To Dye For!

Did you ever have something that just wasn’t quite right for your project? Well, consider aging, dye, distressing, etc. Sometimes it can make something look perfect for your project. I wanted to show you how to tea dye some lace. For my large mannequin I wanted some lace trim and found the right style and size but it was white and I needed something more aged looking so I decided to dye it using tea. It’s really easy and works with lace, ribbons, fabric and even paper!

I started out by putting hot water from the tap into a plastic container and putting in a large tea bag and letting it seep for about five minutes

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Then I dunked in the lace, pushing it down into the water with a plastic spoon, making sure it was totally submerged

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I let it sit in the water for about 30 minutes (let it sit longer or add more tea for a darker look). Then I removedĀ it and placed it on a stack of paper towels between an old towel

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Then I pressed out as much of the the water as I could

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ThenĀ I hung it over a hanger to dry (which didn’t take long) and it came out looking nice and old:)

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Give it try sometime and let me know how it works. You’ll get different result depending on what you are dying, so you might want to try a scrap first before you ruin 6 yards of expensive ribbon:)

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