It should have been black!

[frualeydis]

Today I finally got around trying to dye my yellow velvet black so that I could use it for the loose gown from Patterns of Fashion. I used lots of dye, like 90 $ worth of Dylon machine dye, and salt and it looked good, the water being all black in the machine.
One hour later I open the washing machine and take out this gorgeous dark forest green velvet!! it's absolutely wonderful, but definitely not black.
I don't really feel that I've lost something. Now I have to look around for black cotton velvet or velveteen with a short pile before I can start on the gown. On the other hand I have this gorgeous green velvet, in a colour that is hard to find in shops, that probably will become something german as soon as I get my waist back.

Eva

Comments

[pinkdiamond.livejournal.com]

Ozzie, Ozzie, Ozzie, Oi oi oi!

Sorry couldn't help it;)

Blue and orange has been and always will be my top fav combo.

Next is purple and green, then red and purple;)

When done well they look good. It's when they aren't done well....;)

[guyelfkin.livejournal.com]

Ozzie, Ozzie, Ozzie, Oi oi oi!

I get asked if I'm Australian when dressed entirely in yellow and green (and if I'm a Norwich football fan). When I was a student, British Petrolium were running a series of ads on TV where everyone was dressed in yellow and green (their colours) and I was also asked if i was a shareholder or advertising BP.

Teddy

[pinkdiamond.livejournal.com]

heheheh, as long as you still love the colours Teddy you wear 'em;)

There was a song recently about "Who would name their kid Bruce anyway" which I found offensive... I can understand if they asked why they'd name their kid Dick.... but Bruce???

SO many people now hate the name of Bruce because it was either randomly chosen for the song or the boys had a bad experience with a bloke called bruce...

I won't be changing my surname because of it though.
Despite other people's silly preconceptions aboutt he colours/name why change something that works?

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[guyelfkin.livejournal.com]

"Who would name their kid Bruce anyway"

Never heard of it, is it a local group that released it?
Mind you, the chances of me knowing any modern song is remote.

Perhaps they just don't like Australians - Over here, at least, Bruce is the steriotype name for an Australian man... Have you seen/heard the Monty Python philosophers sketch?

Teddy