Wednesday 27 January 2016

WOYWW

Welcome to another What's on your workdesk Wednesday.

This week is not my desk but my kitchen.  I am trying to use up my stash so I decided to tackle my fabric and dye some of the cream fabric I have a large amount of.

On the left is a tea bath and on the right is a tumeric bath.

 I left the fabric to soak for about 15 minutes before rinsing it out.

The fabric on the bottom is the undyed, the middle is tea and top is tumeric.  I was surprised at to how bright is dyed the fabric!

I have a rough idea what to use the fabric for but I need to develop it a bit more.

No 'Man Bites Dog' cards this week as I totally forgot as this was late at night and not in the craft room!

So, dare you share and bare your desk this week?  Go on, we are a friendly bunch and there is always some great stash on show.

Happy crafting
Kyla

18 comments:

  1. that tumeric stained cloth looks amazing- it has a really strong colour - and I loo forward to seeing what you use these for next.... Helen #?

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  2. Love the turmeric cloth - what a fabulous colour. Must put some in when I get home.
    Wish we could have met up but hopefully next year - and then you will have a two year old with you - be lovely to see you both.
    Hugs, Neet 2 xx

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    1. Sorry Neet, think your comment went on the wrong page? No kids or pets here! X

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  3. Tumeric has so many uses as well as medicinal, love your experimenting
    Bridget #4

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  4. Ah great work what a great idea, used tea dye in my sewing but not turmeric, but not a yellow girl, and that is yellow : D
    Happy WOYWW, nice to be back in Deskland again, too!
    Shaz in Oz.x #15

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  5. I knew the turmeric would be vivd - witness my hands every time I make a curry!! It's such a bright, uplifting colour - makes me happy!
    Hugs, LLJ 10 xxx

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  6. Wow, the tea one is good but the amount of colour from the tumeric after such a short time is amazing! Look forward to seeing what you do with them... Happy Wednesday to you! Annette #31

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  7. Good grief, what a fabulous colour the turmeric provided. I was less surprised by the tea, but am very keen to know what idea you have that needs to be developed!

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  8. Hi Kyla, that turmeric really did the job in such a short time! I suppose we shouldn't be surprised really, seeing as how even a drop of curry on clothes stains like the devil.Have a great week, Hugs, Shaz #8 xxx

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  9. Wow they look amazing. Reminds me of what I did at school. Take care Zo xx 44

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  10. I love the Tumeric dye. Looks great. Very vintage. I haven't dyed fabric for a long time. I used to dye some cross stitch fabric for stitching. I started doing it after doing a science experiment with my daughter lol.

    Sharon K #49

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  11. I'm interested to see you dyeing the fabric. When I was training to teach Textiles we did loads of Vegetable dyeing which is very interesting. Look forward to seeing how you use the fabric. Happy crafty WOYWW, Angela x 29

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  12. HA. Once again we are on the same wavelength, although I am dyeing yarn and knitting socks LOL! There is a good vid on YT for dyeing with various teas - again, yarn, but should work with natural fabrics too. As should Wilton's cake colouring....


    Happy WOYWW!
    Mary Anne (41)

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  13. What a vibrant result the turmeric achieved. Fantastic.

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  14. I really should dye some fabric like that. Great idea. Have a good week. Sandy Leigh #39

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  15. Happy WOYWW. I think I did some dyed fabric back in school, so about 30 years ago! Ali x #37

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  16. Lovely results. Can't wait to see what you make. Peg 63

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  17. Will be interested to see what you make with your material. Yes it really is a vibrant colour. Not surprising curry stains our clothes the way it does. Barbxx

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