Studio Update

I have lowered the price of my eBooks from $19.95 to $14.95 in anticipation of the spring dyeing season!

Living Room ReDux

No  we really aren't trying out for an episode of hoarders!

From this

To this

To this in the space of two hours!  I have a ton of boxes and some furniture to move to the attic tomorrow, thankfully it's not going to be super cold!  After that I'm hoping to finish cleaning, washing the floors, wash the curtains (again thanks to Thomas) and then put the rug back down on the floor.  Next weeks goal is to remove the bed from the east bedroom and move the loom and spinning wheel upstairs where there is better lighting.

Mold thoust Haunteth Me So!

And left such pretty patterns upon my cloth!

Blog Updates

Working on blog updates, will be posting more information here, about my latest project, later this week!

Spring is Here!

Spring is here and now is the time to start digging out those old dye vats from last fall that have been hibernating in the basement.  First up for this Springs Dye-In will be an Indigo Fermentation Vat.  If you've never tried an indigo vat before now is a great time to do so!  I'll be posting how to instructions along with video and more.

If you haven't checked out the Natural Surfaces Forum please do so http://naturaldyeing.ning.com/ We've been gaining members daily and natural dyeing discussions are picking up speed again now that the warmer temps have arrived.

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How to remove heavy areas of rust from my rusted fabric?

Question of the Day: How to remove heavy areas of rust from my rusted fabric?

You neutralize the rusted fabric with baking soda water first and then if there are chunks left behind, ok I leave mine because I like the look, you can put a baking soda paste on the fabric to help break it down. Keep in mind that sometime...s the rust chunks simply do not go away but it's worth a try.

Rubbing in with a toothbrush also helps, I have done this but gotta admit I have one piece of fabric that was super chunky and decided to work with it instead of trying to get rid of the rusted areas.