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Help Dyeing Grosgarin Ribbon
How do dye the grosgrain ribbom I am seing alot of it lately, is it with re-inkers or water and re-inker? Does anyone know?
Thanks for your help.
Kelly
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I only have one or two reinkers, so I go the fast, lazy way. I drag a light colored (either cream or white) grosgrain ribbon across my stamp pad, then flip over the ribbon and drag again. It takes some practice to keep it from getting lines. You'll also need to let it dry (or dry with your heat gun) before putting on your project or some of the ink will rub off onto your project.
You can rub the ribbon on an ink pad using your finger (messy) or a sponge/dauber, or you can put a few drops of reinker into a plastic baggie, drop the ribbon in and smoosh it around to get even coverage.
I've tried both ways, and my personal preference is the reinker in a baggy or cup...less messy, less ink on the fingers. I do heat set the ink after it dries by placing the ribbon between layers of folded paper towels and ironing on cotton setting, no steam. I've found that if I don't heat set, some of the ink will rub off on your fingers or project. HTH.
I just use a sponge and ink pad -- combination of drag/dab, flip then drag/dab again. Agree about the heat setting or just wait for it to dry - it DOES take a while, though, if you don't heat set it.
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Hi there...I just got my August StampinSuccess mag in the mail yesterday, and the the "stampin' technique" is "color your world"...all about ribbon dyeing!! They make it sound easy; using re-inkers, use a 2-1 ratio of water to ink...Quote, "A good way to think about it is 1 teaspoon of water to 10 drops of Classic ink" is what it reads. They also suggest using a small Stampin' Store container to do it in.
Hope that helps!
When I just need one piece of ribbon, I use my stamp pad. I cut the ribbon a pinch longer than I need so I have something to hold on to and use my bone folder to rub it on the ink pad. It's easier to clean than my fingers
The best way seems to be soaking the ribbon in the diluted reinker -- I was just reading some posts a week or so ago where ribbon that was dyed using a brayer or ink pad would fade terribly in a relatively short period of time. This was especially pronounced with the grosgrain because of its density and thickness. The soak method allows the ink to penetrate farther than just inking the surface, and the effect seems to be more permanent.
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I used to use the ink pad and hold the ribbon on it with a sponge, but it is pretty messy. Now I use my markers. I "paint" both sides of the ribbon to make the color even. Another reason is that I own all of the markers, but not many of the re-inkers. Hope this helps!
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I use my inkpad and do the drag while pressing (with the inch left over to hold on to) - I cover my "pressing" finger with a small square of saran wrap to keep it clean. Then I leave the ribbon to dry forever.
Might have to try setting with the iron. I'm not known for my patience...
Help Dyeing Grosgarin Ribbon
