For
years, I have been saving old lace table clothes, vintage doilies,
crocheted collars, and anything else like that I thought was cool. I
kept telling myself I would do something with them someday. Well,
someday has finally come!
I
cut a tablecloth into strips and dyed them beautiful colors (with a
tie-dye kit that has been on the shelf seems forever). The colors
turned out a bit brighter than I wanted so I dipped them in walnut
juice to soften them. I then embellished the ends by sewing on
doilies, collars, etc. It took several days because they had to sit
in the dye for 24 hours, rinsed, and I also dried heat set (with a
clothes iron) several times.
I
am pleased with the results and have another tablecloth cut, edges
sewn, and ready to work on. This time I will dye with just my
natural browns and omit the colors.
Even
though the long edges were turned under and sewn, they still
unraveled a little and I liked the results that some might call
“shabby chic.”
I
will have the scarves listed for sale on Etsy once I find someone to
model them for me. I plan to keep one for myself, but am having
trouble deciding on a favorite! If they don't sell, I will have
plenty of birthday and Christmas gifts.
I
call them “Mystery Scarves” because I watched Agatha Christie
mystery videos most of the time I worked on them... and I just like
how it sounds.
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