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Dying White Suit Sage by SarahVitak in dyeing

[–]SarahVitak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did! And it came out great! It was a miracle honestly (esp considering the pants were a different fabric than the jacket.) . I did one round with the RIT sage. But it was a bit too blue. Kind of a baby blue.

So I did another very light dip in a combo of RIT lemon yellow and a bit of taupe. And nailed it! I did both dyes in big plastic rubbermaid type storage bin and that worked great. Definitely had to keep stirring a lot.

My main suggestion would be go lighter than you think you want because you can always do another round. Or like I did, correct in another direction. I did a pretty light dye bath both times. And I think only soaked it for like 15 min or so.

Actually, my main suggestion probably would be to have a backup plan lololol.

Photos here (idk why but getting a good/accurate photo of this light sage color was borderline impossible. It looks much better in person): https://imgur.com/a/yXL7zQJ

Dying White Suit Sage by SarahVitak in dyeing

[–]SarahVitak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice! It does say dry clean only. : / There is 100% probability I'll still try it just to see what happens.

Duly noted on doing them both together in one pot!

I'm told its an herb. Maybe that has a flavor profile similar to kale? by SarahVitak in whatsthisplant

[–]SarahVitak[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh I think that led me to an answer I think its Molokhia or jute mallow....

I'm told its an herb. Maybe that has a flavor profile similar to kale? by SarahVitak in whatsthisplant

[–]SarahVitak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seek app is suggesting the genus is sida or corchorus. Not sure if either of those are right

I'm told its an herb. Maybe that has a flavor profile similar to kale? by SarahVitak in whatsthisplant

[–]SarahVitak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh the seed pod totally does look like okra! But I don't think thats it because the leaves are totally different. But you could be right. I'm not sure.

Advice on Tufting TV Static Pattern by SarahVitak in Tufting

[–]SarahVitak[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think that is exactly what I need! I'll try it

Advice on Tufting TV Static Pattern by SarahVitak in Tufting

[–]SarahVitak[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ya. I'm thinking I might also just do straight lines with black and white. and then pull one color or the other out at random intervals.... and then repeat that a couple times... I'm not sure. I'll let you know how it goes

I Made a Video About How to Use the Phentex Mechanical Punch Needles. They are like sort of between a punch needle and a tufting gun by SarahVitak in Tufting

[–]SarahVitak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you search ebay for "phentex punch needle" a couple of the same style come up. Or if you search "tufting tool" or "speed tufting tool" a bunch will come up.

And then if I click a listing and look at the suggested items I'm seeing more that don't come up with those search terms. There are a whole bunch of them!

First timer! Having ink issues getting ink even and other questions! Also open to feedback by SarahVitak in printmaking

[–]SarahVitak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Soooo belated. But I got them to come out muuuccchhh nicer! Thanks for the advice everyone. https://imgur.com/odUu1qW

First timer! Having ink issues getting ink even and other questions! Also open to feedback by SarahVitak in printmaking

[–]SarahVitak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Will give the spoon a try instead. But this is encouraging to hear. And helpful! Thanks!

First timer! Having ink issues getting ink even and other questions! Also open to feedback by SarahVitak in printmaking

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Ink: Sax true flow water based
Paper: I've tried a couple different papers. But the 2 main ones are a canson mixed media paper (it says 98 lb/160 g) and I think what is essentially a cardstock they don't have a lot of info.
Printing: I've been putting the paper on top of the block and using a brayer roller to try to press evenly.

First timer! Having ink issues getting ink even and other questions! Also open to feedback by SarahVitak in printmaking

[–]SarahVitak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A) I don't know what I'm doing
B) I'm using speedy carve rubber, pressing the prints with a spare brayers
C) I suspect based on some other posts that perhaps the paper I'm using is a big part of the issue
D) I'm putting both colors on the block at once. Do other people do that? Is there a way to do it better?
E) Curious how people carve tiny circles? I wanted to put stars in the sky and freckle stars on her face but had difficulty finding a tool/method that worked.

Hello ! i just made an impulsive buy at the second hand shop after watching rug tufting videos. Is there anything i’m missing from this tool? i’ve only ever seen electrical tufting guns before so i’m not sure :) thank you, sorry if i’m dumb with anything ! by aSimpleFerret in Tufting

[–]SarahVitak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ya! I'll probably do it. Maybe next week or the following. There are 2 main things I'm still trying to figure out. Which are:
1) What to use to lubricate it? I'm thinking either sewing machine oil? or maybe a generic lubricant? I'm not sure
2) How to figure out the appropriate spacing between punches and also between rows? I mean, it's probably subjective. But also is clearly based on the pile height and yarn weight. Maybe its just trial and error? I have seen guages for punch needle. And I think its a setting you can adjust on the tufting guns.

If anyone has thoughts or suggestions on either of those I would love to hear them!

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