Swirly Custom for 3 guys

What I love and hate about swirly dying is that there is the strong possibility that the project will not turn out how you envisioned. With this huge custom I took on (huge because it was very time consuming and demanding in materials), the two boys outfits came out just as pictured in my head. But the man's pants...I wasn't going for the tiger look at all, and that is what resulted from using 2 different shades of brown dyes in this swirly technique. The end result is beautiful, though, and I wish I could promise to be able to reproduce it! :)

Swirly Fun!

Twenty cans of shaving cream in one week sounds like a desperate woman's frenzy to rid herself of every single unwanted hair on her body! On the contrary, I've been learning a new method of dying fabric. ;) The creamy marbled result that comes from the shaving cream technique is fascinating, artistically expressive and highly sought after. It is also quite labor-intensive.

I played Chopin on my iPod while creating these, and looking closely, you can see his Etude #12 in Cm - my favorite! This lovely pad set is going to an expecting mama building her postpartum stash. The fabrics will be added to my gallery for future custom orders.