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  • Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024

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  • @daniel..cooper
    @daniel..cooper  Год назад +35

    Time will tell but have had them outside for a few days since filming and zero fading so far! I will keep everyone updated as time passes, I feel positive about these 😊😊

  • @paulinebradford4823
    @paulinebradford4823 Год назад +5

    The thing with Tye-Dye colours is that they're made for material, T-shirts etc, so they shouldn't fade at all quickly. These turned out quite pretty, Daniel. I hope the colours last for you for a long time. Thanks for an inspiring and intriguing video.

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад

      Thank you 😊 color hasn't changed at all yet 😊😊

  • @mookzmom
    @mookzmom Год назад +6

    I have amassed a small pile of things to try as resin pigments too. One of the more interesting purchases was powdered toner ink meant for printers. It's awfully fun watching the experiments❤ I also have a morter and pestle set for things that need crushing.

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад +1

      Awesome, I was going to try printer ink soon 😊😊

    • @2degucitas
      @2degucitas Год назад

      Ha ha! I tried making my own ink jet ink for a printer back in the 90's - 00's. Those ink cartridges were expensive! I found sharpies wick put into rubbing alcohol worked tolerably well.

  • @Gulma68
    @Gulma68 Год назад +2

    But how beautiful! 😍 You could make your own colors and sell them, great Daniel! 🙂🙂

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад +1

      Thanks Gulma, yes, can be mixed too 😊😊😊

  • @raymondgonzalez4878
    @raymondgonzalez4878 Год назад +1

    They look like storm clouds. Absolutely beautiful

  • @Coyo-Tea
    @Coyo-Tea Год назад +1

    Fingers crossed for no fading, they are all gorgeous but that first heart took my breath away. ❤❤

  • @debbrady497
    @debbrady497 Год назад +1

    Love the green ones and the yellow and purple one! Let’s hope the colors don’t fade. 💥

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад +1

      Thanks Deb, I think these may hold up well, lots more testing to be done though! May stop here for now though until I know 😂🤣

  • @katrinthorsdottir7514
    @katrinthorsdottir7514 10 месяцев назад +1

    I’m slowly working my way backwards through your videos. Love all of the different techniques! ❤❤❤

  • @Quill._
    @Quill._ Год назад +1

    Making my own alcohol ink would be amazing. I truly appreciate these experiments.

  • @DawnClink
    @DawnClink Год назад +1

    Love the texture of these. Reminds me so much of the gorgeous cloud formations we have at home. Beautiful! Please keep experimenting!

  • @janicelange2160
    @janicelange2160 Год назад +1

    Those colors are a whole different depth. Thanks for sharing. ❤

  • @sandracampbell9822
    @sandracampbell9822 Год назад +2

    Walmart sells huge packs of sharpie markers. At least 50 per bag in different colors. You pull them apart and put the felt which has the felt in little bittle with alcohol ink and you have real alcohol ink. Pliers will take them apart.

  • @lisanelson9979
    @lisanelson9979 Год назад +1

    Love it all! I crushed up dried autum leaves. They give a beautiful copper brown shimmer to resin. And they are FREE!

  • @mandicoleman7433
    @mandicoleman7433 Год назад +1

    I luv the yellow n purple together. They're all pretty 😍 💕 ❤

  • @SkitchBean_aka_Christine_E
    @SkitchBean_aka_Christine_E Год назад +2

    Great experiment! I can't wait to see how it holds up outside ❤. Thanks Daniel ❤❤❤

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад

      Thanks 😊 I'm a lot more positive about these 😊😊

  • @Trisha-2023
    @Trisha-2023 Год назад +1

    Wow, these are beautiful. The colours worked so well and they look brilliant. I think you can safely say this was a successful experiment.

  • @siobhankirk9320
    @siobhankirk9320 Год назад +1

    Really beautiful Daniel, I love the pastel colours. I hope the colour stays, great experiment ❤

  • @irenerhynes6732
    @irenerhynes6732 Год назад +1

    Wow Daniel you did it again. Thank you for your experiments.

  • @caregiver55
    @caregiver55 Год назад +1

    Awesome results, I love the fine-particle appearance.

  • @debranewbigging641
    @debranewbigging641 Год назад +1

    They all turned out pretty. I hope they don't outside. Thanks for sharing Daniel. ❤

  • @tammytoth5874
    @tammytoth5874 Год назад +1

    OMG HOW BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE

  • @doloresgreen1563
    @doloresgreen1563 Год назад +1

    Wow !!! What an intriguing experiment. 👍😻👍

  • @bobswihart
    @bobswihart Год назад +1

    Oh, darn, I was really hoping that it would dissolve in IPA. The colors, other than red, seemed very good. Can't wait to see how they hold up outside. Great job and thank you. 😊

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад

      Thanks Bob, yes, I was a bit disappointed with that color 😔

  • @ccada2023
    @ccada2023 Год назад +1

    These came out so well. I am still working on getting the technique down so cheaper alternatives whilst I practice are always welcome. (I quite liked the yellow and the purple.)

  • @DeborahOlander
    @DeborahOlander Год назад +1

    These are all quite lovely. I have some of these powders and hadn't thought about dissolving them in acetone. Excellent idea.

  • @sashahedges1508
    @sashahedges1508 Год назад +1

    Great results well done for all you are doing for our community. I love seeing your videos.x

  • @CraftyColourist
    @CraftyColourist 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for sharing your experiments, I've learnt so much from your channel since I started resin a few months ago. And I've really enjoyed experimenting myself from your own experiments. And this video is just brilliant, thanks for sharing such a great and easy way to make alcohol inks. I've tried it this weekend with some Dylon powder you can get easily in the UK, and it worked great. Like you found, not as vibrant as the proper inks, but a nice subtler effect instead. I found leaving the powder soaking in the acetone for a few days really helped with the colour vibrancy. It also means that the colours I get through much quicker than others, I can make an alternative now.

  • @Craftyme280
    @Craftyme280 Год назад +1

    Love watching you come up with new things. I think they are all very beautiful, wonder what’s next on the agenda!

  • @kimshoebridge8192
    @kimshoebridge8192 Год назад +1

    Love how these have come out I really like the purple and yellow looks really good I do hope they don't fade

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад +1

      Thanks Kim, color is still as strong 😊😊

    • @kimshoebridge8192
      @kimshoebridge8192 Год назад

      @@daniel..cooper that's really promising then 🙂

  • @tracymark9173
    @tracymark9173 Год назад +1

    Absolutely beautiful. Amazing what you can achieve with different products. Love your videos.

  • @lorrainecarlson123
    @lorrainecarlson123 Год назад +1

    I think these all turned out beautiful.

  • @maddieadams75
    @maddieadams75 Год назад +1

    Excellent experiment, the design pattern is beautiful ❤

  • @lynclark6877
    @lynclark6877 Год назад +1

    I have been making resin hearts learned from you on #140. My patient families love them. I must admit that I'm kinda nervous about another technique since I am new to the craft. I love how these turned out

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад +1

      Thanks Lyn, no rush with trying new ones, when you feel like an experiment, the vids will always be here for you 😊😊

  • @AwesomeIncidentals143
    @AwesomeIncidentals143 Год назад +1

    Just gorgeous!!!! I love even the lighter colors Daniel….women sometimes like just a hint of color in their accessories to not overpower the ensemble…..well here in the states at least ….not sure about the UK…. So I loved them all!!!

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад

      Thank you 😊 Colors are still holding up strong 😊😊

  • @karennosakowski1009
    @karennosakowski1009 Год назад +2

    I love this experiment!! Very interesting to use fabric dye and I think you got some great results!!

  • @leemccluskey8522
    @leemccluskey8522 Год назад +1

    ❤ that experiment is giving positive vibes. Hoping they are virtually fade resistant :) ty!

  • @LostSiren13
    @LostSiren13 Год назад +1

    ❤ these. Beautiful. Love the texture effects. Wow

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад +1

      Thanks so much 😊 May need to try with my Sinker and see how they turn out 😊

  • @suewarnes9469
    @suewarnes9469 Год назад +1

    Thank you for experimenting with these powders! Really effective. If going for pastels these are perfect.👍☺️

  • @julieparker6038
    @julieparker6038 Год назад +1

    Roaring success such a stunning effect ❤

  • @kellyharper7971
    @kellyharper7971 Год назад +1

    Gorgeous pieces!! I have learned so much from you - thank you for everything you do!!

  • @AbiMarsden-e5i
    @AbiMarsden-e5i Год назад +1

    Hi I told a few groups about your awsome work and yt so hopefully you’ll have even more fans join xx

  • @dalemaclaren7576
    @dalemaclaren7576 Год назад +1

    Absolutely stunningly gorgeous Daniel. I wonder if Ritz Dye for dying material would work? Im sure it is the same dye used for tye dying. Brand name here is Ritz dye best dye on the market here in Canada. Wowsers what a great thunderstorm we had. Wonderful to watch, however probably started alot of forest fires 🔥. Dryer than a popcorn fart here. 36 degrees for a while now. Thank you so kindly for sharing your wonderful talent with us all ❤Take great care and keep creating and smiling ❤

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад

      Thanks Dale, colors still going strong. I can get a product called Rit Dye in the UK, it also comes as a powder so may be the same thing, just different names. I will try soon 😊

    • @dalemaclaren7576
      @dalemaclaren7576 Год назад

      Omgosh Daniel it is so hot here, my brain is melted. Yes it is RIT dye here also..I think I like the letter Z as my grandsons name starts with it. A letter we don't use very often. I will also try it out.

  • @unikbits9317
    @unikbits9317 9 месяцев назад +1

    The grain in the cheap tiedye powder is soda ash. They are premixed. If you had professional dye powder it isn't mixed and has a much finer consistency similar to flour.

  • @reginacarpenter-brooks2266
    @reginacarpenter-brooks2266 Год назад +1

    Beautiful

  • @mylaschorsch7516
    @mylaschorsch7516 Год назад +1

    Those are beautiful. I have some liquid type die. I might have to try that.

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад

      Thanks Myla 😊 Happy experimenting 😊😊😊

  • @LisaVornhagen
    @LisaVornhagen Год назад +1

    That was pretty cool. They all look really pretty! I was surprised the pink didn't show up. It looked like a strong color in the bottle. Your experiments are always pretty cool. Can't wait to see what's next!

  • @MamaRockz
    @MamaRockz Год назад +1

    These are so unique!

  • @bellewaters1346
    @bellewaters1346 Год назад +1

    I love your work easy to follow and your experiment, cheers

  • @MsTJPink
    @MsTJPink Год назад +1

    Every time I watch your videos I can hear my chemistry teaching telling me to pay more attention! It's really not my fault he was a total dreamboat, I was indeed paying attention I might add, just not to the lesson ;) Im 54 now, still remember him like it was yesterday lol And just for the record, I got my A Level in chemistry! Has it been any use in my entire life? Nope! Love watching your experiments Daniel x

  • @michelle_resinrebel
    @michelle_resinrebel Год назад +1

    Hi Daniel great video very interesting thanks for sharing ❤ xx

  • @d1zz3l
    @d1zz3l Год назад +1

    11:40 amazing result

  • @ilsabailey8195
    @ilsabailey8195 Год назад +1

    Really cool Thanks

  • @rochellereis2810
    @rochellereis2810 Год назад +1

    These are so pretty ❤

  • @sabinaveronesi6171
    @sabinaveronesi6171 Год назад +1

    Hi Daniel!! I really liked this experiment and it succeeded 100%
    👋👋 Sabina

  • @cherylburkitt9722
    @cherylburkitt9722 Год назад +1

    Really pretty.. great results ❤

  • @dawsie
    @dawsie Год назад +1

    Hi Daniel, only been watching for a short while now, been enjoying it so far, have even gone back to the start😹😹I have seen paper crafters using coloured Sharpe Pens to make their own alcohol inks with some really great results, I have just bought some a while back to make my own for using with my translucent polymer clay projects.
    All they did was get some small jam jars those really small ones with the expensive tasting jams in😹😹 and then cutting the sharpies coloured felt part into 3 pieces to fit in the tiny jars add the alcohol plus the nib as well as it has heaps of colour in it. Leave it over night the felt has been leached of all the colour remove the felt cores and tips and pour into your bottle of choice lol. The colours were quite intense but from memory sharpies has two types off markers one is alcohol based and I’m not sure what the other ones are other than smelling of almonds 🤔🤔 as I live in Australia now I’m not sure what types of sharpies are in the UK. Took me for ever just to find the alcohol base sharpies.
    The draw back with fabric dyes they are meant to be added to boiling hot water around 50-60°c so that the grains will dissolve. Only know this because I have been dying my own embroidery threads for making buttons 😹😹to go with the fabric I dyed 18 months ago.

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад

      Hi, yes, I will move to markers soon 😊😊 have a few ideas for them 😊

  • @dollihombs4497
    @dollihombs4497 Год назад +1

    I think it worked pretty good😊

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад

      Thanks Dolli, I think these will hold up well 😊

  • @WizardKitty723
    @WizardKitty723 Год назад +1

    Cool! It might help to dissolve whatever if you hear the solvent

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад

      So sorry, I didn't understand this 😔

    • @WizardKitty723
      @WizardKitty723 Год назад +1

      @@daniel..cooper if you heat whatever solvent you’re using it will work better to dissolve

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад +1

      @WizardKitty723 oh wow, I never knew this, thank you 😊

  • @lindahobbs5545
    @lindahobbs5545 Год назад +1

    Gorgeous

  • @pamelagunn1045
    @pamelagunn1045 Год назад +1

    Really beautiful 😍

  • @dawnr714
    @dawnr714 Год назад +1

    These are great!!! 💜💚

  • @CharChar876
    @CharChar876 Год назад +1

    I really liked these. Please update us on the colorfast you find out. And since the colors turn out light, I wonder if a red would reveal pink?

  • @Orca2019
    @Orca2019 Год назад +2

    I truly love checking out what you are experimenting with. Thanks so much Daniel. Can't wait for your next experiment with all you have learned for this trial run! Thanks so much

  • @dalemaclaren7576
    @dalemaclaren7576 Год назад +1

    Daniel i started to watc however had to stop until this huge thunderstorm storm is over. Hail is falling and i can't hear a thing of you even at highest volume. Im so interested in this experiment you are doing. Later baby. 😅

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад

      I love a good storm, personally, I would drop any vid to watch one regardless of the vid volume 😂, enjoy 😊😊

  • @mikemccormick865
    @mikemccormick865 Год назад +1

    I really hope these are colorfast. They look great

  • @MrsLisaCrow
    @MrsLisaCrow Год назад +1

    That purple and yellow combo is beautiful. You don't see that very much. It's difficult to get those colors to play together without them blending into poop. Nice job. I wonder how your results might vary if you used grain alcohol instead of ISO?

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад

      Thanks 😊 I may get some and try soon 😊

  • @fairyspunfibers9098
    @fairyspunfibers9098 Год назад +1

    VERY interesting experiment, Daniel! That's amazing, the feathering/petri effects these have given you! Wow! The effects seem to be more consistent than with alcohol ink dyes?
    *** To dye synthetic (basically, plastics) fibers, RIT DyeMore sells special dyes. I wonder if that would work on resins, also a type of plastic?
    As a former fiber dyer, I can tell you that you were using base (alkali) dyes, meant only for natural 'bast' (recieved pron.) or vegetable fibers, such as cotton, flax (woven into linen), ramie, etc....
    Low-acid dyes are used for all animal fibers such as wools and hairs (incl. Human) and nylon, oddly enough.
    Silk is the only known fiber that will accept dyes from both acid or base dyes.

  • @kotasdj
    @kotasdj Год назад +1

    I think part of the grittiness and settling out here is that the little dye packs you got aren't pure dye. They are a mix of dye powder and additives including soda ash (aka sodium carbonate) and salt. Pure dye powder, at least for fiber reactive dyes such as what is in this kit, is often just as fine if not finer than regular mica powder.

  • @laurayerro4496
    @laurayerro4496 Год назад +1

    ❤I love it, the colors totally work for me

  • @melaniehenshaw8696
    @melaniehenshaw8696 Год назад +1

    I loved these my absolute favourite experiment. Mind blowing. Have you tried marbling ink.

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад +1

      Thanks Melanie, I will be testing those soon, just waiting on a company to get back to me 😊😊

  • @WildatArt2023
    @WildatArt2023 Год назад +1

    I wonder if you could use the RIT fabric dye to make alcohol inks?!! It is a liquid form and a powder form as well. Looking forward to more resin with you! I am a new subscriber.

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад

      Thanks for subbing. With try rit powders soon 😊😊

  • @katrinao
    @katrinao Год назад +1

    Don't know if it will work with this powder dye, but for mica powders, I use a tea strainer type thing. Any mesh type thing should work. And I basically serve the mica powder into my resin. Seems to help it mix in better don't get so much of the powder that's not mixed properly floating to the top

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад

      I tried mica but it didn't color my liquid much 😔

    • @katrinao
      @katrinao Год назад

      @daniel..cooper I find with mica you need quite a bit to get opaque colour. But the sieving helps with getting less unmixed in resin. Sieving might help get rid of the big bits that aren't dissolving in the dye properly 🤷‍♀️that was my thought on it

  • @dawnjones7706
    @dawnjones7706 Год назад +1

    Wow!

  • @AbiMarsden-e5i
    @AbiMarsden-e5i Год назад +1

    Stary night the oveals x

  • @galehamby7697
    @galehamby7697 Год назад +1

    Love the hearts!

  • @liepoldfamilyfarms9643
    @liepoldfamilyfarms9643 Год назад +1

    I think the look great

  • @michellesimpson2851
    @michellesimpson2851 Год назад

    Amazing. Love the oval ones 😻👍😍👍😻

  • @rechellethackray
    @rechellethackray Год назад +1

    You had some really beautiful outcomes 😊 I was just wondering if you had ever tried natural dyes before? Like purple/red from beetroot, various colours from flowers, fruits and herbs etc? Would they work with resin? Either way, really enjoying your videos. Thank you 😊😊

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад

      Thanks 😊 There is so much to try, I won't rule out testing everything I can 😉😊

  • @WendigovanStudio
    @WendigovanStudio Год назад +1

    I could be remembering wrongly, but I am pretty sure when My mom used to dye clothes, she would have to add salt to the batch of dye. So I wonder if that's what the crystals/grains are that are left in the bottom.

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад +1

      Yes, another viewer mentioned this also 😊😊

  • @1320freek
    @1320freek Год назад

    I have watched a bunch of your videos!!! They are great & thank you for doing them. So I do have a question and maybe video suggestion for you due to the questions that I have. And if you have covered this in a different video and I have not seen it yet, sorry about that. But for the questions: I realize that resins, inks, sinker whites, temp, humidity, etc…. All those variables are going to affect the way all this stuff acts & reacts together. So what I’m confused about is the timeline of everything. And by time, maybe give temps too due to the previously mentioned variables. You stir in an hour (ish, depending on what your doing), you add the inks at about what time and temp? So what would be helpful for me is for you to do a timeline/temp video start to finish. Again, I understand that my stuff will be different but I’d really like to have a place to start so I can experiment from there and figure out my specifics. Again, thanks for all the videos.

  • @clairecapon2889
    @clairecapon2889 Год назад +1

    How do you clean the resin out of your utensils afterwards? Great informative video's

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад

      Thanks 😊 just tissue paper and Isopropanol 😊

  • @squirreltree
    @squirreltree Год назад +1

    Wonderful "inksperiment" 😂

  • @Wildcat32615
    @Wildcat32615 Год назад +1

    Wow

  • @msvinceymontanarello4514
    @msvinceymontanarello4514 Год назад +1

    Back in the day they didn't have that granular stuff for tie-die. We used Food Coloring

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад

      I tried with that but color fastness not good 😔

  • @Thewindowgal
    @Thewindowgal Год назад +1

    Love your videos! Quick question, how deep does the mold need to be to do feathering effect?

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад +1

      I have done feathering in 2mm resin 😊

    • @Thewindowgal
      @Thewindowgal Год назад

      @@daniel..cooper thank you!! Making alphabet magnets for my grand babies and trying to decide if my mold to thin or I was just doing it wrong 🤣

  • @lynnepattenden4853
    @lynnepattenden4853 Год назад +1

    Love them how long do you wait till you stir them

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад +1

      Thanks, normally 1hr but I should have waited 30min longer I think

  • @teashagarland6179
    @teashagarland6179 Год назад +1

    I don’t knit if you have it there, but here in America we have a clothing dye called rit dye they sell it at grocery and craft stores tons of colors inexpensive and a little goes a long way could be wort trying

    • @teashagarland6179
      @teashagarland6179 Год назад

      Know sorry darn auto correct 🤣🤣

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад

      Cool, I will see if they are available here, thank you 😊

  • @lindamurphy9821
    @lindamurphy9821 Год назад +1

    I was looking at these tie dye inks today then you can't in doing an experiment with them! Weird 😂 Daniel is isopropyl the same as white spirit? I'm finding it so hard in Ireland to get isopropyl...

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад

      Lol. White spirit is a totally different thing, I haven't tested with that yet 😊

    • @lindamurphy9821
      @lindamurphy9821 Год назад

      @@daniel..cooper oops I meant surgical spirit lol

  • @anitamitchell3452
    @anitamitchell3452 Год назад +1

    Fingers crossed that they pass the sun test.

  • @the.resintist
    @the.resintist Год назад +1

    Check these mica powders out. I rate them highly. They are super fine and I recon will break down using acetone along with isopropanol. Will be doing my own tests and videos on here tomorrow once my bottles arrive 😉👌🫶🤞🧘

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад +1

      Thanks Mark, have tried mica in acetone and alcohol, it doesn't break down.

    • @the.resintist
      @the.resintist Год назад +1

      @@daniel..cooper your most probably right but I'll do a test to see. But my Llywellyn Epoxy pastes especially the white using you acetone trick makes the best sinker I'll be posting more videos on utube soon on my tests there's one allready. I'm going to try the other colours I have so . Red,blue, yellow,black along with the white 😉👌🫶👌😉

  • @joette4677
    @joette4677 Год назад +1

    I have been wanting to try liquid fabric dye, but I think it might stain my molds, any thoughts

  • @Aangel452
    @Aangel452 Год назад +1

    Danial I think tie dye is mixed in salt! That would be the grains!

    • @daniel..cooper
      @daniel..cooper  Год назад +1

      Ah, that makes sense! Thank you so much! 😊😊😊😊

    • @Aangel452
      @Aangel452 Год назад

      @@daniel..cooper Your welcome😀

  • @MsStormkitty
    @MsStormkitty Год назад +1

    😀

  • @2degucitas
    @2degucitas Год назад +1

    The Caribbean islands see 10:03 and start to panic

  • @joanneheley496
    @joanneheley496 Год назад +1

    ❤❤

  • @lauriewatson2822
    @lauriewatson2822 Год назад +1

    🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

  • @2degucitas
    @2degucitas Год назад +1

    Let us know how light fast they are.

  • @jenniferlewis9864
    @jenniferlewis9864 Год назад +1

    💜💙

  • @spectonkular7510
    @spectonkular7510 Год назад +1

    I think i wrote a comment before but since then i have done some tie dying! Most of the tie dye inks have salt in to make the colour adhere to the material! (I didnt taste it to find out honest!) So that could be the gravel grainy bit left behind!!