Precis of Wardrobe Crisis by Clare Press
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“I am Feelin the Blues”
Now denim I have always liked, but the various hues of blue coloured clothes just never felt right on me. It could stem from the fact that when I was little I was dressed in red and my older sister in navy. Red is my favourite colour still. So why do I tend towards…
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The Irony of Beetroot Stains.
Beetroots are such a delicious and attractive food. Their bright reddish, pinkish purple colour gravitates towards white shirts. If you eat beetroot it will drop onto your clothes. And will you ever be able to get that stain out? Not likely. But throw some lovely white cotton into the beetroot juice and whilst it looked…
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I Couldn’t Help It – Beetroots are in Season.
Well I just couldn’t help myself. While cooking an in-season bunch of beetroots I couldn’t leave the left over pink water to waste, could I? I ran downstairs, cut a piece of cotton (I always have some pre-washed handy!), folded it concertina style using a Shibori method I had read about, cut some square cardboards pieces…
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My New Shoes
I have been busy with dye again. These lovely shoes – the perfect suede slip-on with a low heel were bought from Saks Fifth Avenue, New York in the August sales of 1991! They were originally a pale beige, which were then tanned about 10 years later. Now 24 years later they have been transformed…
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Dye results.
Great result. Cottons & silk came up beautifully. The pink trim on the silk dress must be polyester as this did not change, so I am going to colour this in with a black permanent marker (this works really well on a lot of things).
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