Ok, I may be in the minority here, but I actually LOVE how this came out. It may be a mystery but the light parts mimic how nature is full of surprises which to me goes with the geode vibe! I too have had this happen but never analyzed it too much because “trust the process” and have fun😂!!!
Thank you so much, I'm really glad you like it! You're right though, it does mimic the surprises in nature. I think it's pretty too, and I'd wear it! 😀
When I do my reverse dyes I make sure I get as absolutely much of that OWB out of the shirt. I rinse them like CRAZY! Ya might have had a bit more OWB in those thick folds in there and that can definitely mess with saturation!
I’m with you on this one Angie. It is quite odd. I was wondering if maybe it was over. Saturated with ice that may be the dye was pulled through too much. But when you did the rinse out, it looked like it was really purple. So I don’t know why it washed out in the laundry. You win some you lose some.
I've had this happen with some reverse dyes I've done bone dry. I wish I had an explanation! It seems totally random to me. I'd re-tie this and over dye.
Unrelated to how this shirt turned out, but have you tried an out white brite solution (in a spray bottle) like the soda ash solution to remove color in only certain parts of a garment? I have two sets of bed sheets that I want to dye but only in certain areas.
I haven't tried that. Out White Brite has to be activated using really hot water and I haven't ever tried putting it in a spray bottle. So far I haven't figured out how to remove color from a small area using it.
I do sell my shirts. I have a website: www.funendeavors.com/ I would be happy to discuss dyeing fabric. I think a quilt using tie dye fabric would be gorgeous! 😀
Have you ever cracked open a geode? You never know what you are going to get. I think it looks very natural. And maybe, since the sizing was incorrect, perhaps the fiber content was as well.
I think what might have happened is that you didn't let the shirt dry after you rinsed and washed the color removal. I let them dry twice. Once after color removal wash and once after soaking soda ash.
If that is the only shirt out of the bunch that didn't get good color saturation, and if it was the only shirt of that particular brand, then I'd blame the fabric itself. Maybe it was mislabeled and had a lot of polyester in it?
Thats a pretty awesome effect but yeah... its disappointing when you get to the rinse and see the shirt didnt come out 'right'. Then someone else thinks its great but you say no the colors are weak here and this and that LOL
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Ok, I may be in the minority here, but I actually LOVE how this came out. It may be a mystery but the light parts mimic how nature is full of surprises which to me goes with the geode vibe! I too have had this happen but never analyzed it too much because “trust the process” and have fun😂!!!
Thank you so much, I'm really glad you like it! You're right though, it does mimic the surprises in nature. I think it's pretty too, and I'd wear it! 😀
I like it, that's the great thing about tie dye, you never know how it's going to turn out.
Thank you! That is very true. 😀
As you say, there's a lot of interesting things going on with this one, but that's what makes tie-dyed items so fun and unique (-:
Thank you! I do think it's very interesting to look at. 😀
I think it looks great - I love the contrast of the darker and lighter colors. It makes it very interesting and the colors are beautiful!
Thank you so much! 😊
I agree with @ junk on this. I really love the outcome and nothing for me is never what I expect.😁✌️
Thank you! 😀
This shirt is awesome!
Thank you! 😊
When I do my reverse dyes I make sure I get as absolutely much of that OWB out of the shirt. I rinse them like CRAZY! Ya might have had a bit more OWB in those thick folds in there and that can definitely mess with saturation!
That's true. It was wrapped really tightly, so all the OWB may not have come out in the washing machine.
You are right. Love the colors and the design, but the saturation is definitely odd.
For sure! 😀
I’m with you on this one Angie. It is quite odd. I was wondering if maybe it was over. Saturated with ice that may be the dye was pulled through too much. But when you did the rinse out, it looked like it was really purple. So I don’t know why it washed out in the laundry. You win some you lose some.
It is perplexing. I wonder if it just didn't get saturated very well with the soda ash solution. That's about the only thing I can think of.
I've had this happen with some reverse dyes I've done bone dry. I wish I had an explanation! It seems totally random to me. I'd re-tie this and over dye.
It is very odd. I guess every now and then a shirt just wants to throw a wrench in the works! 😂
@@FunEndeavors It is odd! I think you are right. There are so many variables, even when we follow the process we've used for years. It's a mystery.
@@lareebrownell3399 For sure! 😀
I think it’s kinda cool … reminds me of pink marble…
Thank you so much! 😀
Unrelated to how this shirt turned out, but have you tried an out white brite solution (in a spray bottle) like the soda ash solution to remove color in only certain parts of a garment? I have two sets of bed sheets that I want to dye but only in certain areas.
I haven't tried that. Out White Brite has to be activated using really hot water and I haven't ever tried putting it in a spray bottle. So far I haven't figured out how to remove color from a small area using it.
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Do you sell your shirts? Would you consider dyeing cotton fabric. As a quilter I would love to incorporate these colors into a quilt.
I do sell my shirts. I have a website: www.funendeavors.com/
I would be happy to discuss dyeing fabric. I think a quilt using tie dye fabric would be gorgeous! 😀
Have you ever cracked open a geode? You never know what you are going to get. I think it looks very natural. And maybe, since the sizing was incorrect, perhaps the fiber content was as well.
Yes, that's what I love about geodes! They are all so different. I wondered that too. This shirt just wanted to be difficult. 😀
@@FunEndeavors Or organic perhaps? :)
I think what might have happened is that you didn't let the shirt dry after you rinsed and washed the color removal. I let them dry twice. Once after color removal wash and once after soaking soda ash.
That may have been the problem. I did let it dry after the soda ash soak, but it was damp when I put it in the soda ash solution.
If that is the only shirt out of the bunch that didn't get good color saturation, and if it was the only shirt of that particular brand, then I'd blame the fabric itself. Maybe it was mislabeled and had a lot of polyester in it?
I don't think it had polyester, but I think this shirt just didn't want to cooperate. 😀
Thats a pretty awesome effect but yeah... its disappointing when you get to the rinse and see the shirt didnt come out 'right'. Then someone else thinks its great but you say no the colors are weak here and this and that LOL
Exactly! 😀