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Mar. 14th, 2007 11:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gurdymonkeyThe rust linen cotehardie is slowly coming together - slowly because I enjoy the handsewing bit in front of the TV.
It occurred to me that if I make a kosode out of the striped linen, it's going to look something like this:
Which would be OK, but then I started thinking. What if I overdye it? Specifically, I'm thinking of overdying the top section from shoulder to sleeve bottom, and the bottom from about the knee to hem. I think it would produce a very cool effect. Must mull and research what dyes work well on linen....
It occurred to me that if I make a kosode out of the striped linen, it's going to look something like this:
Which would be OK, but then I started thinking. What if I overdye it? Specifically, I'm thinking of overdying the top section from shoulder to sleeve bottom, and the bottom from about the knee to hem. I think it would produce a very cool effect. Must mull and research what dyes work well on linen....
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Date: 2007-03-15 06:28 pm (UTC)What I would like to be able to do is create a gradient effect - darkest at the shoulder and hem, then going very pale as it meets the undyed section. I was looking at some material on Procion Fiber Reactive Dyes last night and the instructions tell you exactly what proportions to mix for saturations from pale to dark.