Monday, April 27, 2009

Experimentation

So I went to IQA and bought a few things to play with in regards to fabric. The one thing I have actually had time to use was tannin. I bought it from Lois Jarvis of RustTex fame. After you start rust dyeing your fabric, you add the tannin to get the grays into the fabric. I didn't let my fabric rust dye as long as I usually do as the weather has been crazy? 25 degree temperature swings, rain and sunshine. So I let it rust for the afternoon and then added the tannin. I let it sit overnight because I forgot about it and it was raining again! Anyway, here are the results:






And of course I had to add an update of the puppy who is already 12 weeks old! He is quite content to hang out on my son Patrick. Aren't they cute?

4 comments:

Lois Jarvis said...

You really think I am famous?

pcoxdesign said...

Yes I do!!! I was bummed to have missed you at your booth during IQA!

Linda Teddlie Minton said...

Patrick and Puppy are adorable! And your rusted fabrics make me itch to get outdoors and rust some more of my own!

pcoxdesign said...

It is gorgeous here today finally. I may do some more they turned out so great. Good luck with yours!