I have been a stitcher for over 50 years.....and girl; I have never thought of doing it in a glass baking sheet pan!! I LOVED the teal piece you did. When me and my group dye their cloth (s) we use a 3 foot piece of PVC pipe capped off on one end. Then pour the 4 cups; cap the other end, and they roll their fabric, place it in the tupe and shake for a coupld minutes. I roll it, because i like the smoother cloudy result. Loved this video......my husband would KILL me if i did this in the new formal kitchen!!!!! Richard
I am so excited to try this tomorrow! I went to my local cross-stitch store and almost fainted when I saw the cost of hand-dyed evenweave! This will be a great way for me to have a truly hand-dyed, unique fabric to stitch on. I am the same where I started stitching when I was 14, stopped for a bit, then started up again until I had kids. Now that they are older, I am stitching again on my first project in years. Thank you for a great video that was informative and also made me feel connected.
Such a helpful and informative video. Thank you! And I kind of like the red spots on the first batch of fabrics. I think it would make for a good halloween project.
Hello Brenda - I just came across your video as I am interested in starting to dye my own fabric. Your tutorial is the best one I have seen, and I wanted to thank you for showing how to get the 2 different looks from the same dye. So informative! 👍
Great video. Love your palette of dyes!! Please don't throw away those first pieces. Some people like fabric with a rusty, crusty look for certain designs. Maybe try putting it in a pan of boiling water, which might let the dye come out or tone it down, or you could un-dye it as Rit makes a dye removal product too. 🤓💞
Fabulous video. Very well done and easy to understand. I learned a lot. I have as much rit dye as you and have been planning to dye some of my stitching cloth. Also, I think the goof-up was serendipity. Thank you for your generous knowledge. I know I speak for many when I say we all appreciate you sharing.
What wonderfully dyed fabrics. They are beautiful. You are a very likeable person. Your instructions are clear and thorough . I wish you'd make ,more videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
I’ve just starting dyeing my own fabric. I tried natural dyeing first with black beans. It was fun to play and just see what I would get. I then tried Rit dye but I didn’t know how to get the look yours had or thought to bake it. Instead of throwing away mistakes you can use them for full coverage projects or to make smaller pieces and work around undesirable areas.
Thank you for your video!!! I actually love the first batch that has the red marks in it. Makes it a little more interesting. You are a wonderful teacher!! Thank you again.
As you ar scrunching in the pan, perhaps a towel under the glass pan? It would muffle the pan on counter rattles if you are video taping. I have a slight hearing disability and the noise of the pan is loud to me and have trouble hearing you. I don’t want to miss any of your instruction! Thank you for considering the suggestion. Thank you, I learned a great deal!
You are a great teacher! So informative. I want to go get my supplies and experiment with colors now! AND...congratulations to your daughter on her stitching. Very cute.
Love your video, very thorough, easy to follow and clear visuals. I’m excited to try your techniques. Do you have any plans to do written instructions to go along with your video, it would be very helpful? Lastly, do you have any other videos? Good job!
I love that you showed us the mistake!! Now I know how to fix it when I mean if I do that! I rush all the time. I just got more Aida today and I was going to just soak it in coffee over night but I love the way these turned out!!
Awesome tutorial. Thank you so much for your step by step technique. I've always hesitated to try dying fabric but after watching your tutorial I am more confident to give it a try.
This video is exactly why I’ve been looking for!! Thank you SO much!! This really makes me feel confident that I can do this in my own home. I absolutely love your fabrics, they’re stunning! Now to look to see if you show how to zigzag sew the ends, I don’t know how to do that & I’m nervous to try. Thank you SO much!!
depends on your fabric whether or not you have to zig zag or serge it.I only stitch on aida and i NEVER do anything to the edges,Priscilla and Chelsea stitch on monaco and they never do anything to the edges either.On aida if the raveling bothers you,you can always pull a few threads until it stops raveling,and it doesn't take very many threads to accomplish that.I've been stitching over 35 years,and never have a problem..JMO
I use light grey or light blue sewing thread and do a blanket stitch on my edges. I never use a darker thread as it will leave the dye on the fabric. My sewing machine is packed, ready for my move and I don’t want to unearth it, but perhaps I will. I have the dot, dot, dot, zig over the edge stitch. Makes sense.
Best video ever!! I learned so much. Thank you for even sharing your mistakes as we all learn from those too. If you ever do the tea dye process please video that as well, you are a great instructor 😊
Love your video! I hope you keep making them and showing the progress you and your daughter are making on your stitching! I didn’t hear what temperature you had your oven on. I want to try doing my own fabric. You make it look so simple but I’m sure there is a “knack” to it! Thanks again for the great tutorial. Teresa
Terrific video! I’m off to get some rit dye and I’m comfortable enough to try this. Hand dyed fabric is so expensive so this will be awesome to be able to get the right color I need for a project. Thanks for doing this!
This helped so very much. I loved seeing the different fabrics used on your stitched pieces. I wish I had as much of an artist's eye as you, but I am going to try to dye my own to go with my stitched pieces. Thank you for sharing!
Hi, Brenda. Your video was so informative and your fabrics are lovely. I have my supplies out to dye four pieces of Aida. I look forward to more of your videos.
Brenda, That was a great demonstration! I like to dye my fabric as well and my process is similar to your pour method. I do put my fabric thru 2 or 3 dye baths each with a little darker or different dye to get the mottling I want. I have shown my results on a few of my flosstubes. On #9 I talk about how I got each of the colors. Thanks for sharing! Jacque
Brenda, Great video! Very informative - love to see before & after (& yes, even mistakes)! I think I’m going to try it!! I bought the dye, and all the supplies, but was afraid to jump in, but you made it look so easy! Thank You for sharing your process!!
Thank you for such a detailed video showing your dying process. I recently dyed my first batch very similar to how you did yours. It turned out great & I'm excited to get more dye colors and make some more.
This was great! I love how easy it is and the sky’s the limit on the colors and effects you can achieve! I will definitely be trying this in the future at home!
Oh wow that is awesome. Thanks for showing us how to do this. I'm definitely going to try it. What to try 2 colors. Do the spoon method with that color like you show. Then once you pour off the stuff on the bottom pour in a slightly lighter tan and push it down like the other method. Pour that off and bake. Then you will have two colors.
Hello, great question! Here is a link to the Rit website where they answer this: www.ritdye.com/faq/is-rit-safe-to-be-used-in-a-container-used-for-food/
What a great teacher! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Did you end up tossing the "mistake"? I was wondering if you could overdye it to make it look like it was supposed to be that way somehow?? Let us know if you tried it. I would not want to throw it out!
Brenda, thank you so much! You are such a natural at explaining this process. I am new to cross stitching and so far only use 14 count Aida, is this the count your daughter is doing? She is doing a beautiful job. If I dye Aida will it soften the fabric up? Can you dye color on color fabric or does it have to be white?
I need help! I'm trying to figure out how to hand dye aida fabric differently. I'm wanting to go from a dark shade of purple to light purple and then blue. IN a linear fashion. Any tips??
Hi Lorene, because I use so little dye in each batch I just pour it down the drain when I am done. I haven't even used up a single color yet so it goes a long, long way!
Hi Lorraine, I haven't used the powdered dyes yet. I am sure they would work but it might be good to "experiment" on some old fabric first to learn if there are any tricks to it. Please share what you learn if you do try it!
Great video, you've inspired me to have a go. Really clear instructions. What colour did you use for Mary Poppins? I'm looking to dye a piece like that for one of Priscilla's chalkboard designs. Are you going to start making videos of your stitching?
I like your "rust" splotched fabric. It has character. Dont throw it away!
I have been a stitcher for over 50 years.....and girl; I have never thought of doing it in a glass baking sheet pan!! I LOVED the teal piece you did. When me and my group dye their cloth (s) we use a 3 foot piece of PVC pipe capped off on one end. Then pour the 4 cups; cap the other end, and they roll their fabric, place it in the tupe and shake for a coupld minutes. I roll it, because i like the smoother cloudy result. Loved this video......my husband would KILL me if i did this in the new formal kitchen!!!!!
Richard
Thanks for all the tips! Especially for the boo-boo you made. That helped a lot.
Awesome tutorial!!!! You need to have your own flosstube! Excellent instruction 😃
Wonderful tutorial! You gave me the confidence to try to dye my own fabric. Nicely done! Many thanks!
I just found your video! Thank you so much for showing the different methods. Plus showing the mistake that probably many of us will do when starting.
I am so excited to try this tomorrow! I went to my local cross-stitch store and almost fainted when I saw the cost of hand-dyed evenweave! This will be a great way for me to have a truly hand-dyed, unique fabric to stitch on. I am the same where I started stitching when I was 14, stopped for a bit, then started up again until I had kids. Now that they are older, I am stitching again on my first project in years. Thank you for a great video that was informative and also made me feel connected.
Wonderful video; best one I've seen! Can't wait to try this.
Such a helpful and informative video. Thank you! And I kind of like the red spots on the first batch of fabrics. I think it would make for a good halloween project.
Hello Brenda - I just came across your video as I am interested in starting to dye my own fabric. Your tutorial is the best one I have seen, and I wanted to thank you for showing how to get the 2 different looks from the same dye. So informative! 👍
Great video. Love your palette of dyes!! Please don't throw away those first pieces. Some people like fabric with a rusty, crusty look for certain designs. Maybe try putting it in a pan of boiling water, which might let the dye come out or tone it down, or you could un-dye it as Rit makes a dye removal product too. 🤓💞
Great idea 😀
Fabulous video. Very well done and easy to understand. I learned a lot. I have as much rit dye as you and have been planning to dye some of my stitching cloth. Also, I think the goof-up was serendipity. Thank you for your generous knowledge. I know I speak for many when I say we all appreciate you sharing.
What wonderfully dyed fabrics. They are beautiful. You are a very likeable person. Your instructions are clear and thorough . I wish you'd make ,more videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
OMG.... testing the color on a paper towel is a brilliant thing!
Would love to see you try dyeing with 2 and 3 colors!
I’ve just starting dyeing my own fabric. I tried natural dyeing first with black beans. It was fun to play and just see what I would get. I then tried Rit dye but I didn’t know how to get the look yours had or thought to bake it. Instead of throwing away mistakes you can use them for full coverage projects or to make smaller pieces and work around undesirable areas.
Loved your dying method!
First time on your channel for me and I really am encouraged to try dying my own fabric.
Dont throw fabric away I love it
Fantastic video! You are such an excellent instructor! Please consider making more videos! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!
And your pattern/dyed material selections are delightful!
Really informative! I'm not as nervous about trying this now! Thanks!
Thank you for your video!!! I actually love the first batch that has the red marks in it. Makes it a little more interesting. You are a wonderful teacher!! Thank you again.
Love your chocolate bunnies! Have the pattern and now know it will be on Aquamarine blue with some tan added in!
As you ar scrunching in the pan, perhaps a towel under the glass pan? It would muffle the pan on counter rattles if you are video taping.
I have a slight hearing disability and the noise of the pan is loud to me and have trouble hearing you.
I don’t want to miss any of your instruction!
Thank you for considering the suggestion.
Thank you, I learned a great deal!
You are a great teacher! So informative. I want to go get my supplies and experiment with colors now! AND...congratulations to your daughter on her stitching. Very cute.
Excellent tutorial. The mistake was super helpful. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you.. so clear and I really want to try it now.
Ok, I really enjoyed this video! Very informative and easy to follow!
Great video I learned so much. Thanks
What a great tutorial m, thank you so much. I really want to try this
Love your video, very thorough, easy to follow and clear visuals. I’m excited to try your techniques. Do you have any plans to do written instructions to go along with your video, it would be very helpful? Lastly, do you have any other videos? Good job!
I love that you showed us the mistake!! Now I know how to fix it when I mean if I do that! I rush all the time. I just got more Aida today and I was going to just soak it in coffee over night but I love the way these turned out!!
Fantastic video! I am so excited to dye my own fabric. Store bought dyed fabric is OUT OF CONTROL EXPENSIVE!!!!!! No more for me.
Wonderful tutorial! I love the more subtle one so much. I'm now a subscriber. Thanks!
Awesome tutorial. Thank you so much for your step by step technique. I've always hesitated to try dying fabric but after watching your tutorial I am more confident to give it a try.
This video is exactly why I’ve been looking for!! Thank you SO much!! This really makes me feel confident that I can do this in my own home. I absolutely love your fabrics, they’re stunning! Now to look to see if you show how to zigzag sew the ends, I don’t know how to do that & I’m nervous to try. Thank you SO much!!
depends on your fabric whether or not you have to zig zag or serge it.I only stitch on aida and i NEVER do anything to the edges,Priscilla and Chelsea stitch on monaco and they never do anything to the edges either.On aida if the raveling bothers you,you can always pull a few threads until it stops raveling,and it doesn't take very many threads to accomplish that.I've been stitching over 35 years,and never have a problem..JMO
I use light grey or light blue sewing thread and do a blanket stitch on my edges. I never use a darker thread as it will leave the dye on the fabric. My sewing machine is packed, ready for my move and I don’t want to unearth it, but perhaps I will. I have the dot, dot, dot, zig over the edge stitch. Makes sense.
Best video ever!! I learned so much. Thank you for even sharing your mistakes as we all learn from those too. If you ever do the tea dye process please video that as well, you are a great instructor 😊
Thanks for the excellent tutorial. I am going to get up enough nerve to try this soon.
Great job Brenda!! It was wonderful that you made that "mistake" so you could show everyone.
Love your video! I hope you keep making them and showing the progress you and your daughter are making on your stitching! I didn’t hear what temperature you had your oven on. I want to try doing my own fabric. You make it look so simple but I’m sure there is a “knack” to it! Thanks again for the great tutorial. Teresa
T. Loe My oven is set to 275 degrees. Have fun with it!
Great tutorial! Thanks!
Terrific video! I’m off to get some rit dye and I’m comfortable enough to try this. Hand dyed fabric is so expensive so this will be awesome to be able to get the right color I need for a project. Thanks for doing this!
This helped so very much. I loved seeing the different fabrics used on your stitched pieces. I wish I had as much of an artist's eye as you, but I am going to try to dye my own to go with my stitched pieces. Thank you for sharing!
Hi, Brenda. Your video was so informative and your fabrics are lovely. I have my supplies out to dye four pieces of Aida. I look forward to more of your videos.
I love both ways!!
This is awesome thanks Brenda! After watching I went and dyed my first piece!
Loved your video. I learned so much from you. Please do more for us!‼️❤️
Brenda, That was a great demonstration! I like to dye my fabric as well and my process is similar to your pour method. I do put my fabric thru 2 or 3 dye baths each with a little darker or different dye to get the mottling I want. I have shown my results on a few of my flosstubes. On #9 I talk about how I got each of the colors. Thanks for sharing! Jacque
Brenda, Great video! Very informative - love to see before & after (& yes, even mistakes)!
I think I’m going to try it!! I bought the dye, and all the supplies, but was afraid to jump in, but you made it look so easy!
Thank You for sharing your process!!
Thank you for excellent explanation on dying.
Thank you so much for this video! When will you upload more? You explain every detail that is easy to understand 😊
Thank you for such a detailed video showing your dying process. I recently dyed my first batch very similar to how you did yours. It turned out great & I'm excited to get more dye colors and make some more.
Great video!!!
This was great! I love how easy it is and the sky’s the limit on the colors and effects you can achieve! I will definitely be trying this in the future at home!
Great video
Thank you! Very good directions. I just dyed my first piece and love how it turned out.
Oh wow that is awesome. Thanks for showing us how to do this. I'm definitely going to try it. What to try 2 colors. Do the spoon method with that color like you show. Then once you pour off the stuff on the bottom pour in a slightly lighter tan and push it down like the other method. Pour that off and bake. Then you will have two colors.
Debbie, what a great idea! I am going to experiment with this next time I set up to dye :).
Thank you so much. Fantastic video with excellent instructions! I’m off to get fabric and dye.
Thanks for the tips. Now I am ready to do some dyeing
Thank you, good video and great fabric!
Great video! I learned so much. I’m so glad that I came across your video.
This was so informative. Definitely going to try this. Thank you so very much for sharing. Learned a lot!
I hope to try dying my own fabric soon. Thanks for sharing.
Can you save the leftover dye for the next time?
Did you ever do multiple layers of colour?
Hello. What color are rit that you used green? They are so amazing..
can i use the glass for food after using it for dyeing as long as i put it thru the dish washer first
Hello, great question! Here is a link to the Rit website where they answer this:
www.ritdye.com/faq/is-rit-safe-to-be-used-in-a-container-used-for-food/
love your enthusiastic energy, I'm glad your getting to do what you love once more, thanks for the great tutorial!
How is owen in °C, please? Great presentation👏
Thank you for the tutorial. You are a wonderful teacher
Great video! You're a natural at this.
What a great teacher! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Did you end up tossing the "mistake"? I was wondering if you could overdye it to make it look like it was supposed to be that way somehow?? Let us know if you tried it. I would not want to throw it out!
Very nice video and great explanations!! What is the name of the Mary Poppins pattern you did? It looks fantastic!
Thank you for sharing its was very useful for me😃
Thanks so much for sharing!! I can't wait to try this!
Love your video thank you for sharing
Thank you for this! I can’t wait to try your method.
What temperature do you have your oven set at? I haven't heard you mention that. I know you did preheat your oven.
just caught it, thank you 275 degree
Brenda, thank you so much! You are such a natural at explaining this process. I am new to cross stitching and so far only use 14 count Aida, is this the count your daughter is doing? She is doing a beautiful job. If I dye Aida will it soften the fabric up? Can you dye color on color fabric or does it have to be white?
I need help! I'm trying to figure out how to hand dye aida fabric differently. I'm wanting to go from a dark shade of purple to light purple and then blue. IN a linear fashion. Any tips??
I enjoyed this and learned a lot. Thank you.
What temp was your oven set on?
Great video!
. You are inspiring I think I may be able to do it. Thank you for sharing. Phatstitcher
Thank you for your vedio. Wonderful I learn so much.
Thank you for a great tutorial.
Great tutorial!
Thank you Brenda ! I will be trying this soon : )
Thank you Brenda.
Hi Brenda thank you for sharing. You make it look so easy. What dyes do you use.
Hi, this is Kelsey. My Mom uses RIT dyes. You can find them at Jo Ann's, Michael's, some Walmart's, and online. Have fun!
Oh yeah...I'm going to do this!!!
Great tutorial! Cant wait to try it myself!
Great video!!!! Thank you!
does the fabric shrink at all
great video
It does, my 28 ct becomes a 30ct from a small amount of shrinking.
Love your tutorial! What color pink did you use?
Hi Lorene, I believe that I used Petal Pink with a little bit of Tan mixed in for my pink fabric. Have fun!
Also do you keep the leftover dye? How do you store it?
Hi Lorene, because I use so little dye in each batch I just pour it down the drain when I am done. I haven't even used up a single color yet so it goes a long, long way!
Hi Brenda I live in Auckland NZ. Can you use RUT powder
Hi Lorraine, I haven't used the powdered dyes yet. I am sure they would work but it might be good to "experiment" on some old fabric first to learn if there are any tricks to it. Please share what you learn if you do try it!
I love this video soo easy ty
Great video, you've inspired me to have a go. Really clear instructions. What colour did you use for Mary Poppins? I'm looking to dye a piece like that for one of Priscilla's chalkboard designs. Are you going to start making videos of your stitching?
Hi Lynne, I used tan and black (started with tan and then added black a little at a time until I was happy). I hope you have fun with your dyeing!