jennylafleur: (l'duc)
jennylafleur ([personal profile] jennylafleur) wrote2008-01-24 10:22 am

mixing it up

Thank you so much for all your kind comments on my Poe dress and encouragement for my upcoming Redingote - you guys are so sweet to me! :>

First stage of the Redingote is to dye the Chemise gown. Like I said I'm thinking a pale peach or champagne color. Some form of off white really. Not being an expert when it comes to dyeing I turned to my old friend Google and starting searching for peach dye recipes. I came across several pages for dyeing flesh colors for dolls. The most helpful of which was this:
http://www.dollstreetdreamers.com/back_alley_articles/flesh_dye_recipes.pdf

There are lots of different recipes and suggestions in there. I happen to already have Rit tangerine dye in the house so I was delighted to find a recipe that mixes tangerine & pink rose. So I went to Jo-Anns yesterday and got the pink rose.

Today's project is to dye *scary music*. I'll let you know how it goes... :P

[identity profile] girliegirl32786.livejournal.com 2008-01-24 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Good luck! Dyeing is certainly an adventure.

[identity profile] mlsdesigns.livejournal.com 2008-01-24 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
good luck :) i hated having to dye stuff at college, i always ended up dyeing myself at the same time :)