| Stamp Dye Project |
From "DIY Crafts"
episode DIC-162 |
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Mary O'Neil, founder of Hot Potatoes Rubber Stamps, explains how easy it can be to dye velvet. She also demonstrates an embossing technique on velvet. Materials:
Large pot for dyeing fabric
Wooden spoons for stirring
Iron
Deka® Series L dye
Boiling water
Vinegar
Salt
Hot Potatoes® stamps
Spray bottle
Optional: rubber gloves
100 percent silk or rayon white velvet
Note: Once pots, bowls and utensils have been used for mixing dye, they shouldn't be used again for food preparation. - Follow the directions on the dye package for coloring silk or rayon velvet. Add vinegar and salt to the dye according to package directions: they are fixatives that help set the dye. Wear rubber gloves if desired.
- Wet the velvet in plain water, and wring out. Submerge the wet velvet in the dye, and stir it occasionally, letting it stay in the dye for about 60 minutes (figure A).
- Let the velvet dry completely.
- Lightly mist the wrong side of the fabric with water from a spray bottle.
- Place the rubber stamp on the work surface, rubber side up. Position the fabric over stamp with the right side down (figure B).
- With a hot iron on the cotton setting, iron the velvet covering the stamp. Keep the iron flat on the fabric only over the stamp image (figure C).
- Move another section of the fabric over the stamp and press. Continue until the entire piece of fabric is embossed.
Tips: - Synthetic velvet can also be dyed, but the color won't be as intense (figure D).
- Dyed velvet should be dry-cleaned.
- Use rayon-acetate velvet and solid-rubber stamps. Many brands of rubber stamps cannot take the heat necessary to get a good print on velvet. Hot Potatoes rubber stamps are guaranteed to withstand the heat of embossing velvet.
- Avoid placing the steam holes from the iron on the design, as this makes an impression on the velvet.
- Practice on some scrap fabric first. If you get marks from the edges of the stamp that are not part of its design, trim the edges from the stamp with a sharp craft knife.
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