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I use the sponge dauber and and pad pull method. clip ribbon to your desired length (i find if it is to long it is harder to pull evenly, i usually use about a 1 foot section) put dauber on your finger, and use it to press the ribbon (use gentle pressure) on your pad as you pull it. I like this method as i can make what i need when i need it. I try to do this before i start to put the card together so it dries, it will smudge if it is not dry and you try to put in on your card! HTH!!
I also like the idea Jen shares above. Also, something else I've done, for a softer colored ribbon, is use daubers and chalks. Can take a bit of time, and needs to be sprayed with a sealer, but I've been happy with the results.
When I do it, the ribbon seems to come out a little blotchy - is there any way to avoid this? I did it using the ink refills & water - both in a baggie & in our plastic cases. I love this I just wish I could get a really good solid dye job.
Chris... love your card and multicolor ribbon. Very clever...gotta show that one to my customers.
I have put on a latex glove or baggie over my hand and dragged the ribbon over the ink pad... rubbing on top so as to soak the color well, then flip over and do it again... works wonders. Just did a saffron ribbon last week.
To avoid splotchiness, it is a good idea to wet the ribbon before you put it in your dye and water mix. It definitely helps achieve a more even coverage.
If you do use the dauber and pull method or any other dyeing method, I would advise that you heat set your color, either with your heat gun, with a dryer or with a iron. A couple of years ago, I had dyed a ribbon using my ink pad, let it air dry and added it to my project. A couple of days later, I found that the ink had seeped onto my cardstock and spread all around it. It totally ruined mr poject, so I'd like to pass the warning along so you guys don't have bad surprises like I did.
I do this with a plastic baggie and reinkers. It's easy to work the color into the ribbon that way. I didn't spray water though will have to try it that way too.
I use pretty much this method but I put the ribbon in a sandwich sized ziploc bag, add 5 to 10 drops of reinker and about an equal amount of water. I squish the ribbon around in the liquid (it pretty much absorbs it all), then I pull the ribbon out and let it dry on paper towels.
I attempted to use the pumpkin pie in a small bowl to color the white grossgrain ribbon and let it soak for several days (straight reinker no water) and was disappointed to find that it did not take much of the color. It was messy and not worth the effort. I hope others have better luck.
I'll try wetting it first. I've tried yo yo yellow with markers....it faded over a couple months and got splotchy. I've tried reinkers with water.....reinkers with vinegar....heat setting....nothing worked well. It either wouldn't pick up the true color no matter how reinker I used, or looked splotchy, or both. ::pokin out my pouty lip:: lol
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I have coloured the ribbon with the markers. It was quick and easy and not too messy.
I'm just wondering if this technique will take the life out of my markers.:confused: I've tried it on a little sample and like the results and I'd like to use it in an upcoming card class, but don't want to have a dead marker in the end. :( Any ideas?
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I'm just wondering if this technique will take the life out of my markers.:confused: I've tried it on a little sample and like the results and I'd like to use it in an upcoming card class, but don't want to have a dead marker in the end. :( Any ideas?
I did this for a class with 8 people and they used the ribbon I had coloured with the turquoise marker (we don't have turquoise ribbon here) and my marker is still ok. They used the ribbon on 2 cards each. HTH
Markers are the easiest way i find. Most of my customers buy the markers and white grosgrain ribbon instead of buying all ribbon colours + the markers do more. I think it's a great technique.
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Organdy ribbon doesn't absorb the dye very well. It was only moderately successful for me using dark colors and even then the results were only pastel colored organdy. I wasn't pleased with the long term results of dying any of the ribbons myself. They rubbed off color on my projects, became splotchy and faded. I may try it again with heat setting but I'm not currently recommending it to customers or friends.
I use 16 sprays of water and 11 drops of color. I swirl it around real well in a plastic container. I use about 3 yards of white grossgrain ribbon . The ribbon absorbs the color real well. The secret I found is not to blot it as you will take the color out. Put in on a paper towel for a minute, then hang to dry. It dries pretty fast. I color all my own ribbon now.
You can demonstrate the dyeing in a plastic box method in workshops easily if you think like a cooking show. Have two boxes: one empty to begin the dyeing process and a second box prepared a head of time and sealed.
Show your guests how to dye ribbon in the first box and the final product in the second box. If you want you can have a third piece of ribbon that is dry and able to be passed around between the guests. It's a pretty cool "Wow" feature for a workshop.
I'll use the "Cooking Show Method" for other complicated projects in a workshop so the guests don't have to wait out the time it takes to build. There's something about this method that always makes people go "OooOoo." Inevitably, there is at least one guest who will order everything from that one demonstration to try it at home.
I'm sure there are social science studies about this phenomenon and it's effect on sales, or we wouldn't have so many "barkers" and their cookware demonstrations at fairs and home shows. LOL
Organdy ribbon doesn't absorb the dye very well. It was only moderately successful for me using dark colors and even then the results were only pastel colored organdy. I wasn't pleased with the long term results of dying any of the ribbons myself. They rubbed off color on my projects, became splotchy and faded. I may try it again with heat setting but I'm not currently recommending it to customers or friends.
Whoa! My organdy ribbon shrinks and curls when I heat it - is this a good idea???
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I'm thinking about trying this. I just got the white grosgrain and wanted to make some cool caribbean. I have a beautiful card from mboynton using buckaroo blue reinker. The color is even and true. I've had it since November and no discolorization of the ribbon. She used Amy Rysavy's method. Maybe I'll get brave today.
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Whoa! My organdy ribbon shrinks and curls when I heat it - is this a good idea???
Yes, this is what organdy does when heated. In fact, if the heat is held long enough you will burn and disintigrate the ribbon. However, this can produce a very elegant and attractive ribbon-y edge to the organdy if the heat gun is used sparingly.
However, this burning/crinkling problem does not happen with grosgrain which can be heat dried with no problems (obviously it's advisable to keep the heat moving throughout and not concentrate on one particular spot as is true anytime a heat gun is used).
I got brave and used the tutorial above and my white grosgrain is now a beautiful shade of cool caribbean! The ribbon took the color easily and ti's very even. I'm thrilled!
Melisa
I use pretty much this method but I put the ribbon in a sandwich sized ziploc bag, add 5 to 10 drops of reinker and about an equal amount of water. I squish the ribbon around in the liquid (it pretty much absorbs it all), then I pull the ribbon out and let it dry on paper towels.
I did this (with Always Artichoke) and then dried it with my heat tool. It looked great, but I tested a little piece I cut off by running it under the water in the sink and before you know it I had WHITE ribbon again!!! What's up with that?!! I thought I had heat set it by using my embossing gun.
I read this thread yesterday because I want to demo various ways to use reinkers. I used the exact same method as shown on the resource page and made Cool Caribbean, Morning Marigold and Rose Red. They dried fast, colored even and look amazing!!! I've already used most of the Cool Caribbean today making cards.
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Using the markers is a wonderfully easy way to do it, but I think the ribbon absorbs the ink and concentrates it and makes it look a lot darker than the corresponding paper. After all, even light colored reinkers look really dark in their little bottles b/c they're so concentrated. I've found that if you're using a marker, use one that's the lighter shade of a dynamic duo combo to match the darker shade of paper of that combo. OR use the marker very sparingly.
Your success really depends on the type of ribbon you have too! I had purchased some white organdy from Joann's and it really didn't take the color very well.
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