Did four fat quarters presoaked in soda. The darkest didn't turn out, the other three are undyed white sateen, and print cloth and muslin in a pale orange/flesh tone. The muslin is the darker of the two. 
Carefully piled the snow over the four fat quarters. We had rain and ice after the snow, so it's anything but fluffy. 
After applyling the dye: tangerine (MX-GR) and strongest red (MX-GBA). I used some of it straight (5% concentrate), watered some of it down, and mixed some together by eye before pouring it on. I also poured my rinse water onto the snow. You can see here that the board is made of a wooden frame with large pieces of needlework plastic canvas stapled to it. Thanks, hubby. 
1 1/2 hours in and melting is happening. 
Later, a close-up showing the dirt particles appearing. Yuck. 
OK, after 3 hours 20 minutes I was getting impatient, so I sprinkled several tablespoons of salt over the snow. Time above is 4 hrs, 51 minutes. 
Nearing the end; I'm pretty sure I let it go about 6 - 6 1/2 hours. 
This is the muslin. 
The is the sateen that started out white. If you look at the enlargement, you can see where it picked up the grid pattern from my board. 
This is the print cloth. All in all, I'm very pleased with the results, I just need to figure out how to do a lot of it! Thanks, Karen, for your inspiration!
7 comments:
- Deb said...
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Love the snow dyes! It does make me think I'd like to try and especially love the grid marks from the board underneath!!! I live in the south, so this is a limited opportunity for me. I may get the equipment ready and see if we get a rare snow storm for me to try it. For our usual snow storms check out my recent posting in my blog http://debharwell.blogspot.com/
- Thursday, January 29, 2009 2:51:00 PM GMT-05:00
- Karen said...
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It turned out great, good job, neat seeing the grid pattern on the fabric. That happened to me once with a golf ball (don't ask).
Karen - Thursday, January 29, 2009 4:09:00 PM GMT-05:00
- Anonymous said...
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this is cool lisa! i am definitely going to try this out (sooner or later). we have plenty of snow but it is unfortunately buried under a good piece of ice. sort of like creme brulee on a large scale.
Rita from Scranton - Friday, January 30, 2009 8:08:00 AM GMT-05:00
- I'm Bobbie said...
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Love your pieces! Thanks for your comment on my blog. Yes, I've been to the Barn many times, all of Carol Soderlund's classes plus more. Bet we've been there at the same time.
Keep up the great blog! - Tuesday, February 3, 2009 3:05:00 PM GMT-05:00
- Judy said...
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lovely snow dyeing.......pity I live in GA where we rarely have any snow at all!
- Sunday, February 15, 2009 10:18:00 AM GMT-05:00
- Sue said...
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Your fabric is very, very pretty. Thanks for blogging about it. I have a question though. Do you think the results are significantly different than doing low immersion dyeing and really good scrunching? Just curious, as I've not done it.
Sue - Sunday, February 15, 2009 10:42:00 AM GMT-05:00
- Lisa in Penna said...
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Hi Sue - The finished product is rather different from traditional scrunching. Two of the fabrics were already dyed a very pale orange, but the sateen that started out white doesn't have any white areas remaining. They are pale yellow at the lightest. Also, there isn't the usual crystalline patterning from LWI. All the edges are softer. Jane Dunnewold described this as 'snow resist' dyeing, and I think that the gradual combination of dye and fabric does lead to a different result. I'd like to hear what other folks think! - Lisa
- Sunday, February 15, 2009 9:28:00 PM GMT-05:00
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