All that stirring in a large tub and no Hocus Pocus reference? Well, at least there was a Shakespearean one. Glad your happy with the garments again. It looks lovely and comfy.
You know, the Hocus Pocus crosses my mind EVERY time I'm stirring that thing!! Weird that I've never made the reference out loud 🤣 will have to change that in future videos. Meanwhile, I fight not to mention Shakespeare in every video...this time I failed 🤣
Find the least expensive baby shampoo and baby conditioner you can. Gently hand wash the chiton in tepid water and rinse. Then dilute about a couple tablespoons of baby conditioner in 2 gallons of tepid water and let it soak in that for a short bit before rinsing it out with cool water. I've had luck with making linen (and other fabric for that matter) softer doing this. It's also how I wash my wool sweaters. Afterwards you might not have to repeat the process but you might have to, to keep it softer, since the fabric has bleach damage. And washing it by hand will make it last longer since it's already damaged. I wash my historical garments in a tote using a sink plunger dedicated to washing clothes - saves my hands doing it that way
We use a canoe paddle to stir giant pots of jambalaya (similar to paella but a whole giant sugar kettle full). It’d make fine dye stirring and fabric arranging tool. So if you come across one…
Perfect timing! I'm just about to re-dye an old linen blouse I bought from an antique mall and I'm going to try Dharma dye for the first time. Bought three colors and one is the forest green. This blouse is the most boring shade of beige ever, so any color will be an improvement. Enjoy your vacation!
So a dysaster then? 😂 I'm impressed that you did try to save it because I probably would have just dyed it black and hoped that would cover the splotch up. But that's how my fashion taste goes
Heh, my solution to a dye or bleach splotch, is tie-dye :) Camouflage the blotch with more blotches! I even re-dyed the first RIT dye job I ever did. though honestly, it's really pretty wash stable, it's the UV exposure that faded the hell out of it (it's still pretty on the inside of the garment and inside the pockets).
The bleach may have been old. The effectiveness and potency goes down drastically after being open for 6 months. Old bleach may be a cause for the bleach struggles. Hope it helps for future use.
That chiton is pretty & looks comfy for a hot day. I tried to dye some things once with Rit dyes. Not a success. I'm in awe of anyone who can get it to work.
Thank you! And it's definitely good for hot days!! RIT...it has its uses. Especially when done using the hot water technique. But when you're working with natural fibers, it's so much cheaper and more effective than RIT is!
@@FantasticalFolliesCostuming Thank you, that's good to know. I've contemplated just buying the white linen/cotton blend fabric from Joann's or a nice white 100% linen from somewhere else & dyeing it the color I want since it's hard to find nice natural fiber fabric in the colors I like. Maybe I will get up the courage to try some Dharma Traders dye. 🙂
Great video! I love the "real life happens and here's how I bend the universe to my will once more" vibe. Next time you order from Dharma, consider getting a bottle of Milsoft. It really works. Also--consider low water immersion dyeing for water colour like effects. I think it's pretty and, since my Parkinson's symptoms have intensified, those variegations help cover up that I do tend to wear my food.
A couple of years ago I was able to use RIT Dye Remover to un-dye a pair of pink cotton corduroy overalls, and then dye them dark green for a Corduroy costume! But maybe I got lucky with not expired remover?
I’m handsewing a riding corset with a black/teal shot poly taffeta and I can’t think of anything that would be better to accompany a Jackie video premiere
Excellent tips for bleach or other horrible stain emergency (and on the plus side, that wooden spoon will be EXTRA clean!) (Also, for moving super heavy tubs etc around I have this set of wheels on a wooden board I got from lidl sometime and it’s the business)
@@meacadwell you’re most welcome. I have found that it depends on the design, but there’s not been much I can’t move around with that mini furniture dolly from Lidl and it’s SOLID)
In the future, if you need to remove dye or color from plant based fabrics, you might want to try Out White Brite. It's even available at Walmart for about $5 for a jug. You put your fabric into some very hot ( or boiling) water and then add the Out White Brite over the top and stir. Let it sit. It won't disintegrate the fabric like black.. I just tried it for the first time this week after copious amounts of research and am sold!!
Well, I did dye the spot originally, that's why it looked so much darker 🤣 Embroidery's not a bad idea, though, if it had not been directly under my armpit-ish!
awesome😂, always love "not sure if this will work, noideawhat I'm doing" experiments!! I'm sorry the linen became scratchy😢, it's very sad when that happens. but I'm glad it's feeling better now. just remember: do not lean on freshly bleached counters if you're wearing nice things! woohoo for metric🎉!
I'm glad it's better, too! It was very silky soft originally, so it's not too bad. And 🤣 is it weird I measure dye in metric but everything else in imperial?
Aww, you really suffered just so we could see better. 🥺 I agree with the other commenter, putting wheels under the tub would spare your back. There are wheels that you can put temporarily under furniture that you need to move. And then you just remove the wheels afterwards. The fabric turned out well in the end. 😊
Yeah, it's a great idea! Maybe when I get some better wheels for my new sewing table, I can make a transport board or something with the crappy wheels...🤔 thanks for watching!
Looks lovely again, might I maybe make a suggestion for going forward, make a cute apron and wear it 😅(ask me how I know) and you could film it, more videos of my favourite historical inspired sewist. ❤
Next time you wash it, add white vinegar to the rinse and hang it up to dry naturally. Linen reeeally likes sun and wind, it'll soften up better than in the dryer.
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I love your sewing realness. The mess, the bleach spots, the improvised tools, the science! You’re my kind of sewist.
Glad you enjoy my chaos!! 😁
All that stirring in a large tub and no Hocus Pocus reference? Well, at least there was a Shakespearean one. Glad your happy with the garments again. It looks lovely and comfy.
You know, the Hocus Pocus crosses my mind EVERY time I'm stirring that thing!! Weird that I've never made the reference out loud 🤣 will have to change that in future videos.
Meanwhile, I fight not to mention Shakespeare in every video...this time I failed 🤣
Find the least expensive baby shampoo and baby conditioner you can. Gently hand wash the chiton in tepid water and rinse. Then dilute about a couple tablespoons of baby conditioner in 2 gallons of tepid water and let it soak in that for a short bit before rinsing it out with cool water.
I've had luck with making linen (and other fabric for that matter) softer doing this. It's also how I wash my wool sweaters.
Afterwards you might not have to repeat the process but you might have to, to keep it softer, since the fabric has bleach damage. And washing it by hand will make it last longer since it's already damaged.
I wash my historical garments in a tote using a sink plunger dedicated to washing clothes - saves my hands doing it that way
Great tips! Thanks for sharing!
Perseverance paid off. Have fun wearing it out again :D. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you, I totally will! And thanks for watching!
0:30 Who doesn’t love to lounge on the couch shooting crossbows? :)
Very old movie called The Thin Man. You’ll enjoy!
It's one of my favorite pastimes
We use a canoe paddle to stir giant pots of jambalaya (similar to paella but a whole giant sugar kettle full). It’d make fine dye stirring and fabric arranging tool. So if you come across one…
I love that 🤣 I could do some serious damage to some backsides with a canoe paddle...I mean...it'd serve my purpose well! 😇
Excellent save - congratulations! 🙌
Thank you!
Perfect timing! I'm just about to re-dye an old linen blouse I bought from an antique mall and I'm going to try Dharma dye for the first time. Bought three colors and one is the forest green. This blouse is the most boring shade of beige ever, so any color will be an improvement. Enjoy your vacation!
Awesome!! Good luck with your dyeing! And thanks!!
So a dysaster then? 😂 I'm impressed that you did try to save it because I probably would have just dyed it black and hoped that would cover the splotch up. But that's how my fashion taste goes
Yessss dyesaster! Hee hee! And yeah, it was probably ~the most~ work, but I wanted it to be a specific color 🤐
Heh, my solution to a dye or bleach splotch, is tie-dye :) Camouflage the blotch with more blotches!
I even re-dyed the first RIT dye job I ever did. though honestly, it's really pretty wash stable, it's the UV exposure that faded the hell out of it (it's still pretty on the inside of the garment and inside the pockets).
The bleach may have been old. The effectiveness and potency goes down drastically after being open for 6 months. Old bleach may be a cause for the bleach struggles. Hope it helps for future use.
Oooooooh! The first batch was VERY old, and then I switched bottles when it started to work...that may have been exactly it! Thanks for the tip!
@@FantasticalFolliesCostuming That's why I get bleach tablets (for cleaning the washing machine) - they last a heckuva lot longer than liquid bleach.
That chiton is pretty & looks comfy for a hot day. I tried to dye some things once with Rit dyes. Not a success. I'm in awe of anyone who can get it to work.
Thank you! And it's definitely good for hot days!! RIT...it has its uses. Especially when done using the hot water technique. But when you're working with natural fibers, it's so much cheaper and more effective than RIT is!
@@FantasticalFolliesCostuming Thank you, that's good to know. I've contemplated just buying the white linen/cotton blend fabric from Joann's or a nice white 100% linen from somewhere else & dyeing it the color I want since it's hard to find nice natural fiber fabric in the colors I like. Maybe I will get up the courage to try some Dharma Traders dye. 🙂
Great video! I love the "real life happens and here's how I bend the universe to my will once more" vibe.
Next time you order from Dharma, consider getting a bottle of Milsoft. It really works.
Also--consider low water immersion dyeing for water colour like effects. I think it's pretty and, since my Parkinson's symptoms have intensified, those variegations help cover up that I do tend to wear my food.
Thanks, I'll look into Milsoft!
A couple of years ago I was able to use RIT Dye Remover to un-dye a pair of pink cotton corduroy overalls, and then dye them dark green for a Corduroy costume! But maybe I got lucky with not expired remover?
Probably! I had it work once. All the other times, it did absolutely nothing.
I’m handsewing a riding corset with a black/teal shot poly taffeta and I can’t think of anything that would be better to accompany a Jackie video premiere
Ok well to be fair anything from the 17th century would have been a bit more on brand lol
Hah! 🤣 That would be more on brand, but love the teal shot corset anyway!!
Excellent tips for bleach or other horrible stain emergency (and on the plus side, that wooden spoon will be EXTRA clean!)
(Also, for moving super heavy tubs etc around I have this set of wheels on a wooden board I got from lidl sometime and it’s the business)
That's a great idea! I have a furniture dolly on 4 wheels - thank you for giving me the idea!!
Oh, that's a great idea!
I have an old skateboard from the 90s that's been a moving dolly way more than a skateboard...
@@meacadwell you’re most welcome. I have found that it depends on the design, but there’s not been much I can’t move around with that mini furniture dolly from Lidl and it’s SOLID)
In the future, if you need to remove dye or color from plant based fabrics, you might want to try Out White Brite. It's even available at Walmart for about $5 for a jug. You put your fabric into some very hot ( or boiling) water and then add the Out White Brite over the top and stir. Let it sit. It won't disintegrate the fabric like black.. I just tried it for the first time this week after copious amounts of research and am sold!!
Interesting, I'll look into it!
looks good. if it feels good, job well done
Thank you! It feels fine. Not as silky soft as it originally was, but it's still comfy!
Im surprised this worked so well.
I prob would have tried dying the spot, then disguising the area with some embroidery
Well, I did dye the spot originally, that's why it looked so much darker 🤣 Embroidery's not a bad idea, though, if it had not been directly under my armpit-ish!
@@FantasticalFolliesCostuming glad you were able to rescue it in the end
a gorgeous goddess dress for a gorgeous goddess! so glad the dye disaster is resolved!
Thank you! Me, too! I love this chiton!
awesome😂, always love "not sure if this will work, noideawhat I'm doing" experiments!! I'm sorry the linen became scratchy😢, it's very sad when that happens. but I'm glad it's feeling better now. just remember: do not lean on freshly bleached counters if you're wearing nice things!
woohoo for metric🎉!
I'm glad it's better, too! It was very silky soft originally, so it's not too bad. And 🤣 is it weird I measure dye in metric but everything else in imperial?
course it's not weird. like you said, you needed precision.
Looks great now! Love the colour.
Who knew that a RUclips channel would be such a workout!
Thank you! And hah! 🤣 Right?
That lighter color is good on you. Makes your skin glow.
Thank you!! We'll pretend it's the color making me glow, and not the not-so-thin sheen of sweat covering my entire epidermis 🤣
16:36 It looks really good on you!
Thank you!
Aww, you really suffered just so we could see better. 🥺 I agree with the other commenter, putting wheels under the tub would spare your back. There are wheels that you can put temporarily under furniture that you need to move. And then you just remove the wheels afterwards. The fabric turned out well in the end. 😊
Yeah, it's a great idea! Maybe when I get some better wheels for my new sewing table, I can make a transport board or something with the crappy wheels...🤔 thanks for watching!
@@FantasticalFolliesCostuming That's a good idea. 🙂
Looks lovely again, might I maybe make a suggestion for going forward, make a cute apron and wear it 😅(ask me how I know) and you could film it, more videos of my favourite historical inspired sewist. ❤
Thanks, glad you enjoyed!
Next time you wash it, add white vinegar to the rinse and hang it up to dry naturally. Linen reeeally likes sun and wind, it'll soften up better than in the dryer.
Interesting!
10:58 Lobster dress?
Yup!
I cannot even see the bleach spots. You couldn’t just overdye it instead of bleaching it? I was worried all the bleaching would ruin the fabric.
I tried to overdye it, that's why there was a dark splotch! I didn't want it to be darker.
Love thos!!
Thank you!
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Thank you! 😁
I have a favorite skirt that bleach ate. 😢
Your chiton came great (again)!
Oh no!! It's always such a bummer when that happens! 😖 Thanks!
@@FantasticalFolliesCostuming yeah linen and bleach are not good friends.
😂 a dyesaster
Yessssss! It's a dyesaster forevermore!
Great Job!
Thanks!