Rust Dyeing a Culvert Screen...

One last Rusting Experiment...

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It's inside this large bundle in the back yard...

Cement Blocks are placed on top to keep pressure on the fabric so it makes contact with the rusty metal.

This has been here for 3 days in very hot weather, which makes the rusting go faster.

Cement Blocks and Plastic Removed:

Lots of Rusty Color...

The Fabric is still wet with Vinegar at this point...

Detail View of Wet Rusty Fabric

After Drying Overnight...

The Culvert Screen underneath the fabric created a beautiful rusty grid across the surface of the fabric

I flipped the fabric over to the back side...

The rusting looks different on the back side.

Where the fabric touched the metal, it created white marks.

Detail View of Back side of Rusted Fabric

This is a 2 yard piece of rusted fabric.

Quite a variety of rusting designs throughout this one piece.

Tips: The culvert screen was very rusty to start with.

The weather was very warm, which helps the rusting process.

The bundle was wrapped tightly in plastic to keep it wet.

Heavy blocks were placed on top to keep pressure on the fabric to remain in contact with the rusty screen.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Rust Fabrics Ready to Use...

The Rust Dyed Fabrics have been

Washed, Dried & Ironed

They are yummy soft and gorgeous!

Rust Dyes are 2 sided fabrics.

They look different on the front and the back.

It is like having 2 fabrics in one...

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Side 1 is a bit Darker

Side 1 Close-Up View

Flip it over...

Side 2 is Lighter

These are the flat metal strips:

Side 1 is Darker

Side 2 is Lighter

Side 1 of the stove grate

It is a bit darker...

Side 2 of the stove grate

It is a bit lighter, no dark marks

You have your choice of which side to use.

This is such a beautiful color of rust.

I also like the overall pattern that was created.

A favorite piece...

I am drawn to circles and curves

Approx 7 Yards of Rust Dye Fabric...

Ready to put into Quilted Textile Art this winter.

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LuAnn

Rust Dyeing Results...

Sunday I spent the day soaking fabric in vinegar, wrapping rusty objects inside the fabric, then bundling it up tight in plastic bags to rust outside in the hot sunshine.

48 Hours later...this is what I found:

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Rust Dyeing Tips:

* Choose very rusty items.

* Soak fabric in vinegar before wrapping rusty items inside.

* You can also sprinkle rock salt inside the bundle.

* Odd shaped items should be wrapped with cord or wire to keep the fabric tightly wound around the rusty items.

* Wrap the bundle inside a plastic bag.

* Very HOT weather makes the rusting process go quickly.

* Place the bundles outside in the sunshine for 2 - 5 days.

* It was in the 90's here, so my fabric rusted in 2 days.

* Soak the fabrics in a bucket of water with 1 cup of baking soda for a few hours.

* Rinse Rusted Fabrics outside with a hose, then place in the washing machine & dryer.

* Rusted Fabrics will lighten up after washing.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full of Rust,

LuAnn

Surface Design Workshop.........Idaho

I am in Idaho.....600 miles from home!

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LuAnn

Rust Hunting...

Last week I went on a treasure hunt in the barn lot

Rust Hunting

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This is what I brought home in the bed of the pick up...

I love this rusty gear

Montgomery Ward Stove Door

The side of the rusty stove

This rust is bright orange!

Brad's Rusty Pick Up Truck

Brad's pick up has the coolest rust patterns....all over it!

I am lusting after Brad's rust!

Do you think he will mind if I drape vinegar soaked fabric all over his rusty pick up?

Hey, the tailgate comes off...

He could leave that home for me to rust!

Unfortunately, this pick up is used daily for farm chores.

It never sits still long enough for me to rust any fabrics on it!

Rusty Horse Shoes

This fabric started out white...

This is what it looked like on day 4 of the rusting process

Rusty Horse Shoes

Day 5....soaked in salt and baking soda, then washed in the washing machine.

This piece came out soft like silk.

Rusty Saw Blades

I plan to create sunflowers with this piece

Buffalo on Rusted Fabric

A work in-progress...

Horses on Rusted Fabric

A work in-progress...

When the weather warms up a bit, I plan to rust more fabrics with the new rusty treasures I found.

Rusting Instructions:

Soak your white fabric in vinegar (any kind of vinegar).

Lay the rusty items on the fabric.

Wrap the fabric around the rust.

You can wrap it with wire to keep the rusty objects in contact with the fabric.

Place it in a plastic bag.

Put out in the sun for 4 or 5 days.

The last day I take it out of the plastic bag and allow the oxygen to get to it while it is drying out.

Soak the fabric in a bucket of water with 1 cup of baking soda and 1 cup of salt.

Next day, throw it in the washing machine and dryer.

Tips:

Use very good quality broadcloth or egyptian cotton.

DO NOT use cheap muslin.

DO NOT open up the bag and keep checking on the rusting process.

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In this post I give you lots of tips and hints for machine quilting your rusted fabrics.

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn