My next lesson in dyeing was to make skies with clouds and sunsets. I had run out of the unbleached muslin so went back to using my IKEA fabric. Quite disappointing to see all the colour wash out down the sink, but in fact the dried results are quite good – even if the colours are quite pale. The original colours may have been a bit too much of a good thing.
Having gained more experience in dyeing now, I am sure the difference lies with the material and not with me or any of the other ingredients. So I have sent off for 10 metres of unbleached muslin from a supplier here in Germany. They shipped the order today so I hope it gets here before the weekend. If the material turns out to be a success I’ll post the supplier to my links page.
Here’s the results of this weekend’s efforts.
Blue sky and clouds
Storm sky
Red sky at night