Terrie, I am praying for your son and delighted to know that his vertebrae are not broken. My son in law had a motorbike accident 3 years ago and fractured 2 vertebrae in his neck and had other fractures. He was in a specialist unit for long time and was fitted with a "halo". One fracture in his neck didn't heal so he had to have an operation to fuse the neck vertebra. He's back to doing almost everything he did before the accident except riding motor bikes. He is so lucky. Hope your son recovers soon.
Best Wishes Pam

twiglet wrote: I've got to hide the new stash some how and my Chinese whispers quilt will do the job nicely, beside which it will take up less storage space that way

thequiltshow.com/forum/fabric-dyeing-and-painting/5699-ice-dyeing?start=15#130259 This is the link to the Ice Dyeing thread. Marilyn you'll find it interesting and Luann I'm sure those talking about it over there would love to see your results as well as here. Be a shame for them to get lost in all the babble on this thread.

Can you show us how they turned out after rinsing. I just love hand dyed fabrics.

Judith I shall love it. I'll start watching the post box

why would you put your vegetarian chicken pie on your cupboard door? All that storage will mean more shopping!

I've got a lot of cats on my bed, on my keyboard, on my ironing board and everywhere I want to go, doesn't everyone

I'm so relieved Terrie it's not serious damage. I do hope he recovers quickly and ouch!

Terrie, prayers for your son's recovery.

Wendy - went to your pintrest board - you seem to have a lot of cats in your kitchen

Luann - Lois is right, start a thread in the correct section (there is one about dyeing) and the Lounge Lizards will find you, answer your queries, chime in regardless, and then probably get diverted about what they/we are talking about Just imagine the conversation around a kitchen table with a bunch of pals, only this way it is a huuge table

I've got a bunch of wall kitchen units for putting up in my sewing room, once I have cleared space to get them up . And then I will have some extra storage for putting stash away and will probably be using the doors for displaying my muggies and my (vegetarian) chicken pie (eventually)

Whew! Thank goodness, Terrie. Now you can breathe!

Wonderful! Thank you God!

God has answered all our prayers, because the MRI showed no break or torn ligaments, but only bruising to the vertebrae.

Thank you all so much for your prayers and support.

crocus999 wrote: I'm praying for him. Hope things are getting better.

AnnieLu wrote: Luann,
I took a hand dyeing class.
For low-immersion dyeing, we were also taught to mix the dye powder with a little water with a mortar and pestle first, to get it well-mixed and to help prevent specks.
We were also taught to filter dye solutions with ankle-high or knee-high sheer hose. We were told to get the cheap ones at the dollar store. You put one around the top of a small glass canning jar and pour the dye solution into the jar through the hose filter on the top.
Some dyes speckle more than others. We were taught to be particularly careful with red.

I don't always go to all this trouble. Life is too short. Sometimes I just put the dye and water in a small glass jar with a tight lid on top, and shake it well. I make sure the lid is on tight! And I hold a cloth around it while I shake it, just to catch any possible leaks. That works for me.

When I have an odd cotton sheet, I tear it up and dye it too.

I bleach my white sheets. Also white socks that the guys at my house get grungy. However, I understand that bleach stays in the fabric, so sometimes after bleaching a load of whites, I will also use Bleach-Stop, which I get from Dharma.

Wendy,
My Bernina is back from the dealer and I was able to finish your mug-rug. I hope you like it!

Judith

Terrie,
Praying for your son. When you get a chance, please let us know how he is doing.

Judith

Terrie, Hope the sons back is on the mend.

All this dye talk sounds interesting but I am going to leave that mess to all of you. I just can't manage another place to focus, or more likely dilute my creativity. I love the hand dyes but if I want them I guess I'll just have to part with $ to get them.

LuAnn, If you are afraid by starting a new thread, those of us who have participated in this conversation won't find it, you need not worry. We "Lounge Lizards" check "Recent Posts" almost everytime we login to TQS. I think that's what makes you a "Lounge Lizard".

idaho wrote:
Thanks for the tip on coffee strainers, simple solution to specks.

The kitchen is why I've been lurking around the forum so much the past few weeks. Old units were falling apart after a few leaks, cat that sprayed everywhere (now departed) and general wear and tear. My oven burnt things one side and left other raw. The taps were wonky etc. so we've changed everything. Just in middle of tiling now and well be done. It's very small about the size of your cleaning cupboard. Here's my new one - I'll be back when I work out how to insert a link from pinterest.
www.pinterest.com/Plum/kitchen-ideas