My Burlap/Hessian project

I love all the natural projects which are making the rounds at the moment.

I fancied trying one myself and decided on a window pelmet for my little kitchen diner.

A visit to my local fabric store was in order but they didnt have the color I wanted    :( 

Not phased by this I wandered into the fabric dye ailse.

 

 

In the past Ive dyed everything and anything you could think of using Dylon Dyes for the washing machine, but as im in a new country with new appliances I was a little scared.

After deciding against the washing machine ones I went with the Rit Teal color to do in a bucket. :)

 

 

This is how it went

 

I followed all the directions Step by step

 

 

 

 

I added the salt and water....the color looked great and I left it to steep for a little while

 

 

After taking it out and drying it off, I noticed it was a little patchy (note to self....dont leave it in the bucket when you go to collect the kids from school)

 

 

 

 

The pelmet project was now a non starter...what could I use it for now ?????

 

 

This is what I decided on

 

 

 

 

I have enough fabric for maybe a couple more...Ill see how it goes.