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Friday, April 29, 2011
Decisions, decisions...
So, I'm about 80% finished with this purse and I start thinking that I wish I had tan dyed the background wool more, and it's REALLY bothering me. It's important to me that it look just right, so I wrestled with 1: completely starting over (do I have time?) or 2: taking this almost finished purse and giving it a good dunking in the dye pot (very scary) . I asked myself: Would it really make THAT much difference if it stays this light color (yes), will the lighter embroidery threads become too dark (probably), can I fix them if they do (purse is stitched with lining firmly in place and any new embroidery will show on the inside of the purse), does that bother me (yes). Can I live with that (?). I made up my mind that I had to do one or the other and knowing I was prepared to start over if necessary, I got the dye bath ready, took a deep breath, and went for it. Here's how it went: The purse is still wet, but I like the color ALOT better. Bee's wings and some flower details will have to be restitched, but that's easy and will hardly show on the inside (but it still bothers me). I wont know for sure if all is well until it's dry, but all in all, I feel like I made the right decision... I think.
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