Comments on: Give Linens a New Lease On Life

By: Your Frugal House: Five Ways to Save Money in the Living Room

Your Frugal House: Five Ways to Save Money in the Living Room — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:18:23 +0000

[...] said it before (and before) and I’ll say it again, you don’t need to spend a lot of money on furniture for your [...]

By: sara l

sara l — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:14:26 +0000

I’ve dyed yarn with KoolAid and Easter Egg Dyes, but that’s as far as I’ve ventured so far. I’m currently eying what was once a beautiful yellow towel that time has not been kind to.

For those who want more info of KoolAid dying check out this link, it works on protein fibers (wool, silk, mohair, etc) : https://www.knitpicks.com/kpimages/PDF/DyeingTutorial.pdf

By: Festival of Frugality #137 | Bargain Briana

Festival of Frugality #137 | Bargain Briana — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:15:08 +0000

[...] Frugal revives linens that have seen better [...]

By: CG

CG — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:05:05 +0000

RE: karla (threadbndr); That sounds like fun! do you have [kool aid + microwave] instructions? Thanks!

By: karla (threadbndr)

karla (threadbndr) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:54:23 +0000

I dye stuff all the time. Rit works ok for cotton based fabrics like your towels and for jeans, but if you want to dye wools (yarn or fabric), you are better off using an acid dye (the kind that is fixed with vinegar). Knitpicks has inexpensive ones.

A fun thing for kids is to dye wool in the microwave using KoolAid or other food dyes.

By: Frugal Babe » Archive » Monday Blog Round Up

Frugal Babe » Archive » Monday Blog Round Up — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:46:21 +0000

[...] at Almost Frugal is giving her linens a new lease on life – with dye. Much cheaper than buying new stuff, and better for the world than constantly tossing [...]

By: FBN Roundup - Summer of Frugality Edition | Antishay Ventenne

FBN Roundup - Summer of Frugality Edition | Antishay Ventenne — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:53:00 +0000

[...] also wrote Give Linens a New Lease On Life, an idea totally up my alley. I always give things a few chances before I give up on them – and her [...]