![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
plan vs reality
The plan for the weekend was, I'd dye a couple of pairs of jeans over at GC's last evening and watch some TV while the machine was running, stay there, get up in the morning and go to my rehearsal aaall the way on the other side of the river from 10-1, pick up my repaired shoes at the Fluevog store, get a pedicure, and go see Les Miz at 4:20pm.
Instead of which, I couldn't start the dyeing until later than I meant to because of the number of stores that said they stocked RIT dye but didn't; did get the dyeing done, but the jeans came out much darker blue but not actually black (sigh); and, most annoyingly, woke up at 5am when Himself heard a noise downstairs, got up to investigate, and surprised someone who had just tried the locked side door trying the locked front door. Some noise and phone calls with the police later, I at least went back to sleep - but it was not as restful as it would have been without the attempted break-in. :-/ (We're both fine. They stared each other down for about fifteen seconds and the guy went away. He may have been stoned; he may even have just been lost. In any case he didn't get in, and didn't damage either of our cars out in front, or anything - only our peace was disturbed.) Went to my rehearsal, retrieved my shoes, got my pedicure, but I didn't have another three hours in me without coming home, so I came home and I might go to the movie later.
Right now: some food and a little nap.
Instead of which, I couldn't start the dyeing until later than I meant to because of the number of stores that said they stocked RIT dye but didn't; did get the dyeing done, but the jeans came out much darker blue but not actually black (sigh); and, most annoyingly, woke up at 5am when Himself heard a noise downstairs, got up to investigate, and surprised someone who had just tried the locked side door trying the locked front door. Some noise and phone calls with the police later, I at least went back to sleep - but it was not as restful as it would have been without the attempted break-in. :-/ (We're both fine. They stared each other down for about fifteen seconds and the guy went away. He may have been stoned; he may even have just been lost. In any case he didn't get in, and didn't damage either of our cars out in front, or anything - only our peace was disturbed.) Went to my rehearsal, retrieved my shoes, got my pedicure, but I didn't have another three hours in me without coming home, so I came home and I might go to the movie later.
Right now: some food and a little nap.
no subject
Btw, if you want to dye jeans black, I suggest using Procion Fiber Reactive Dyes, which are cold water dyes for cottons and other plant fibers.
Dharma Trading will sell you the dye and the soda ash fixer for a reasonable price, and has a number of tutorial, including basic vat dyeing, which is what you want if you just want to dye a garment one color.
no subject