Comments on: DIY Fabric Painting with Dye on Drop Cloths

By: Tori

Tori — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 19:37:04 +0000

I use those Shout color catcher sheets when washing dyed items. i find it helps keep the colors from running too much.

By: LLevine

LLevine — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 06:26:10 +0000

I was totally going to work with this same drop cloth brand to make some inexpensive curtains, but shied away from it when I read on the package that the cloths are flammable. Maybe it's not as bad on cushions, but I just had this vision of a candle getting too close to the curtains and causing more dollar's worth of damage than the money I would have saved on making the curtains themselves. Did you read anything about that? Am I being overly cautious? I'm not sure if it's an obligatory warning and maybe all curtains are technically flammable or if drop cloths are more flammable bc of the material they're made of…

By: L Chapman

L Chapman — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 03:49:05 +0000

This mudroom looks great. I have worked a lot with batik and fabric dye. You set it with salt. Just wash in cold water the way you did, but add a good amount of salt and washing soda to the water instead of detergent. You can also use a bucket of cold water with salt and washing soda if you don't want to use the machine, and this might be better if your machine has an agitator. Good luck!

By: Lily L-M

Lily L-M — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 01:15:23 +0000

What an awesome project!!! looks great!

x Lily
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