Tribblemom wrote:
Thank you Kathy, I will try a cold brew with a rhubarb and ginger tea I got the other day. May have to sit for little longer on the table before transferring it to the fridge. Sun tea would simply not be possible here right now IF we have any sun it's for about 10 min and then it rains again. What a July!
Marianne

JudithA wrote:
Hi Judith, I usually use leftover tea to soak prunes for breakfast. DH is prone to leave bags in the tea pot so the tea gets very stewed. Not sure I would like to drink that cold
Marianne

Great effect for the trees.

Nice long arming, I love the design circles feathers and hearts combined. We'll have to remember it when someone asks how to quilt something.

I'm off to a workshop today making a piece using layers and free embroidery but no stabiliser. We use a hoop but when I looked last night I've only got a 6" one. That'll teach me to leave things to the last minute.

Wishing you all a fun day.

twiglet wrote:
The bottom sheet looks the same, but the top sheet appears lighter. But that could be me looking for the answer.
And yes Wendy I will keep the catchers. In fact I used some from a 'black dye washout' for my trees on the forest fire piece.



And here's a look over my shoulder in the longarm lab,,,






I am loving this!! And my learning of the computer program is moving along nicely!

Luann don't throw the colour catchers away they will be great on a wall hanging or send them to me

I'll be interested to hear if you find out why it happened. Do your dyed sheets still look the same?

Luann - one of the fun things about a retreat is that you can learn from other campers' projects. I like having the discussion about dyeing mixed in with all the other topics. All that color on the catchers was surprising after so many washings. I've seen more color come out when fabric is exposed to different detergents, but you said that was the same. Hope you can get some helpful info on what's causing this.

Kathy

Geneva thank you for the m&m's they are lovely - as you can see I'm still FMQing my 2014 BOM, just taking my time working my way through it.
Best wishes Pam

Judith, Dorothy, and other "dyers",
I remember back several pages, Judy said she was having trouble with the wash out. Well, I am utterly taken aback by what happened in my laundry room today.
You may recall the sheet sets I dyed a few months ago.




The final washout was clear. I had even put in a color catcher every time since when laundering them. This is most often every 7-10 days, depending if we go away for a weekend, or I'm just otherwise focused. LOL
Well, those color catchers have been coming out with a tinge of color. Nothing I would worry about if I had put white undies in with them. But today, same washer, same water temp, same detergent, only thing that could be different is the 'chemicals added' by the city!!
And here's a picture of today's color catcher and this is after drying! You should have seen the intensity when wet,,, yikes




So, with that being said, I am going to do more experiments and contact my scientist friend to see if she has any ideas about what might be taking place and how to correct it! I know I'm baffled and befuddled. Next time they get washed, I will put in my color catcher as usual, but I'm going to put in two other pieces of cloth. One will be pfd straight off the bolt, the other one will be pfd, soaked in soda ash and allowed to dry, then put into the wash. I will mark them with tyvek labels. I almost want to just rehash these right now, but I'm trying to be conservative with water. So I'll wait.

Any input from you will be appreciated.
Do the rest of you want us to take this whole 'dyeing' matter to its own thread, or is the retreat an ok place?
Watch for the August retreat thread to be coming online by Saturday. I think I may extend a giveaway of some more hand dyed cloth just for listing a current project on my blog.
May God bless all of you
Luann

Pam, I am glad you are back with us at the retreat. Here have some M&Ms. I'm sure they will cure what ails you!

geneva

Thank you for your kind concern Luanne, I'm fine now. To cut a very long story short I was admitted to hospital with a suspected brain bleed as I suffer from hypertension and had a prolonged visual Migraine. The shock of being admitted as an emergency to hospital sent my blood pressure was off the scale - I was terrified. Praise The Lord it all settled down. I'm back to the retreat now Luanne and happy.
God bless you
Love Pam

By the way, lovely fabrics Luann.

Perhaps I ought to pick up the dyeing bug again, I've just retired a lightweight cotton lawn dress that would be a great weight for miniature piecing (easier than normal quilting weight cottons) but it is just plain pink at the moment.

Scoopie wrote: Hi Dawn, yes it does get judged. Keeping my fingers crossed that I get something - however if any of the Japanese miniaturists enter I will be 'up a gum tree' as some of the matching up on the diagonals is not 100% perfect . Also unfortunately, I am not able to go on the Thursday for the awards afternoon/evening (although if I don't win anything, I will probably deputise Lorchan to stand in for me). Anyways, I am really pleased with it , and it is certainly eye catching from a distance

I have been gone for a little over a week too. 170 posts to read on this thread alone. WOW!
Ritzy, I am sure you are so excited about the twins. If you have some time off and want to get together, just pm me. I am about one and a half hours away. I realize it will be hard to tear yourself away from the twins and their big brother. Have fun.
Dorothy, I think your hand dyes are beautiful.
Luann, glad your baby was safe. Have fun with her.
Lotti thanks for the pics. The scenery is beautiful. Looks like a wonderful place to sleep under the stars.
Everyone, I think the chicken saddles are for both purposes. The roosters do tend to injure the hens and if there is an open spot, the other hens tend to peck at it until it is really bad. They have been known to kill one by pecking it. I would think the saddle would cover any injured spot and let it heal. It could prevent a scratch to begin with. They can be mean to each other sometimes, kind of like people. But not quilters. I have never met an unfriendly quilter. We are the greatest!!

Wow, Rosemary! Your tiny quilt is breathtaking! Such patience and perseverance! Does it get judged? I'm sure everyone viewing it will be in awe of it's intricacy for its size!