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Tutorial: Tie-dyed embroidery thread

June 8, 2012 by Denise Felton 3 Comments

Dash out and buy all the white cotton floss you can find because you’re going to want to try this: tie-dyed floss! Get the color combos you want in the quantities you want. Allison of Dream a Little Bigger shows us how, step by step. You can also use her method to create variegated threads or custom solid colors. See her tute.

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Comments

  1. CJ says

    June 9, 2012 at 11:02 am

    the link didn’t work:The page… /craft/2012/5/28/variegate-your-own-floss-tie-dye-monotone-you-choose.htmlhttp:// could not be located on this website.

  2. CJ says

    June 9, 2012 at 11:06 am

    make it …craft/2012/5/28/variegate-your-own-floss-tie-dye-monotone-you-choose.html
    should fix it.

    cj

  3. Denise Felton says

    June 9, 2012 at 12:08 pm

    Thanks so much, CJ! I’m not sure what happened, there, but the link is fixed now. I appreciate your having my back!

    Denise

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