Project Ombre: Completed.

Merry Christmas Eve-Eve!

So remember when I was going to do this?

Well, I did.

(I need to start taking my pictures out on the back porch.  The poor light in this room is inexcusable.)

The process was really very easy:

1. I boiled some water in a pot and threw in half a package of black Rit dye (I had half an envelope leftover from another project).

2. I pulled the lining of the dress up into the bodice (no need to dye this) and rubber-banded the waist.  This kept the lining up, and also kept the bottom of the dress even so my dye-line would be somewhat level.

3. I dipped the dress in by hand, using a spoon to drizzle some dye upwards, and left it in where I wanted to start the color for about 30 seconds.

4. I lifted it up and held it a few inches higher for another two minutes or so.

5. I left the pot on the counter (on a towel of course) and hung the dress on the cabinet knobs and left it there for about a half hour.

6. Rinsed with cold water and hung to dry (be careful not to spill the dye on your white kitchen counter)

I can't wait to wear it this week!  Hopefully the images will be better. I think I should take over the other bedroom for a photography studio, what do you think?