Tea Staining Clothing - Page 6

gius · 06-05-2007

^Yeah I'm worried about the stainless steel too... The pots I have here are stainless steel--I want to use them for tea dyeing, although they're not mine

What else can I use that won't get stained? I have pots lined with teflon...

I wonder if that is alright

Priestess · 12-05-2007

The tea shouldn't have any effect on the stainless steel if you're only doing it the once. Our teapot is stainless steel and it took months for it to colour. If you're really concerned about the pots, boil the water in the kettle or in the pot, put the teabags in a plastic bucket, pour the water on the teabags.

You could buy a bucket for pretty cheap so you wouldn't have to worry about staining it.

I've got some teabags steeping on the stove right now, I'm going to have a go colouring some singlets.

Deborah · 13-05-2007

Wow all the things people have stained look great and antique-y and cute. I don't think I have anything that would look good if I did it.

cutxpaste · 31-07-2007

ah this is so cool

i remember i did something with tea staining for a science project at school five or six years ago

i really want to do this but i have no idea what to stain...

oceanharlot · 01-08-2007

I just bought a vintage lace dress that I think was tea stained... because when I handwashed it, all the color came out, turned the bucket the color of light tea and now it's like 3 shades lighter... I liked the color beforehand, maybe I will stain it again.

eDiot · 27-09-2008

this is fun- i just made one some weeks ago.

tiedye-top

haute femme · 16-11-2008

whoa that turned out great ^

You've inspired me now..

SuGaR_rUsH · 22-01-2009

eDiot-how did you get the tie-dye effect with the lighter areas? Did you knot the fabric before staining?

Modern_Dreamer · 13-04-2009

These are amazing, I never even thought of tea staining... I've got an oldish crocheted shrug that I might just try this to...

eilra · 07-05-2009

sweet thread!
I found this recently and was wondering how it was done!
http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.68255697.jpg

gius · 09-05-2009

It's just tie-dye

You can hold it up from the collar/neck hole

Wrap a strip of saran wrap around the neck hole, to the width of the 'white area' you want
and tie the top and bottom of this strip down

You can either dunk the whole thing in tea
or just the neck and then the rest of the body

BerlinRocks · 20-05-2009

thanks that's a great idea !!!!!!

i recently bought a transparent sort of caramel sweatshirt - very delicate material and you can see my tits if i wear it with nothing under !
NO WAY some perverse watch my tits ... and the white shirt option is kind of boring me right now ... I thought some sort of ivory/écru/skin colours would be good ...

I just did find a solution !!!

i just have to go to H&M to buy some white tank top

great tips everyone ...

the process isn't longer than 1-2hrs right ?
ie i can start it tomorrow morning for tomorrow evening ?!

what sort of tea do you consider good ? i'm not a tea drinker ...
is it better green or black tea ?

my sweatshirt is this colour
http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums...8&postcount=34 (last pic runner posted) so i need something a touch lighter ...

juicyxoprincess · 22-12-2009

i've got a shirt staining right now, will report back once its finished, it seems to be taking a while though, been in 45 minutes and im not seeing much color change

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Priestess front row Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Brisbane, Australia Gender: femme Posts: 408	The tea shouldn't have any effect on the stainless steel if you're only doing it the once. Our teapot is stainless steel and it took months for it to colour. If you're really concerned about the pots, boil the water in the kettle or in the pot, put the teabags in a plastic bucket, pour the water on the teabags. You could buy a bucket for pretty cheap so you wouldn't have to worry about staining it. I've got some teabags steeping on the stove right now, I'm going to have a go colouring some singlets.

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gius V.I.P. Join Date: Jan 2006 Gender: homme Posts: 10,163	It's just tie-dye You can hold it up from the collar/neck hole Wrap a strip of saran wrap around the neck hole, to the width of the 'white area' you want and tie the top and bottom of this strip down You can either dunk the whole thing in tea or just the neck and then the rest of the body __________________ ☺ ♫

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BerlinRocks V.I.P. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Manhattan ftm Gender: homme Posts: 10,848	thanks that's a great idea !!!!!! i recently bought a transparent sort of caramel sweatshirt - very delicate material and you can see my tits if i wear it with nothing under ! NO WAY some perverse watch my tits ... and the white shirt option is kind of boring me right now ... I thought some sort of ivory/écru/skin colours would be good ... I just did find a solution !!! i just have to go to H&M to buy some white tank top great tips everyone ... the process isn't longer than 1-2hrs right ? ie i can start it tomorrow morning for tomorrow evening ?! what sort of tea do you consider good ? i'm not a tea drinker ... is it better green or black tea ? my sweatshirt is this colour http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums...8&postcount=34 (last pic runner posted) so i need something a touch lighter ... __________________ *+++Love and Passion to everyONE in 2011 +++*

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juicyxoprincess scenester Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NYC/L.I. Gender: femme Posts: 78	i've got a shirt staining right now, will report back once its finished, it seems to be taking a while though, been in 45 minutes and im not seeing much color change

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