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A Keeper - Vintage Reverse Print Wool Child's Blanket 06/29/2010
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These vintage reversible blankets (this one wool) are really charming, especially with a 20's print like this one.  Mama duck with an umbrella or parasol pushing a stroller with her other duckling hurrying to keep up.
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DYE NOTES:  I used Procion MX fiber reactive dye, Sky Blue, instead of the usual acid dye for wool.  I did not want to risk felting the wool with high temperatures, but still wanted a predictable color.  Since this blue is a pure, unmixed color, I can be sure of the results. Otherwise when dyeing silk or wool with cold water dyes, the color will "shift" to an unexpected hue.
The blue overdyed the orange to an interesting secondary tone of aubergine.

 


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