Back in January when we went down to Peterborough my sister gave me a pair of really long (longer than door height) cream/beige cotton curtains that were brand new. They were given to her but she had no-where to fit them and asked if I could make use of them - errrrr yes please. I had the thought to dye them a turquoise/teal type colour to go by my front door and the seond be cut to fit the landing window, as my walls are a colour called aqua.
Since then they have been sat on the back of my sofa waiting to be dyed. Well today was their lucky (or unlucky if goes wrong) day. I found this tutorial on pinterest about how to dye curtains, but it was by hand not machine, but its still the base of todays pin. I bought the bahma blue dylon dye on tuesday and set about changing their colour today. I followed the inscturctions on the pack, dye in machine drum, salt on top of dye in drum then the curtains into it. shut the door, turned dial to 40c and hit start.
This is the progress half way through cycle, and they are looking a very nice colour and very near to what I hoped they would look like.
I have put them onto a wash cycle as it says to do. So it's now a waiting game to see how they turn out. Fingers crossed they are still good colour. I do plan to line them to make them thicker and keep the warmth in and I plan to do this with a giant bath towel/sheet in a similar colour - i've dont this to other cutains and it makes them darker and warmer. Not traditional but who cares.
EDIT/UPDATE
They are now in the dryer and are a lovely shade of blue and will look great against my walls, I need to get them lined and get a new pole for them to go on. Will add a pic later once they dry. Really chuffed they worked. Just praying that theres no dye left in machine, have done a blank wash and think i'm going to do a bleach one just to safe, as it my luck that the kids white school shirts will end up with hints of blue. lol!
