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More Fun with Overdyeing

In Overdyeing 101, feature, we showed easy techniques for custom-coloring your favorite Marcus black and white prints. Now, we present a new dimension in overdyeing with some help from the ELEMENTS collection by Faye Burgos.

We used liquid fabric dye, and the white tone-on-tones from this pigment dyed collection, where the dye is applied to the surface of the fabric rather than wet-printed, where dyes completely saturate the fabric.

As with our original overdyed black and white samples, the intensity of color depends on the amount of time the fabric is immersed in the dye, as well as the strength of the dye bath. Experiment with dyeing times to produce a gorgeous range of tonals in your favorite color.

More Fun with Overdyeing
These fabrics began as the white-on-white pigment dyed fabrics shown at the top of the page. When overdyed, the pigment fabrics take on a wonderful tonal effect, with the original pigment-dyed areas showing up as white or a very pale tint of the new background color.
Experiment with dyeing times to produce a gorgeous range of tonals with a single fabric dye color. Embellishments like beadwork and fabric paint
take your custom fabric look a step further.

 

 
 
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