crafts Archives - Lynda Heines Fabric Design

Finishing the garden flag

By: Lynda July 16, 2021July 16, 2021

applique, Finishing pieces, flags, Free Motion, Sewing, waterproof canvasBrother Scan and Cut, flags, waterproof canvas1 Comment

I finally finished the garden flag for Dave’s wildflower garden. For making the base flag, check out this post.

Sun Printing: Dye-Na-Flow vs Setacolors

By: Lynda July 11, 2021

sun printingdye-na-flow, setacolor light, sun printing10 Comments

I’ve been sun printing for years, and my go-to paint has always been Setacolors Lights. I decided last week to experiment again, and do a comparison with it and Jacquard Dye-Na-Flow. You can check out my other sun printing posts here.

Making an outdoor garden flag

By: Lynda June 19, 2021

Sewing, waterproof canvasflags, garden flags, sewing, waterproof canvas2 Comments

Dave was looking through the shed recently, and found an old flag holder. At one time it had a flag, but it has long since bit the dust! He placed it in the wildflower garden, and then asked me to make a flag for it. Here is how it looks right now, before I’ve added…

Two New Tools

By: Lynda May 28, 2021May 29, 2021

Favorite things, Favorite tools, SewingKaren Kay Buckley, Perfect Adjustable Square, sewing tools, Woozoo fan2 Comments

I’m always on the lookout to find tools that make my art easier. This first one really helped me in completing a few of the small quilts I’ve been making for the SAQA Collaborative project.

Dyeing White on White/ Black on White

By: Lynda May 16, 2021

dyeing, fiber reactive dyes, vat dyeing, Wonder Washerblack on white fabric, fiber reactive dyes, vat dyeing, white on white fabric, Wonder Washer8 Comments

I haven’t purchased much commercial fabric since I really enjoy dyeing, but when I’m in a fabric store I always check out the white on white and black on white fabric. These are pretty as is, but I like them much better with color. Since I’m into turquoise, I dyed these pieces with that color…

Trying to Dye Lace

By: Lynda May 13, 2021

dyeing, low immersiondyeing, dyeing lace, fiber reactive dyes, lace4 Comments

Over the years I’ve bought lace. Some came from a variety of stores (one specifically in Hawaii) and thrift stores. My idea of buying lace was to use it as a stencil. See my tutorial here about that. That was fun, but I also wanted to dye it. I assumed in the beginning of my…

Old Liquid Dyes

By: Lynda May 8, 2021

dyeing, fiber reactive dyesfiber reactive dyes, liquid dyes, old liquid dyes2 Comments

Since I’ve been dyeing quite a bit I’ve had several readers contact me about how long they can keep dye water. I just happen to have several bottles that have been sitting in my studio in the garage for almost a year. You might notice that the bottle on the right says yellow, but it’s…

More Zoom Classes

By: Lynda May 1, 2021May 1, 2021

online classes, SewingJudy Donovan, Marleen Glickman, online classes, zoom classes2 Comments

In my last post I mentioned that I was going to attend a Zoom class where I could use some of my dyed elements. Well, I also took another Zoom class on Friday.