Tie-Dyeing the Sheets
I recently started playing with dyeing sheets, because a lot of what I really like about tie-dye is how you can get such interesting patterns from doing various folds. Here are a few I did recently.
I now use the one above as a tablecloth.
The picture above is a twin size sheet set: fitted, flat, and pillowcase. These are 120 thread-count cotton sheets from IKEA. They are "natural" (unbleached) in color, but they dye up pretty nicely and are inexpensive enough for lots of experimentation!
Here's my latest experiment: another twin flat 120 thread-count cotton sheet from IKEA. This one is destined to be an elegant tablecloth.
2 comments:
How did you get the star pattern on the sheets?
Both of the star patterns (8-pointed and lotus blossom) are from the DVD "Learn How to Tie Dye: Complete 3 Volume Set" (Volume 3). See my Resources page. The 8-pointed star starts with folding the sheet into eighths (pie wedges) and the lotus in sixteenths. The tying is kind of tricky, though, and best explained in the video. I had to watch it a few times!
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