Dyeing Trim For The Perfect Finishing Touch

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September 3, 2010

Dyeing Trim For The Perfect Finishing Touch

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How many times does it happen that you're in the middle of a project and you need just that little something to finish off the piece just right? You could head out to the craft store and scour the shelves for a matching bit of trim which you might or might not find. Or... why not just dye the trim to match your piece?

I actually do this quite often and have on hand a stockpile of cotton twill tape, buttons, plastic pearl beads, crochet'd cotton edging, or a slew of other dyeables just for such an occasion. So, I was kinda excited to see I'm not the only one.

Check out this tutorial from Alma at Black Bird Designs. She dyes a bit of chenille trim in a regular mason jar to make the perfect edging on a sweet old-fashiony sewing box. Love how quick and easy her set-up is. I haven't even thought of using a jar like that to shake up the dye and then immerse the trim.

Clever, clever, clever!!

Not to mention, her photography is absolutely gorgeous.

I'm imagining that the chenille is probably cotton or rayon for it to dye. If you're gonna give the spaghetti jar dyeing a try, make sure to check your trim for fiber content first. Polyester and acrylic are two of the few fabrics that are not dyeable but Rit will dye a slew of other common fabrics such as cotton, linen, silk, wool, nylon and rayon.

So now you can go trim crazy too with all the color possibilities. Have fun and if you make something give a shout. Love to see whatcha cooking up!!