Vintage-themed fabric journals are perfect candidates for aged cloth. Tea-dyeing adds instant age to basic muslin or cotton fabric. It uses no special chemicals or equipment and can be done on the kitchen worktop. Within an hour, you can create an array of pastel-coloured fabrics, ready to be cut for fabric art journals, embroidery or patchwork. The kind of tea selected will determine the end colour result, as will the strength of the brew. The more tea bags used and the longer they are allowed to steep, the more intense the colour will be. Different types of teas - even different brands of the same type - produce colours that range from antique gold to pale yellow to intense pink. Fruit teas create some of the more vibrant colourings; green tea blends produce more subtle results. Tea-dyed fabrics dry much lighter than the colour they appear to be when wet. Thus you many want to soak the fabric for a longer time, beyond when the desired colour is achieved, so that the final result will be closer to your true colour choice. Happy sewing everyone!
Jane :-) #ArtJournals #Embroidery #Sewing
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