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tie-dye flannel

enigma

09-27-2005

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Posted by enigma on September 27, 2005, 1:51 pm

i bought some tie-dye (well, flow dye, actually) flannel at
TSWLTH yesterday. after prewashing & drying in the dryer, it
seems to 'pill'. while i can probably fix it by going over it
with a tape roller because it's small pieces i bought to
experiment with, it's not something i'd want to do with
yardage of the stuff or every time i washed what i made with
it.
does anyone know of a good source, either online or within an
hour or so of Concord/Manchester NH of good quality tye-dye
flannel? or am i going to have to DIM?
lee
--
war is peace
freedom is slavery
ignorance is strength
1984-George Orwell

Posted by small change on September 27, 2005, 5:26 pm

>i bought some tie-dye (well, flow dye, actually) flannel at

>TSWLTH yesterday. after prewashing & drying in the dryer, it

>seems to 'pill'. while i can probably fix it by going over it

>with a tape roller because it's small pieces i bought to

>experiment with, it's not something i'd want to do with

>yardage of the stuff or every time i washed what i made with

>it.

> does anyone know of a good source, either online or within an

>hour or so of Concord/Manchester NH of good quality tye-dye

>flannel? or am i going to have to DIM?

>lee

The pilling is probably a result of low quality/cheap fabric, which is mostly
what TSWLTH carries. I'd certainly look online for quality flannel.
I would think that www.dharmatrading.com would carry a nice flannel, plus they
have all the stuff you need do to really nice bright tie-dye. You can even get
kits for the dye process. It's a lot of fun. I've done hundreds of Tshirts in my
day.

Penny S

Posted by enigma on September 27, 2005, 7:12 pm

> enigma says...

>>i bought some tie-dye (well, flow dye, actually) flannel at

>>TSWLTH yesterday. after prewashing & drying in the dryer,

>>it seems to 'pill'. while i can probably fix it by going

>>over it with a tape roller because it's small pieces i

>>bought to experiment with, it's not something i'd want to

>>do with yardage of the stuff or every time i washed what i

>>made with it.

>> does anyone know of a good source, either online or within

>> an

>>hour or so of Concord/Manchester NH of good quality tye-dye

>>flannel? or am i going to have to DIM?

>>lee

> The pilling is probably a result of low quality/cheap

> fabric, which is mostly what TSWLTH carries. I'd certainly

> look online for quality flannel. I would think that

> www.dharmatrading.com would carry a nice flannel, plus they

> have all the stuff you need do to really nice bright

> tie-dye. You can even get kits for the dye process. It's a

> lot of fun. I've done hundreds of Tshirts in my day.

oooh, i was thinking i ought to check Dharma for flannel
after i posted. i bet the 5 year old would *love* fabric
dyeing.
eQuilter has some Bali flannels, but they aren't quite what i
want (or think i want). my mom says she got a new fall catalog
from Keepsake Quilting, but i haven't yet. i can check thier
website & drag Boo up after school if it looks like they have
any. he *loves* the Keepsake & Patternworks stores :) good
thing Dharma isn't in driving distance...
lee
--
war is peace
freedom is slavery
ignorance is strength
1984-George Orwell

Posted by small change on September 27, 2005, 8:35 pm

> oooh, i was thinking i ought to check Dharma for flannel

>after i posted. i bet the 5 year old would *love* fabric

>dyeing.

> eQuilter has some Bali flannels, but they aren't quite what i

>want (or think i want). my mom says she got a new fall catalog

>from Keepsake Quilting, but i haven't yet. i can check thier

>website & drag Boo up after school if it looks like they have

>any. he *loves* the Keepsake & Patternworks stores :) good

>thing Dharma isn't in driving distance...

>lee

keep in mind that powdered procion dyes, the ones that yield the best colors,
should be used with a lot of care. They need to be mixed wearing a dust mask,
and you should handle them with gloves. Not sure how safe they are after mixing.

penny

Posted by Kathleen on September 27, 2005, 11:15 pm

small change wrote:

> I

>>oooh, i was thinking i ought to check Dharma for flannel

>>after i posted. i bet the 5 year old would *love* fabric

>>dyeing.

>>eQuilter has some Bali flannels, but they aren't quite what i

>>want (or think i want). my mom says she got a new fall catalog

>>from Keepsake Quilting, but i haven't yet. i can check thier

>>website & drag Boo up after school if it looks like they have

>>any. he *loves* the Keepsake & Patternworks stores :) good

>>thing Dharma isn't in driving distance...

>>lee

> keep in mind that powdered procion dyes, the ones that yield the best colors,

> should be used with a lot of care. They need to be mixed wearing a dust mask,

> and you should handle them with gloves. Not sure how safe they are after

mixing.

The dust mask is a must. Blowing turquoise boogers is a sobering
experience.

Kathleen

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