I’ve been feeling sorry for Little Sis as virtually everything she has is second hand from her Big Brother. Last week (before she arrived!) I was sorting through bedding and blankets and found one cream blanket which had hardly been used. So I thought I would give it a bit of a makeover with some dye!
I had a packet of Dylon Intense Violet dye which was suitable for hand dyeing (my husband won’t let me use dye in the washing machine yet!). After Edward was in bed I made up the dye and put the cream blanket in the sink with the dye for a couple of hours.
When I’ve previously used dye I’ve followed the instructions to the letter but this time I was a bit more relaxed which shows in the results. The dye really was intense but when I rinsed and dried the blanket the colour is a rather lovely, if patchy, violet. The colour really suits Little Sis and is a perfect flash of colour!
I love dyeing and have been looking around the home to see what else I could dye! The colour is lovely and I’m pleased that Little Sister will have something special of her own. Perhaps I should make a start on all those blue bodysuits and see if I can dye them a more girly colour for her!
Doesn’t Little Sis look cute??
5 Comments
Liz Burton
December 8, 2011 at 12:27 pmOh she’s so beautiful!!
The blanket is lovely, what a nice idea to make her something special.
You should give machine dying a go. It’s so simple and I promise it’s safe – I do it all the time! So much easier than all the stirring.
ChrisTea And Cakes
December 8, 2011 at 2:37 pmThat pic of Little Sis is sooooo cute and it’s defo her colour. I’ve done loads of machine dying and have never had a problem (even with black) before. 🙂
Amanda @gidders1
December 9, 2011 at 7:53 amAwh, lil sis is just beautiful….welcome to the world! Her first appearance on the blog too?
Congrats again, and happy dyeing!
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