I actually mixed in a little coffee with the tea and baked in the oven for about 20 minutes at 250. I think it turned out O.K. It wasn't difficult after I got over my initial nervousness.
After dyeing WMN I decided to try to finish up another UFO, "It's Berry Time." I haven't worked on it since July!
40 ct. Vintage Maritime White, Belle Soie silk (1 over 2).
I'm really hoping to finish it up in the next couple of days. I also got a couple more threads I was needing for Shakespeare's Peddler "Sarah Woodham 1770." I just love this design!
The fabric I'm thinking of using for it is 40 ct. Vintage Homespun. I could just stare the silks all day long. They are so pretty! I'm so glad Theresa has started doing reproductions - she has such a good eye for color! Write soon!
Beautiful dyeing job, Nicole! I love your WMN! And yes, I'm glad Theresa has started doing repros too. I just love Sarah Woodham and lots of others as well!
ReplyDeleteThe dye job looks great! I love Theresa's things as well. Can't wait to see your progress as Sarah is on my wish list!
ReplyDeleteI think that your tea dyeing came out perfectly Nicole! Just the right amount! I'd be scared to death to try it out, but perhaps one day I will. Those silks are to die for for Sarah. I ordered that too and so I'm looking forward to seeing your start on it!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job with the tea/coffee dye. Those silks for Sarah look great too.... it would be hard for me not to start that sampler right away.
ReplyDeleteTurned out great!!!
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Your tea/coffee dyeing looks great!!! With your speedy needles you will be sharing your Berry Time finish very soon. You are almost finished. It looks fabulous. Those silks are very pretty. I can't wait to see your start on this one. So far, I have resisted ordering this one, but I haven't seen anyone stitching it yet. I am looking forward to seeing your start/progress.
ReplyDeleteI knew you could do it! Lovely job.
ReplyDeleteLove the tea dyed WMN and the BBD piece is just gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see your start on Sarah Woodham. The colors are so pretty.
Wonderful dye job! I'm drooling over the SW sampler as well - just the perfect colour mix...
ReplyDeleteNicole, you did a fantatic dye job. I like that reproduction sampler as well.
ReplyDeleteThe staining turned out so well! Very nice.
ReplyDeleteLove the tea stained results, so antique looking now. The Berry Time is pretty the red came out great in your picture too. CJ ok;-)
ReplyDeleteLOVE LOVE LOVE the tea and coffee dye!
ReplyDeleteOh boy, I really do wish you'd stop showing that project - every time I see it my resolve weakens and I start salivating! :P Seriously, though, your tea and coffee dyeing exercise went really well - and even more seriously that final showing of this project has now officially moved it to my wishlist. It is so "not" my normal stitching style, so I was surprised when I started drooling watching it as a work in progress - but the novelty hasn't worn off, and I love it even more and more every time I see her - yep, I'm hooked! :D
ReplyDeleteHi, Nicole. Your WMN is a masterpiece! It would have scared the living daylight out of me to stain and then bake such a work of art. The result, though, is just perfect!
ReplyDeleteEverything you stitch always looks so fantastic! I love Berry Time and look forward to seeing your finished product.
ReplyDeleteOh and my that looks lovely Nicole :) GOOD JOB!
ReplyDeleteI have Berry Time languishing in a bag with some silk and the fabric....I would love to start it soon too, but I don't think I'm going to get a chance anytime soon....
Great job with the tea dyeing, it looks really good.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to watching your progress with Sarah
They look great! We are going to miss you in MB! I've been SUPER busy the past few days, but I think we're "almost" ready to go! Have fun in FL, talk to you when we both get home!
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Amy
Nicole it looks wonderful! I have not been brave enough to try it yet - but I may now!
ReplyDeleteBerrytime is such a pretty piece - as much as I love the pattern, stitching with one color just bores me to tears.
Oh, I just love Sarah - I am just waiting on my fabric to arrive. All of Theresa's designs are just wonderful!
I love how your dying came out! You're a brave soul!! Those silks are beautiful -- where's that link...
ReplyDeleteI think I asked you this before, but how do you get such great pics of your stitching? Do you take the pictures in actual daylight versus under a daylight lamp, for instance?
ReplyDeleteOey, you're KILLIN' me with all of these lovely finishes! I just don't know where to look next!
ReplyDeleteAs for the tea/coffee dyeing....you are a brave brave soul. The only time I manage to tea/coffee dye is when I spill my morning cup all over the Happy Chair!
Love love love everything you do!
Lovely work! The dye job is great.
ReplyDeleteThose silks are nummy, too!
You are a brave woman and a clever one. The fabric looks gorgeous! Well, the entire sampler looks stunning, really. Very well done. And yes, those silks are quite droolworthy
ReplyDeleteI just love how WMN turned out, tea-dyeing and all. What a gorgeous piece.
ReplyDeleteThe silks for Sarah Woodham are incredible. That'll be a really fun stitch.
That turned out great! Brave of you to dye *after* the stitching... not sure I'd be up for that LOL
ReplyDeleteThat pile of thread for Sarah is lovely!
Isn't Sarah Woodham wonderful - I am dying to start that one and I have a lovely piece of stashed LL Homespun - just need to see how many of those silks I have one hand. The dyeing of the WMN piece turned out GREAT ! I love that one and Berry Time is very pretty also. Can't wait to see another update on PL - that is on my "I can NOT start this now list" so I'll just admire your progress - Cheers! Melody
ReplyDeleteLove the dye job Nicole, it really looks good.
ReplyDeleteI am sure that BT will be finished in no time. Those silks are so pretty, no wonder you like to look at them :-)
Your tea dying has come up so well, Nicole! Bet you'll use this method more often now you've got some confidence with it?
ReplyDeleteI love looking at the gorgeous threads they have these days. We're very spoilt needleworkers in this modern age. :)
WMN looks gorgeous with the dye job, Berry time is looking lovely.
ReplyDeleteYour tea and coffee dye job turned out beautifully. I like the aged look!
ReplyDeleteThe tea dyeing turned out perfectly! Congrats!
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ReplyDeletewhat wonderful blog and wonderful job!!
I love your XXXXX, I'll go to discover other pages....
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Nadia
http://lasoffitta.canalblog.com
I love the tea dyeing-it's good to know you can do it after stitching. I am back to stitching samplers after flirting with the world of evenweave and seasonal stitches-i know you can never have too much but I think I do so back to slow (for me) samplers. Also I think I am a linen girl.
ReplyDeleteAre you stitching Sarah Woodham again? I'm pretty sure you stitched her before because you inspired me to purchase the pattern. I love the verse. Not that you can't stitch the same thing twice. not judging
HAhaha Nicole my bad. I thought this post was from today (2020) not 2009 when you did stitch Sarah Woodham. Ooops. Off to check out today's post.
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