[Nfb-krafters-korner] tie dye folks
Kestrell
kestrell at panix.com
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
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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
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> 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.
>>>
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>>> 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
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