[Nfb-krafters-korner] tie dye folks

Wed Dec 7 23:44:46 UTC 2011

I think the dots would blend better, but I also want to try using the side 
of the Sharpie tips and find out if that produces a thicker line. If I were 
making a design like a sunset over the ocean, the dots would probably be 
better for blending the sun's colors, but I think the sun colors as they are 
reflected in the water might be better as swashes or thick lines, since the 
waves would break up the colors.

Kes

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 6:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] tie dye folks

> Kes,
>
> So do you think it would be better if you did dots or dashes instead of a
> solid line?
>
> Joyce  Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> Blindhands at AOL.com
>
>
> In a message dated 12/7/2011 5:38:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> kestrell at panix.com writes:
>
> I bought  my Sharpie fabric markers on Amazon, and I think the fabric
> markers
> are  sold with the regular tips, no optional tip widths, unlike the 
> regular
>
> Sharpies, which can be bought in a variety of tip  widths.
>
> Kes
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From:  <Blindhands at aol.com>
> To:  <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011  5:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] tie dye folks
>
>
>>  Does the fabric sharpies come with different felt tips to choose from
> when
>> you are purchasing them?  Cass where did you get your set of  the
> markers?
>>
>> I need to get the markers and something for  the Princesses and myself to
>> give this a try with.
>>
>>  Thanks for the advise on this.
>>
>> Joyce  Kane
>>  _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
>>  Blindhands at AOL.com
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 12/7/2011  4:39:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> kestrell at panix.com  writes:
>>
>> For the  tie-dye, I did a t-shirt, but used the  new Sharpie fabric
>> markers,
>> which  claim to have brush  tips. Because of this, I thought they had a
>> wider
>> tip   width and would make a thicker line, so didn't do dots, but just
>>  freehand  lines in a multi-colored spiral. Unfortunately, there  really
>> doesn't seem  to be any difference in tip width between  the fabric
> markers
>> and the  regular markers, so it still looked  like lines, even after I
>> dripped
>> on  the rubbing  alcohol.
>>
>> Still, it was a fun experiment, and I am going  to  try it again, but 
>> plan
>> my
>> design more carefully. I  also still like the  idea of rubber banding the
>> t-shirt over a  wastebasket with paper towels or  newspaper placed in the
>> bottom  so that I can try creating a larger  design.
>>
>> Lastly, a  note for those who may be completely blind like  myself: when
>>  the
>> directions say to saturate the fabric with the rubbing   alcohol in order
>> to
>> get the colors to blur and blend, it  really does mean  saturate until it
>> is
>> quite wet. Not  dripping wet, but still wet enough  that you could wring
>>  out
>> the liquid. I started by using a larger version  of an eye  dropper--this
>> is
>> the kind you can get from craft stores  and  online craft vendors-- but
>> that
>> was really very  slow, so finally I just  dripped rubbing alcohol on the
>> fabric  straight from the bottle. I poured  very slowly and carefully,
>>  maybe
>> a
>> half teaspoon at a time, and this went  much  better.
>>
>> Kestrell
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From:  "Zimmer, Cindy" <cindy.zimmer at nebraska.gov>
>>  To: "List for blind  crafters and artists"
>>  <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent:  Wednesday, December  07, 2011 3:24 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] tie  dye  folks
>>
>>
>>> Did you decide to do t-shirts or  socks?   Sweatshirts would be nice.  I
>> got
>>>  a couple white sweatshirts at  the dollar tree yesterday for a client
> to
>>> make.
>>>
>>> Cindy   Z.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From:   nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>   [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>>   Blindhands at aol.com
>>> Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2011 11:30  AM
>>>  To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject:  [Nfb-krafters-korner] tie  dye folks
>>>
>>> How did your  tie dye projects come out?  I plan  on doing this one with
>>  my
>>> Princesses when I have to sit on them  between Christmas  and New Years.
>>> Keeping them busy wears me out, but  keeps  them out of mischief.
>>>
>>> Joyce   Kane
>>>  _www.KraftersKorner.org_  (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
>>>   Blindhands at AOL.com
>>>   _______________________________________________
>>>  Nfb-krafters-korner  mailing list
>>>  Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>>   http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
>>>  To  unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info  for
>>>  Nfb-krafters-korner:
>>>
>>
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/cindy.zimmer%40nebraska.gov
>>>
>>>   _______________________________________________
>>>  Nfb-krafters-korner  mailing list
>>>  Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>>   http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
>>>  To  unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info  for
>>>  Nfb-krafters-korner:
>>>
>>
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/kestrell%40panix.com
>>
>>
>>  _______________________________________________
>>  Nfb-krafters-korner  mailing  list
>>  Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>  http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
>>  To  unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info  for
>> Nfb-krafters-korner:
>>
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/blindhands%
>>  40aol.com
>>
>>
>>  _______________________________________________
>> Nfb-krafters-korner  mailing list
>> Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>  http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
>> To  unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>  Nfb-krafters-korner:
>>
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/kestrell%40panix.com
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Nfb-krafters-korner  mailing  list
> Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
> To  unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> Nfb-krafters-korner:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/blindhands%
> 40aol.com
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
> Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> Nfb-krafters-korner:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/kestrell%40panix.com 