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| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Jan 12 2008 : 3:45:20 PM
I just finished an embroidery on muslin material. I want to tea stain it before I frame it. Do I dip it in hot tea water or cold tea water? Anything else I should know?
NANCY JO
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| nashbabe |
Posted - Jan 14 2008 : 06:07:40 AM
I wonder if that rooibos "tea" would make kind of a reddish stain...never tried it, just have used the regular tea...
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| peggysue |
Posted - Jan 14 2008 : 12:06:39 AM
tea staining is such a fun way to give things a vintage look, sometimes i'll tea stain a doily or something similar to "antique" it...
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| Bonne |
Posted - Jan 12 2008 : 6:13:41 PM
shouldn't you do the tea stain on the fabric b/4 the embroidery? Or doesn't the tea affect the floss that much?
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| New England |
Posted - Jan 12 2008 : 5:47:02 PM
Nancy Jo, I have been tea dying for YEARS. It's the same principal as wine and cooking, don't use tea you wouldn't drink! The entire procedure depends upon what you want the end result to be - email me if you need help. Do you remember that photo I sent recently of the sampler I did hanging by the front door? Hannah |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Jan 12 2008 : 4:28:18 PM
Heather,
Thanks for the info. I will probably tea stain it tomorrow. I will take a picture of it when I get it in a frame. But if I never mention it again, don't ask HA.
Nancy Jo
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| HeathersHeartfeltStitches |
Posted - Jan 12 2008 : 3:56:31 PM
I just soak mine in Tea for however long I want, the longer the soak the darker the stain..I find that hot or cold does not make a difference, in my opinion.
So how did the embroidery turn out?
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