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downbranchroad
True Blue Farmgirl
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Joy
Southern
KY
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 Posted - Jan 24 2008 : 4:31:09 PM
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I am wanting to Tea Dye some fabric to make it look primitive...I dont know how. Any advice would be great!
Help me girls.
Appalachian Girl
Jem
*If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always got.
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rhonda
USA
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Posted - Jan 24 2008 : 5:33:48 PM
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Hi Jem,
Lots of ways to do this depending on the look you want. You can use tea, coffee, or even a special stain call walnut ink. Rit makes a tan dye that you can use in the washing machine too. It works best for yardage. Tea gives a nice light tan color. Coffee, a richer darker brown and walnut ink can be even darker. The Rit is a nice overall tan. You can dye with Rit and then overdye or paint on any of the other stains too.
To use tea or coffee, just brew it up strong, and dip your cloth in. Let it "steep" until you get a color you like. Remember it will be darker when wet. Hang it, or lay it out to dry. Walnut ink is the same technique. Rit dye, just follow the package directions.
Tea & coffee both give a slight smell to the fabric. Especially coffee. Some people like that. Walnut Ink or Rit have no smell. Rit is permanent, but walnut ink will wash our. My MIL, an heirloom quilter, says not to use food products on heirloom pieces. That's up to you.
If you need further help or more details on how to age things feel free to PM me. I make new things look old almost every day!  Hope that helps!
Rhonda
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downbranchroad
True Blue Farmgirl
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Joy
Southern
KY
USA
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Posted - Jan 24 2008 : 5:40:46 PM
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Rhonda, thanks so much. I think I will try the coffee first.
Appalachian Girl
Jem
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HeathersHeartfeltStitches
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Lancaster
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USA
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
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RachelLeigh
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rachel
Rainier
WA
USA
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Posted - Jan 25 2008 : 08:18:37 AM
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I used to use tea but have switched to a walnut dye I make by boiling walnut hulls. Tea doesn't get the fabric dark enough for me... I soak my muslin in simmering dye for about an hour or so. Then I rinse it out and throw it in the dryer to set. Normally, I then put it back in the dye for another hour to get it even darker. Most of my fabric goes through the dye process 3-4 times before it's the right walnut color for me. It's very simple and really ages fabric!
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rhonda
USA
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Posted - Jan 25 2008 : 12:44:07 PM
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Yes, as Heather said you can add vanilla to the mix...but I find it sometimes leaves things a little gummy & sticky, especially when sanding. Sure smells good though. I am a Rit & walnut ink girl m'self. Walnut Ink is nice for staining baskets too Joy. I saw the one you just finished on your blog! Wonderful!
Rhonda
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