Tuesday, October 6, 2009

The Denim Quilt

These first pictures are just prepping the fabric.

First pictures of the original denim from 6 pair of old jeans.
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My series of experiments: tie dye, straight bleach, bleach pen and soft scrub. Using bleach requires a lot of rinsing after ward. I decided to use it on the heaviest denim because bleach weakens the fabric.
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Tie dying with bleach
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Tie-dyed with Rit dye

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Design with gel bleach pen

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The fabric before
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After
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Looks like a lot more fabric in the end.
On to designing the quilt.