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« on: November 16, 2022, 15:14:56 PM »
Thank you all for your helpful replies.
I finally got around to summoning up the courage to dye the material and it didn't go quite as smoothly as I was expecting!
As I wanted to make a single duvet cover with the linen, I had quite a lot to dye including material for two pillow cases. And I didn't want it to come out different colours if I did it in several batches. And according to the instructions, for the amount of material I needed 3 Dylon packs which I emptied into the machine at the beginning.
Unfortunately, I didn't read the bit about leaving plenty of space in the machine and only using half the machine capacity. Furthermore, our washing machine is a slimline one that fits under the stairs and is only about 2/3 as deep as a standard machine.
So the result is a tie-dyed effect...
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Actually, I did think that I quite like the effect and could work with it and so I made up a couple of pillow cases.
BUT now I find that the material is quite scratchy on you neck in bed even though it doesn't seem that way when you feel it with your hands.
So I now have a load of blotchily dyed linen material and two pillow cases which I cannot really use for its original intended purpose.
So has anyone got any ideas as to what I could use it for?
And what sort of material should I use for pillow cases and a matching duet cover as I will have to go back to the material shop again!
BTW, I gave the washing machine it's hot wash out and wiped it down inside and it is fine. No evidence of the green at all.