on guitar who wrote a piece especially for the podcast. I have a little redwork project posted there as well. Enjoy! And I hope it makes you laugh, cause I was laughing a lot!
