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Posted by Trish Brown on May 20, 2008, 9:59 am
Tia Mary wrote:
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> I just dyed a bunny for the SMDGD and had to soak the poor little
> thing forever to make sure that all of it was wet enough so that it
> would accept the dye. I wonder what sort of results you would get if
> you thoroughly soaked the needlework canvas to remove all of the
> stiffeners and get the the base fabric thoroughly wet and then dyed it?
> Once dry, it could be soaked in some sort of stiffener again -- not
> sure if fabric startch is what is actually used -- to get it firm enough
> to stitch on more easily. Interesting topic :-). CiaoMeow >^;;^<
>
> PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
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> their whiskers!
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*Please* don't tell me it was a live animal, Tia Mary!?!?!?!?!?!
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Posted by Olwyn Mary on May 20, 2008, 10:43 am
Trish Brown wrote:
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> *Please* don't tell me it was a live animal, Tia Mary!?!?!?!?!?!
>
But the canvas obviously is, we are told that it is dying. Will there
be a wake when it finally succumbs?
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
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Posted by Karen C in California on May 20, 2008, 2:33 pm
Olwyn Mary wrote:
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> But the canvas obviously is, we are told that it is dying. Will there
> be a wake when it finally succumbs?
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> Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
ROFLMAO
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Posted by ellice on May 20, 2008, 11:49 am
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> ellice wrote:
>> .<snipped>.........
>> I'm not sure how the dye will take with the starch which is built up on the
>> canvas. Good luck trying. I think you'll have a hard time getting a
>> traditional dye method to really work - chemistry thing, saturation of the
>> starch versus dying on linen where you're saturating the fiber.
>>
>> Have fun with your experiment.
>>
>> Ellice
>
> I just dyed a bunny for the SMDGD and had to soak the poor little
> thing forever to make sure that all of it was wet enough so that it
> would accept the dye. I wonder what sort of results you would get if
> you thoroughly soaked the needlework canvas to remove all of the
> stiffeners and get the the base fabric thoroughly wet and then dyed it?
> Once dry, it could be soaked in some sort of stiffener again -- not
> sure if fabric startch is what is actually used -- to get it firm enough
> to stitch on more easily. Interesting topic :-). CiaoMeow >^;;^<
>
I'm not sure, but I think it would take a bit to soak off all the starch,
and then it would just be very loose, unstable stuff. I know people that do
some soaking to reform for some of the multi-dimensional kind of work. You
can steam canvas to re-shape it. I'm just hesitant to remove the stiffening
agent, 'cause if you do, well, then you might as well just try some 18 ct
cork fabric instead of 18 ct canvas. Though, proportionally, the holes are
larger in canvas compared to the thread than with most of the woven fabrics.
Ellice
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Posted by Cheryl Isaak on May 20, 2008, 2:32 pm
On 5/20/08 8:29 AM, in article C4583C5C.BF05%egirl22@verizon.net, "ellice"
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>> I recently saw a project in one of the British magazines using colored/dyed
>> needlepoint canvas.
>>
>> Well, I don't want to spend an arm and leg for the colored stuff to try the
>> project. Since I work at Michaels and get a discount, I was thinking about
>> trying to dye or paint some of the DMC canvas we carry....
>>
>>
>> Thoughts folks.
>>
>> Cheryl
>>
> Uh, Cheryl, the colored canvas is not much more than the normal colors.
> As in 4 cents a sq in vs 3 cents. That is for all the colored stuff. I'll
> have to take a better look - but I don't recall seeing anyso to speak
> hand-dyed. But, I have seen some printed to look like hand-dye - which is
> slightly higher.
Yes - but there isn't a near by brick and mortar store and I can buy the DMC
cheap and easy
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> I'm not sure how the dye will take with the starch which is built up on the
> canvas. Good luck trying. I think you'll have a hard time getting a
> traditional dye method to really work - chemistry thing, saturation of the
> starch versus dying on linen where you're saturating the fiber.
>
Even if I manage a slight color change, I'll be happy
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> Have fun with your experiment.
When I get three spare seconds to rub together...
C
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> thing forever to make sure that all of it was wet enough so that it
> would accept the dye. I wonder what sort of results you would get if
> you thoroughly soaked the needlework canvas to remove all of the
> stiffeners and get the the base fabric thoroughly wet and then dyed it?
> Once dry, it could be soaked in some sort of stiffener again -- not
> sure if fabric startch is what is actually used -- to get it firm enough
> to stitch on more easily. Interesting topic :-). CiaoMeow >^;;^<
>
> PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
> Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
> their whiskers!
> Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary