tea dying fabric???

Posted by Donna D. on April 25, 2006, 6:39 pm

Has anyone ever tea dyed a finished project? I got a stain on a project and
thougt I could tea dye over it. Not the stitching but around it. Any
thoughts?
Thanks
Donna D

Posted by Lucille on April 25, 2006, 7:05 pm

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Here's the directions from a quilting project I started several years back.

"Tea Dye Directions

In a large pot boil water, add 8-13 tea bags, let brew. Remove tea bags.
Add fabric that has been pre-soaked in cool water. Make sure fabrics are
completely covered in tea solution. Let soak at least a half hour. Remove,
rinse in cool water. Put in dryer and press after they are dry."

I guess if you were very careful you could use this method in only the areas
you want dyed and not the entire thing, but it would take a lot of
manipulating of the fabric. Maybe you could use rubber bands, or something
like that, the same way it's done for tie dying?

Good luck!

Lucille

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Posted by Dianne Lewandowski on April 25, 2006, 7:41 pm

Donna D. wrote:
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If you have a stain, that will remain a stain. In other words, if you
have a cloth with a spot on it and you try to dye the cloth, the stain
will show up darker than the areas around it. Been there, done that.

It's not possible to spot dye a finished piece of needlework. Threads
will suck up the moisture - and they will change color. You must soak
for tea dying.

Better to try to remove the stain. Try Zout or similar stain remover.

You didn't mention what type of stain it was. You could do a search on
the Internet to find out how best to treat any given stain.

Dianne

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