Ice Dyeing, New Addiction

I didn’t have to wait for the weather to turn cold to try ice dyeing but that is what happened and now I wonder why on earth I kept putting off trying it!!! While the ice was melting I kept tabs on the process and began fearing the worst—pastel colors, not enough dye, too much dye, totally muddied colors. Usually I dye with the primary colors in my own mixes but for this I wanted some autumn colors so chose chocolate brown, honey mustard, soft orange, light red and granny apple green.

Ice dyeing is not for those who want/need complete control of the outcome. I was blown away by the final product and totally love it.

As soon as the icemaker catches up I will be doing another batch. I put in my order for some additional pre-mixed colors so will wait for that delivery. NO, I won’t wait!! The icemaker has generated enough ice and the new colors won’t be in for another week so will just have to go with what I have and I’ll wager that the results will once again be spectacular. The down side is that I don’t know if I can cut up these luscious fabric creations.