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Dyed Reed and
Other Dyed Media
- When working with dyed reed,
pull the reed though a towel to remove any excess dye that might transfer to
your basket project. Dyed reed will glide smoothly when pulled with the reed’s
grain. Pulling with the grain also reduces the chances of making your reed
hairy. Work with dyed reed as dry as possible to prevent the dye from bleeding
on your basket.
- If you dye smoked reed in
yellow dye, you end up with a pretty gold color. Haven’t tried any other
colors on smoked reed to see results. (Submitted by Mona Hartzler)
- Bleached cane accepts dye
better than regular cane. Usually, the back side (rough side) will dye a
darker and some times will be irregular in color. Either side can be
used depending on the effect desired.
- Use a plastic freezer
zip bag to dye small quantities of reed. You can cut the spokes to size
and dye only the weavers needed for a project. Fill the plastic bag with
the hot tap water and dye. Then, place the reed in the bag and close. The
dye bath should cover the reed for an even dye treatment.
- Twisted and braided seagrass
can be dyed for weaving or for rim fillers. Before placing seagrass in a
dye bath, tie the ends to prevent unraveling. If dying a whole coil of
seagrass, loosen the coil so the dye can reach and evenly penetrate all the
seagrass. Tie the coil loosely with string or original material used to
tie the coil to prevent the coil from becoming tangled.
- Cane will take a dye
better if run through sandpaper first.
Tips
and Tricks listed on this page have been pasted from weaver to
weaver over the past years. MBG does NOT claim originality
but provides a
forum for sharing those deemed beneficial to new and experienced
weavers.
MBG welcomes the submission of additional tips and tricks.
Please send
your tips to
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