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I finally got around to holding up the white box pleated, black rolled hem organza I have for this dress, and I realized my precious linen is really ivory. Oh no! The white is GLARING. What to do?

Tea!

Lemon tea!

No, not to calm me down, to dye my poly organza trim. I wondered if it would take the tea dye, but it did. Yay!



See the difference between the tea-dyed test strip of organza and the glaring white organza? Yay, I'm so glad it worked!

Date: 2009-06-03 10:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kambriel.livejournal.com
At least you were able to get away with only using one type ~ in the past, I remember having to blend a few to get the right shade ~ some of which I only needed a bit of and it felt so wasteful not to be drinking it too ;)

I know it's not the look you're going for with this design, but I actually like the variegated look ~ that's how my Havisham dress is ~ an ode to all the various time-worn shades in the ivory realm!

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