Comments on: tip tuesday: hand dying silk with wilton food dyes http://blog.laurawestkong.com/2009/06/23/tip-tuesday-hand-dying-silk-with-wilton-food-dyes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tip-tuesday-hand-dying-silk-with-wilton-food-dyes Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:28:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: adventures of a quilting diva , Archive » bead-dazzled bindings! http://blog.laurawestkong.com/2009/06/23/tip-tuesday-hand-dying-silk-with-wilton-food-dyes/comment-page-1/#comment-2762 adventures of a quilting diva , Archive » bead-dazzled bindings! Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:45:55 +0000 http://blog.laurawestkong.com/?p=485#comment-2762 [...] If you’re looking for the QNM Online Extra step-by-step photos of my silk dyeing adventures, click here. [...] [...] If you’re looking for the QNM Online Extra step-by-step photos of my silk dyeing adventures, click here. [...]

]]> By: laura west kong http://blog.laurawestkong.com/2009/06/23/tip-tuesday-hand-dying-silk-with-wilton-food-dyes/comment-page-1/#comment-1718 laura west kong Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:40:16 +0000 http://blog.laurawestkong.com/?p=485#comment-1718 Hi Vicki,<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder that we should be aware of hidden health risks involved in using art supplies, and always follow the precautions on the packaging carefully.<br /><br />=(^_^)= Hi Vicki,

Thanks for the reminder that we should be aware of hidden health risks involved in using art supplies, and always follow the precautions on the packaging carefully.

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]]> By: Vicki W http://blog.laurawestkong.com/2009/06/23/tip-tuesday-hand-dying-silk-with-wilton-food-dyes/comment-page-1/#comment-1716 Vicki W Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:28:23 +0000 http://blog.laurawestkong.com/?p=485#comment-1716 One word of caution about Retayne. Retayne causes the fiber to pick up loose dyes and it will pick up any loose dye in the water. So if you are treating multi-colored things with Retayne you will likely wind up with something dingy afterwards. I had to learn this the hard way. If I used Retayne I would only use it when dyeing something one color and would treat that fabric separately. Personally, I wouldn't use it again because I also discovered, via an asthma attack, that Retayne also contains formaldehyde. Not an issue for most people but sensitive people should be aware. One word of caution about Retayne. Retayne causes the fiber to pick up loose dyes and it will pick up any loose dye in the water. So if you are treating multi-colored things with Retayne you will likely wind up with something dingy afterwards. I had to learn this the hard way. If I used Retayne I would only use it when dyeing something one color and would treat that fabric separately. Personally, I wouldn't use it again because I also discovered, via an asthma attack, that Retayne also contains formaldehyde. Not an issue for most people but sensitive people should be aware.

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