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??
Oh 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.
That 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. 🙂
Awh, lil sis is just beautiful….welcome to the world! Her first appearance on the blog too?
Congrats again, and happy dyeing!