Tina says, "After experiencing several months of long, black cat hairs and wine spots on our white Henriksdal barstool seat covers, I decided to dye them.
Being a fabric artist and frequent dyer, I was already familiar with a low-water immersion dyeing technique from Ellen Anne Eddy.
I prepared several colors of Procion MX dyes, in an analogous color range (yellows to greens to blues to plums and purples), dabbed them on with a makeup applicator sponge, then set the four covers to cure in four quart-sized baggies. After scouring them (hot, extended machine washing with dye-fixing detergent), I was happy to see that they survived without shrinking or falling apart.
The new covers not only coordinate better with our wonderful bright green dining chairs, but add a nice, much-needed splash of color to our all-white kitchen and ties it better to the adjacent outdoor garden patio."
Im more of a red and orange kind of guy, but otherwise: Great Job!
ReplyDeleteThe room already looks light and breezy, but the chairs really make it look like a beach getaway. I love it!
ReplyDeletevery creative :-)
ReplyDeleteyou know, it's totally not my taste but the more I look at this the more I like it! Good job!
ReplyDelete-allie
It looks really nice!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice Sunday
Hugs Gunilla in Singapore
The product is very nice and I can really see creativity from it.
ReplyDeleteSo cute! I bet you could use this with a stencil, too.
ReplyDeletegreat :)
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ReplyDeleteYour chairs look fabulous!!! You should try using Tulip One-Step Fashion Dye...makes the job so easy and mess-free.
ReplyDeleteVery creative! Nice work of art!
ReplyDeletei love the dye!! i shall try out some day..
ReplyDeleteIs that an ikea table? I'm looking for something similar. Where did you get that?
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