Ice Dying Geodes // Shirts, Scarves, and a Dress?!

[@beckycollier-burgess1568]

I do not need a new hobby, I do not need a new hobby, I do not need a new hobby....... but it's SO pretty!

[@marcellarensi131]

Just drooling over that sweater knit dress a couple of the T-shirts! Love that you're taking advantage of the snow.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Marcella! The snow served a new purpose 😂

[@OlgaSPN]

When you pulled out the colored fabric, for a moment my brain was like: wait, you can do that?! 🤣 These videos are sooo addictive, so pleas keep them coming. And the pattern on the dress fits so amazingly with the curves of the body! I'm dramatically fainting over here.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Olga! The best thing about using a colored fabric is no white spots 😂

[@armedvsokord]

Have you considered playing around with over dying on the t-shirts that didn't come as amazing as you wanted? I'm just curious what would happen... But not sure if that is a good idea or not. It could be a new dangerous rabbit hole.

[@krose6451]

Im now very curious about this too

[@TheClosetHistorian]

You can definitely overdye! I re-dyed a piece of cotton sateen fabric, becuase while I looooved the pattern (scrunches with dye over ice) the color turned sorta peach when it split apart, which was too close to my skin tone and I wanted something with more oomph. I overdyed it using the exact same technique with some orange colors and now its a fiery dream 🔥

[@caoimhenimhuireadhaigh1303]

The mystical splitty part-y dye is what dreams are made of!!! I feel like it'd make gorgeous curtains or pillow covers, especially in a hidden nook somewhere! Imagine reading a fabulous book, with a hot chocolate and a furry friend, hidden behind curtains dyed with such a magical dye. You could even have the lining dyed with the special dye, and a normal fabric on the outside, so only the nook inhabitants know of it's glory!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Pillows would be most excellent indeed!

[@wendymalik6784]

This was so fun. Love the final jasper dress. On an unrelated thought. Thank you again for all the pattern manipulation videos. I was able to use these to grade & do a bust adjustment on a corset pattern. ❤

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Wendy!

[@jennglow4647]

Very cool 😀

[@kalieris]

All of these came out looking really pretty! I have a lot of solid color shirts that are several years old and could use a refresh, and also a bunch of soda ash. (But no dyes yet - I went only partway down the tie-dye rabbit hole during COVID, not far enough to buy all the supplies, because chaos-brain.) I think I have no choice but to try this.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! It is a lot of supplies to collect to get started, but so much fun once you get going!

[@kaytiej8311]

I could sit and watch this process and the results for hours. Absolutely wondrous, fascinating and delightful. Beautiful work, Bianca. You must be so pleased and excited to wear these unique garments!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Kaytie!!

[@ShellyParchman]

Thank you for modeling your creations. It really does help seeing it on a body

[@julianachandler2975]

So cool! Love the way that these came out. Also, a fun thing to do with snow, bonus. ❤

[@denisestover2416]

Hi! I'm a silk painter and I use acid dyes on all of my art on silk, but they are silk dyes. Anyway, Habotai, the correct pronunciation is "hah•buh•tie" or "haba•tie". If you want to try silk again get a thicker momme. You probably bought 14"x14" 8mm and 44"x44" 8mm. The 8 momme(8mm) is almost the thinnest in Habotai. Next time try a 12mm and the cost is not so different. At 30:31 the patterns on the cotton scarf look like a photo of four diamond and precious stone rings that have been put through a few filters. The 'white' parts look like the light that's bouncing around the cuts of each stone. It's like you've got a large gem in the middle and then smaller round-cut and baguette-cut gems around the large solitaire. Looks cool!

[@a.guerra2139]

Bianca, I dye lots of yarn -- using natural dyes, and like you have to "feel" the yarn so I don't use gloves. I find that toothpaste and rubbing alcohol works to get the color out. You have to use the "old school" tooth paste, however, as the gel type paste, I find, do not work so well. The scarf is exquisite, just beautiful.

[@geministargazer9830]

It's not exactly great for your hands but a little bit of laundry powder in your hands and scrub gets it off great

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! Good to know, it's my darn dry cuticles that soak the color up the worst 😂

[@kendall7041]

I absolutely fecking love that blue long sleeve one! I audibly moaned haha. It looks like Lapis to me!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Kendall! I need to use the blue dyes some more, they're very fun!

[@sarascally7957]

That last shirt gives total lightning vibes

[@shirliepriestley8761]

Yummy! Those scarfs are simply delicious

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Shirlie!

[@bravehearticus]

Oh my. All of them are gorgeous.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Naomi!

[@VeretenoVids]

Mmmmmmm black cherry! Love that! And also love them--found some black cherry ice cream recently and I was in heaven!

[@DAYBROK3]

rinse your protein-dye projects in vinegar. i suggest the channel chemknits tutorials for dying wool and silk, they use the same chemistry. oh wool is easier and when fullu=y dyed there is no run off.

[@davitakirkland348]

I kept hearing Eistein, not ice dying. I think they came out great!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Davita!

[@euansmith3699]

Wow, all of this projects came out amazing; though the dress is the cherry on the top.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! I was so relived the dress worked out!

[@bethliebman8169]

Thanks for taking me along on your ice dying journey. I love it when you conduct these technique experiments!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Beth!

[@Ella-iv1fk]

I really want to try this now, will have to binge some of the channels you recommend and muster up the spoons for international ordering

[@jacquinewman3522]

the blue shirt looks like sodalite!! gorgeous!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Jacqui!

[@karlaverbeck9413]

These are gorgious! They look like the canyon walls in the painted hills. Wow.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Karla!

[@SafireMusic]

I love watching your videos as I sew. It’s like sewing with a friend

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Sami!

[@moonbasket]

These turned out so cool! It makes me want to make a 17th century undershirt and dye it like this all green bc I'm also a sucker for green.

[@CaptainStitchyPants]

Wow! The dress turned out spectacular! The colours are perfect, the lines work beautifully on your curves! I really loved the green one you did early on in the video, and I'm really enjoying the surprises from the splitting dyes. In your last video I remember thinking that I don't have many white tshirts hanging around - can't believe it didn't occur to me to use coloured clothes 🤦‍♀️

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! I love the green dyes so much, it's hard for me not to make everything green 😅💚

[@bunhelsingslegacy3549]

Eheeheeehee, forbidden casserole.... Things on the list to try next winter... cause let's face it, realistically there's no way I'm gonna get my butt organized enough to try this myself before the snow's gone this year. Even with another 8" coming tonight. Though I can't help thinking how gorgeous a white flannel nighgown/housedress could be doing this... and I may set aside some of my "destined for tie-dye" shirts. Those look so similar to the agate slabs I've collected over the years at craft sales... love it.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! You can use ice too if you cannot wait for snow ✨ I just got lucky there was so much in our yard 😂

[@gabbylowry9482]

The yellow scarf is my favorite of the video. They all look cool!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Gabby!

[@kaylamaenot3247]

My mum and I ice dyed 3 different set of king size sheets for my bed 😅 and we frequently also do backings for her quilts. It's def a pain, and you HAVE to do the dye over the ice, or it takes a ton for dye

[@ohmygoditsjo]

I'm not normally a tie dye type of person but wow I really do love those geode patterns!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Jo!

[@toolsoffantasy]

This is the definition of happy accidents and it feels like it would be so freeing. I 100% want to do this now!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

It's so fun! Making a mess like a kid, only I also have to clean it us which is less ideal 😂

[@emmadavey3892]

They look like Agate. Very cool.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Emma!

[@donnalewis4895]

Love the way the dress turned out. Watched it on my TV unsure how to like on that so I'm here for that. Hugs

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Donna!

[@simonecummings9157]

Green dress for another day please, Please, Puh-Leeez!!! P.s.: And as a Februarian I would not mind if you took another shot at the amethyst color way in the future as well.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Simone! I need to grab a couple more shades of purple dye I think...

[@WantedVisual]

This video is motivating me to email my usual fabric store about my order of double gauze they seem to have forgotten about for the past two weeks...

[@april5801]

Oooooh! The gold scarf looks like moth wings. Very pretty!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you April!

[@MysteryMommy1]

The dress is my favorite!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Liz! Me too 😂❤

[@rinaeperron7746]

Wowza! All are stunning! Thank you for taking us along on all the processes and techniques!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

thank you Rinae!

[@dbdesignsandsewingaustrali5668]

Great video, I never thought about using fabric that was not white, thanks

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@Mzrenegade]

I'm impressed everything turned out so nice

[@frankie.m.pepper6974]

So fantastic! I haven’t seen your stuff for a little while and now!!, there’s a whole new wonderland of crafting to do.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@dottiemathews6853]

OOOH!! WOW!!! AMAZING!! LOVE IT!!!!!

[@diefledermauschen]

Acid is a better mordant for protein fibers; it holds the dye fast and doesn't degrade them like soda ash can. You can use citric acid or just white vinegar. You can use dharma's fiber reactive dyes with acid as well, so you don't have to buy more dye if you want to try it. Interestingly, nylon dyes with acid dyes just as well as wool does, so if you wanted to you could do tights or underthings like slips too.

[@amiehamilton1840]

My 90's spirit is singing remembering all the tie dye slips and petticoats we used to make and wear with out docs. Love it!

[@donnaparks5815]

So fun Watching ice dying! Thanks for video!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Donna!

[@greatlakesnarwhalmichellee4507]

Loving the sophisticated hippie

[@lesliejacobs3605]

This was so much fun and they were all so pretty!!! This encouraged me to try my hand at ice dying.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Leslie!

[@walkingwhiletalking]

The dress looks mesmerizingly beautiful !

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Nicole!

[@trishblakely3476]

OMG do I need another crafting hobby? Absolutely not. Am I seriously considering a hefty order from Dharma Trading? Absolutely yes.

[@pamelamoser7748]

Well i think i need a new hobby, i have decided i need to at least try it. Im 60 plus and have never tried to tye dye anything, I'm dying to now! You have done a great job.

[@alexandrawellington8028]

Beautiful, fascinating and unique....just like you! Such fun xxxxxxx

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Alexandra!

[@bethknapp4935]

These are gorgeous 😍 The green one!!! Omg. 💚💚💚

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Beth! Green forever 💚

[@chaeburger]

This is such a cool craft and it's very new to me. I've thoroughly enjoyed learning about it from your fabulous experiments. The results look like you pulled them straight out of the National Museum of Natural History (in the best way). I love your Pretty Rocks period so far 💎🪨

[@chaeburger]

It's good art!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Chae! ❤️

[@asenethcruzcruz646]

Beautiful work I love them all

[@bridgetjones8339]

I’m watching this video again. I just ordered some dyes from Dharma. I’ve been wanting to do this and just now getting around to it I’ll probably watching it again when I get my dyes lol

[@luzUpcycles]

Beautiful!!!, love them all, the dress the most!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@sudesconcierto2517]

that dress turned our gorgeous im so jealous ❤

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@megmagruder7124]

Fantastic. Makes me want to give it a go.

[@ninapettersen5220]

Beautiful🍀🤩

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Nina!

[@anonymousperson4214]

Well great, now I've discovered that I actually like tie dye when it isn't psychedelic or swirly. Guess I've got a new hobby 😂

[@TheClosetHistorian]

This was my discovery also, as long as it's abstract or nature patterned I'm in 🤩

[@d.gaither2181]

Wow, B I anca! Those are gorgeous. Well done

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@coreygilles847]

Every single one looks so fantastic! I am tempted to get supplies and try it myself

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Corey! it is great fun for sure!

[@laurawilliams7782]

There is some kind of cream that is supposed to be like temporary gloves and protect things from being absorbed into your skin - we had to use it instead of real gloves in biology lab. I'm not sure if something like that would protect your hands from being stained but it may be something to look into if gloves don't work for you. Glad you're having so much fun with this process

[@debrab8109]

Bianca check out kambaba jasper, would be a great stone to reproduce with ice dyes. It's also colours you like and have in your stash.

[@yobespierre]

those all look great, and i LOVE that dress on you!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@kirsten4211]

I was going to just comment that the green and mock neck came out incredible, but then I saw the sweater dress!!! Oh my God. Stunning.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Kirsten! That dye color from the mock neck is super magic, the green and then plum tinged brown that split apart from it are too good!! On silk it turns a gorgeous rust color also 🤩

[@marathorne6821]

😍😍😍 Amazing! Fabulous! Stunning! 😲😲😲

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Mara!

[@doloresgreen1563]

Love, Love, Love every piece of your dying colors and patterns ! 💖💖💖💖💖💖 Thank you for showing us how to do this, which aids in building my personal confidence in making attempts myself. 😸💖 Good Job !!! Keep Up the Good Work !!! 👍👍

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Dolores!

[@wheenmist]

I love the green one.

[@zanili]

This is so fun!

[@bowenarrows7819]

These all look great! I think the green is my favorite, though it's hard to choose! I'm also mesmerized by your blue dangly earrings, where are those from?

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! The earrings are from this lovely shop on etsy www.etsy.com/listing/545665939/fluorescent-blue-spine-bone-earrings?

[@suzannewch7202]

Love, loved, LOVED this video!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Suzanne!

[@marieeaton-smith5168]

Wonderful results Bianca. Very addicting.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Marie!

[@marcco44]

can't wait to see what you'll be wearing on your London trip, i hope it will be some of these too!! eyeballs will pop over there😊

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Marcco! I'm going to try and only bring a carry on...so mostly black with a lot of things I can hand wash in my hotel sink 🤣

[@marcco44]

@@TheClosetHistorian fun adventure!! will be following......be sure to rock it for all of us when you get there!!

[@dianacampbell9598]

i loved them they are beautiful. with progressing macral degeneration at 73 it sometimes is hard.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Diana ❤

[@Vixenventures]

This is so soothing to watch for some reason. I'm always a fan of the deep reds and purples. Thank you! 💜

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Evie!

[@yezzyjames]

Those scarfs came out looking amazing. Plus in a way you've combined the two paths of your life, as essentially you are painting your fashion. :}

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! I made a green scarf after these and 🤩

[@stace_d]

All these are stunning!! Even the shirts for around the house, lol. I'd wear them out! The prints are so beautiful and unique. Very reminiscent of geodes

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Stace!

[@michellecornum5856]

These are AMAZING!!!!! (it still looks like food to me, when you are doing the sprinkling). This is just so neat! WOW!!!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thanks Michelle! Not for eating 🤣

[@juliecoton9291]

I LOVE those dying videos ! It's both fascinating and very calming to watch ♥ But just, you can't say you have no patience xD The person who spent hours and hours embroidering for example the mandragora jacket is if anything, the most patient person i've heard of xD

[@TheClosetHistorian]

I have patience for sequins but that's all 🤣 Thank you!

[@ljshaw8516]

You've done it now - I have a new addiction and all thanks to you! Thanks so much😁

[@TheClosetHistorian]

It's hard to stop dying now I've started 😂

[@foxylovelace2679]

Oh man I've been really wanting to experiment with dying.

[@Mysmichelle69]

More of whatever you want to do❤

[@nniffa393]

Dang it maybe I do need another hobby lol. Seeing you dye the mustardy shirt has inspired me. I have heaps of calico mock-ups and I'd like to use that fabric for something. I think this would be a really fun use.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

It is dangerously fun!

[@fikanera838]

These are stunning! So interesting to see how creative you can be with the dying process.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@nonny6990]

Absolutely incredible. Love it 😍 ❤️

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@MsHedgehog]

I was trying to think of what the shawl patterns remineded me of. I finally figured it out; it reminds me of the lichen on the trees and rocks in the forest nearby. Quite pretty and very organic 😄

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! I loooove lichen, I think it's gorgeous so I am pleased 😊✨

[@lynn858]

I find cuticles stay stained the longest. When I had a job tinting paint, most of us chose to simply wear dark nail polish. The perma-stained cuticles weren't too noticeable that way. Yeah... you wear gloves to work directly with the tints where you can - but accidents happen when they happen, and sometimes you really need to feel what you're doing.

[@gavannapatterns353]

They all turned out so amazing but the dress is the best! Beautiful!!! Can't wait to see more of this....

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@moniquegroom2353]

OMG the two purple scarves are EVERYTHING!!! I would be making the knit dress in every colour regardless of the cost to buy the blank online. Being as its still winter here too....I should try this again. I need more purple in my life.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! A purple knit dress would be excellent also ✨

[@juniperjr2017]

Love the craft videos! I've been crafting a little more when I need a break from work and my sewing projects.

[@ArtichokeHunter]

why are these so cool

[@agroshadowgoddess]

I thought the dress was a Chinese qipao at first… it’s beautiful!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@loonybinreject]

Some of them look like aerial pictures of land masses or water and islands. Also I did the opposite of you and practiced tie dye patterns on scarves before doing shirts

[@afreaknamedallie1707]

If geology/sci fi is super on your brain lately I highly recommend N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy. I finally finished the third book, The Stone Sky, earlier this year. Super recommend the audiobook too, the narrator does a phenomenal performance for the books. I go through Libby for my audiobooks. These pieces look so fun and I can't wait to see how they influence your next bit of work/collection!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! I will have to check it out!!

[@aprildriesslein5034]

Like you, I'm not that keen on tie-dyed t-shirts (or any t-shirts really), but I love the scarves!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you April!

[@cherylrosbak4092]

The dress came out so well! I wonder what would happen if you put some of the dye inside the cloth before tying it.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Cheryl! I imagine it would work, but it would be a messy endeavor 😂

[@chermarano]

The dress is epic.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@Neonatnoon]

These all look amazing!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!