I wonder if the cotton is too absorbent and would dilute and disperse the dye solution too much... Does anyone else have suggestions on this? It seems that a solid color would be OK, but Tie-dye would be difficult.
BTW, Aldo Ross gets credit for the dyeing idea, not me. He showed me and some friends the results of his solid color dye efforts several weeks ago.
Regards, Steve Neago
Cincinnati, OH
> Great Idea...Why didn't I think of that?
>
> Several things come to mind....
>
> 1/ Be sure to use a mordant like an alum solution
> before diping the tape in the dye. The color will
> take better & last longer especially
> if you don't shellac the wrap.
>
> 2/ There will likely be shrinkage in length and width
> but perhaps the tape will be thicker...?
>
> 3/ Has anyone tried tie-dieing tape?
>
> Calvert Guthrie
> On the western edge of the
> "show me" state
> In a message dated 11/6/2003 9:38:55 PM Central Standard Time,
> questor@cinci.rr.com writes:
> Have you tried using RIT cloth dye to make your own? Just take cloth tape
> (ie Tressostar) and dye it per directions.. I have not tried this yet, but
> Aldo Ross says it works great and I am pleasantly surprised by the
> results... Who knows? maybe you could make custom colors by mixing dyes!
>
> Regards, Steve Neago
> Cincinnati, OH