We are once again preparing for a trip to Mississinewa in Marion, IN and Big D is tagging along with us! It will also be Mr E and Mrs C's first visit! As such, the prep around here has been crazy! Big D has none of his own costumes and I have been madly sewing to get him outfitted for the trip. There's also the matter of my 1810 day dress. Ya know, the one I posted about three years ago that was ruined by mud. Call me lazy, but I just haven't had time until now to handle it. I trimmed off the train but it was still gross and I didn't love it anymore.
See all the yuk? TERRIBLE! I came up with the plan to dye it to cover the stains and bring new life to the dress. It won't be fancy but it will offer me a middle class option for around town.
Last night, as we giggled at all of our awful puns, JM and I sat in the basement shining flashlights into the washing machine to see the transformation take place. I have a front load washer and I was hesitant to use the dye through the soap dispenser but it worked like a charm!
There she be, slowly turning from peach to red. I bought two bottles of Rit liquid dye in Wine and hoped for the best. I am extremely happy with the result.
Left is me circa 2010 for the Royal visit and to the right is my new beautiful day dress! I should have the alterations done tomorrow, then I'll be packing it away for our trip in two weeks!
Just for fun, here's a picture of Big D in one of the shirts I made him and his dad's waist coat. He really is enjoying it more than he's letting on.
I hope to post more this weekend as I complete projects. I'll likely cheat on the third shirt for him and his waist coat by using my machine. Two hand made shirts isn't too bad though. A solid effort!
