Supplies
- Rit All-Purpose Dye (They Used Coral and a Mix of Petal Pink, Golden Yellow and Tan)
- Coton Ribbon
- Small Container
- Paper Towel
- Clothes Pins
- Plastic Gloves
- Plastic Table Cover
Time
Total: 1 Hour
Difficulty
Beginner
Instructions
- Cut the spool of ribbon into thirds, creating three ribbons just over three feet long.
- Wet the ribbons and wring out the water.
- Fold each ribbon in half and clip a clothespin at the center for dipping.
- We created three dyebaths.
- For the first dyebath, we mixed one cup of the hottest water from your faucet with one tablespoon of our new Rit All-Purpose Coral Dye.
- For the second dyebath, we used the Silver Peony color recipe on our site. Recipe is below. This was done in a larger dyebath to get the color right.
- For the the third dyebath, we used the Pink Coral color recipe on our site. Recipe is below.
- Hold the clothespin and slowly dip the ends of one ribbon into each dyebath until you reach the clothespin.
- Let soak until desired color is achieved.
- Let the ends soak longer to create an ombre effect.
- Remove ribbons and squeeze out excess dye.
- Rinse ribbons under cold running water, until water begins to run clear.
- Let ribbons dry on paper towels and then hang to dry.
Silver Peony
1 Tablespoon Tan
3⁄4 Teaspoon Petal Pink
1⁄4 Teaspoon Golden Yellow
2 Gallons Hot Water
Pink Coral
1 Tablespoon Petal Pink
½ Tablespoon Tan
½ Tablespoon Tangerine
1 Cup Hot Water
