While Ken was away I decided to dye some faded denim. I received several balls of denim rags about a year ago. Some of the rags were very faded. Faded rags do not make a very colorful rug. Bright or deep colored rugs sell better than faded ones.
Years ago I took a natural dye class and was told that natural dyes work better on animal fibers like wool than plant fibers like cotton or linen. A couple years ago I took a synthetic dye class. I then over dyed some denim. Dye over a faded denim brings a wide range of color as varying degrees of dye remain and the dye color reacts with remaining dye in the denim to form a variety of interesting colors
Here is the fabric I dyed. I prefer to dye garments or pieces of garments – it is much easier than this cooked spaghetti! I am excited about these colors. They will be great in rugs
