Waterstain Effect Hand Dyed Ribbon

[@theresewallentin2856]

No one wants to change you. We love you just the way you are 💛 and we’re here for all of you great projects and experiments ⭐️

[@Paint3dRos3]

Crazy hot and humid in Alabama. I'm a winter person and this is miserable. I do miss living in Colorado...

[@mariep-MAPAT]

What a great great haul! I LOVE old old books, and the green one, the verbalist , is stunning! Love the result of ALL the ribbons! 💙💙💙💙💙

[@bigmommasandymoore2531]

Crazy heat in Kansas too

[@karenkettering1725]

Nik, I just love your approach to a creative life! I'll bet Rit would be proud to have you as a spokesperson/demonstator. I am in Santa Clarita, 30 miles north of L.A. and it is HOT! We had all that rain last winter and we are still living with the water evaporating off of the mountains. So, last week we were in the 100's with cloud covered skies. 100 today and foggy. It's like Ohio!!! So thanks for this cool break!

[@donnawalker3910]

I found the Sherman High School 1916 yearbook, The Athenian, online! The high school is located in Sherman, TX. You can view every page if you want to see the people whose pics were cut out 😆

[@NiktheBooksmith]

Oh brilliant! Thank you, Donna!

[@lynx1357-f3c]

I LOVE how you wing it.

[@LindaSmith-vq1br]

Please don’t ever change. You make us feel normal and that is a relief. Love how you do things and that it just happens as it happens. Love ya!

[@deeswigert]

I am so thankful for your style of humor 😂

[@dianeschneider7442]

I like how they turned out. The strips have a grungy look to me. A fun project to try while staying indoors out of the Texas heat. Ugh. I heard you talk about your trip to Dallas. I should be used to it but I’m not. 😅

[@peglamphier4745]

So Cal here....blazing hot and we had all our rain last winter. Good time to fool around with dye.....Inside! You are a delight and I think your ribbon is pretty.

[@teresazuehls783]

Love those old books and the ribbon too!❤

[@LedgerAndLace]

"It's giving 1970's green Tupperware salad bowl." I really should NOT be drinking anything when I watch your videos, I lost count of how many times I almost spit out my morning coffee. LOVE those books!!! 🙂

[@NiktheBooksmith]

You must be a former lettuce bowl survivor of the 70s. Thanks Hali! 😂

[@danacolosimo5874]

OMG you had me in stitches when you said the green from the Tupperware bowl way back lol I still have one lol 😂😅🤣 TFS 😊😊😘🇨🇦

[@kayhammock]

Hi Nik. I broke my tooth at breakfast today!! Thanks for reminding me I need to call my dentist. Great experimentation, the green Tupperware brought back memories.

[@DanasMakingAMessAgain]

I'm glad you dye with actual dye. I cringe when I see people make gorgeous ribbons with water reactive ink pads. I made that mistake and ended up with color bleeding later. It was such a bummer!

[@odulcina]

You are so funny! i lost it when you said that you hopes nobody from the RIP company is watching you 😂😂😂 they sure should send you some free! 👍🏼😀

[@linmims3049]

I remember that Tupperware bowl very well, it perpetually stayed in our refrigerator, sometimes with a decent salad inside, other times, well... not so decent. I like the color of your dyed cloth and ribbon. Yep, I do.

[@rosehavenfarm2969]

Ooooh, please rebind the cookery book! It's been really hot'n'humid here. "It's not the heat, it's the humidity. " Now we're getting bad storms rolling through overnight. I really don't want to spend the night in the basement...

[@juliaharvey2866]

That cook book warms my bibliophile heart❤.

[@swannwillow9476]

Hi. I love that teal colour. Definitely my cup of tea 😊

[@MichelleB_96]

I would love to read the John Calvin book! Ugh, almost 10 pm here and we’re just now getting down to 85 degrees..it’s been so hot and humid. Not bad, if you enjoy chewing the air you breathe…🥵

[@dominiquegianni-embrey2552]

I love the way you do things. 😂🎉

[@vanessasplace8690]

Well, we were very happy that it's only going to be 100 for the week. lol! We've had 106 to 113 for the previous week and a half...that was flat heinous! I liked you winging it, the best stuff always happens in experiments!

[@marybethschuiteman484]

Now I want to go make a mess too! Thanks, have a wonderful day!

[@cherylparish1375]

I just choked on my graham cracker when you mentioned the seventies Tupperware Green Bowls. I still have the nesting set of two. The lids look horrible from the microwave but are still functional. Now, I feel there should be a tribute journal made to celebrate their long service in the kitchen regardless of their unappetizing color. 😂 I'm totally cracking up! You could make an hour long video of paint drying entertaining and hilarious. :)

[@lenawarelius4195]

😅 that was fun😁 Thanks for sharing 😊 lots of love from arctic Norrway at 24 degrees and sun and rain today 🙌🌼🌻🌹🌺🏵

[@99zanne]

I think it’s pretty even on the muslin. Love that u said “vex!”

[@tomleech9753]

I'm doing great, thanks so much for asking. Yeah things are good, it's my birthday on Sunday, having lunch with friends, and eBay sales seem to have picked up. Life is good.

[@jilllech9785]

This was just what I needed to start my day as I wait for the pain pills to kick in. Maybe it’s my screen, but I loved them both. It’s hot here in Georgia day and night. I sympathize with the construction noise. My neighborhood is 20 years old, so repairs are pretty constant and almost everyone has a lawn service on a different day. Wow the pills make me chatty even in print.😁

[@ChantelleArts]

it's crazy that it's so hot everywhere else, in the UK it's freezing for july! I think my favourite is the first ribbon, it looks more like rags ❤

[@caroltanzi29]

They both look good and you’ll be able to use it. Experiments are always s lot of fun! Carol from California

[@johnproffitt3272]

I live in Wisconsin, it was in the 50s last night, just beautiful!

[@lisam9233]

I’m calling the color you achieved…‘antique Tiffany” 🙂 which I really like!

[@rosalindfeemster8049]

Wow books are a great gift and I like your dyed pieces.

[@wsog3]

Love the Hug Snug ribbon!

[@christinehallia1718]

Omg guess what I've been doing this last week? ........ Instead of dye I've been us watered down acrylic paint to dye some old cotton bedsheets to make ribbon and some fabric for book covers Fabulous colour Nik love your videos ❤❤❤❤

[@nameless6252]

The hug ribbon looks good!

[@KateriBurnett]

Hi Nik 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻 loving it just wing-it sometimes we have to.

[@aliceadler4569]

Love the ribbons very much. Stay cool!!!

[@sandikalin636]

Wow those books! And ❤ how the ribbons turned out

[@TrishDarbonne]

I like the dyed fabric! ❤

[@janetvisochi-baum7572]

love the books that you received Nik - and the ribbon came out very pretty - thank you xx

[@jnordfors]

Might not be what you were looking for, but I love them! ❤❤❤

[@blackcoffeeandwildflowers]

I love the colors. Could never get the same twice, but that just makes it one of a kind! Hugs 🤗❤️

[@NiktheBooksmith]

Thank you! Hugs right back at'cha! 🤗

[@happymailmagic]

I've never used RIT Dye to change the color of Fabric, but I have A LOT of different types of white materials that I'd love to color up! Thank You for The Motivation!!! ~🙏💙🙏Much Graditude From The Carolinas🙏💙🙏~

[@lindahowe2293]

What a wonderful gifts of the antique books! Yes, it's hot here in the Arizona Desert! We are hoping for monsoon season which will cut the heat. Fun to watch your mad scientist of colors play! I like the results!

[@tricias1]

Hazel was definitely the trend setter 😂

[@AzaleaLala]

I love the old books. And I love the ribbon. Maybe you can tea dye them to make them look older and more grungy. I really want to try dying some ribbon now. Thanks for being inspiring.

[@cat3crazy]

I love to read old cook books. I find some of the terms used in them to be interesting. I noticed that red embossed book. It would make a lovely cover for a junk journal. LOL. I've had a bit of a trying day. I helped a friend get her printer set up yesterday. I got a call to help again this afternoon. Got a gut feeling that I'm going to be getting many more calls. I don't know why I do it to myself. She's had the printer for months and I thought that if I got it setup, that would be enough. It never is.

[@NiktheBooksmith]

Girl, it never is. I have a sneaking suspicion that printers do what they do to deliberately drive humans to madness. They intend to take over the world. Just don't let on that you know! 🤫

[@ann-ingridhelik3056]

@@NiktheBooksmith my old (15yrs) printer died, bought a new “all in one” but it has been there in it’s box for months now. The dread of setting it up, removing my trusty old canon, and the scanner… I’m old and even though i used to be the go to in electronic stuff, I’ve settled well with what i had till the world marched ahead… now I’m lost and my grandchildren raise their eyes when i ask a question “how can you not know this gran?”look. Nik, i bought a few of your mini books and went to staples to get them printed! Yes the printers of the world are uniting! 😄🤷‍♀

[@yesimadeitmyself]

They look great 😍 my mom had that green lettuce bowl 🤣✨️👍✨️😍

[@gardensiren]

your gifted books are fabulous! lucky you! Also I like both the muslin and the rayon ribbon dyed….different textures and fabric, therefore different results. I dye quite a bit of the rayon ribbon using procion dyes. It’s addicting 😊

[@miken5442]

I loved the color! 😂

[@racheljolley26352]

Thank you, I thought they were both rather good, well done ❤

[@francineh.7825]

Those books are great!! I like the cotton ribbon.

[@sharonrazmzan4777]

Love your roll!

[@JannyHaak]

Those books, what an awesome gift! 😍😍😍😍😍 I think the ribbon looks great, love the color! ❤

[@kathryncarey1955]

Yes we've had a lot of hot weather here in Indiana and tonight we were supposed to have a bad storm warning and rains it would bring down the temperatures. All I've seen and heard it thunder and lightning but no downpours yet! That's not good LOL

[@nancynorris9822]

Still use my lettuce bowl! Lol! I think your fabric strips are pretty. TFS🤗

[@phoebea]

I liked the cotton ribbons: I think it they would look great on an ocean themed junk journal/project. You can glue some sand/rocks on the ribbon for color contrast. The rayon ribbon would look great in a floral/forest themed project.

[@JennCadyFiddlyBits]

4:05 I don’t remember what that process is called, but it has to do with when the book was bound, the pages were not cut until after. It caused the leading edges of the pages as well as the upper and lower margins to be uneven. Also, you’ll notice that the text block sometimes shifts orientation on books with this page unevenness.

[@LILRHONDALEE]

OMG Nik...You wouldn't even believe how friggin POIGNANT this video was for me today! UGH!! Thank god I am not alone! We are on the exact same wavelength, my friend! ...I am laughing and crying hysterically! That's it...I'm gonna find some sh*t to dye right now, and have fun making a big mess, cause I am already in the dog house. I feel like I'm Thelma, looking for a Louise! CHEERS TO YOU NIK! TFS! Lil hugs xo

[@sherrydennis2419]

I like the color!

[@gayleumbach1478]

Sadly I still have that bowl.. books look really interesting. Can’t wait to see what you do with them.

[@RsJaneP]

Nik, there’s a Sherman High School in Sherman Texas that opened in 1915 so that could be where the yearbook originated.

[@hubbysswee]

Oh to feel 68 degrees! Here in the Phoenix area we’ve hit a record: it’s been over 110 degrees for at least 28 days in a row. It’s 8:45 pm here right now, and it’s 108 degrees! UGH!

[@NiktheBooksmith]

Ugh, indeed! 🔥

[@hubbysswee]

@@NiktheBooksmith 🥰

[@anniemorris5855]

If you wet the fabric first and spray the dye, it will diffuse and blend better. If you spray direct on dry the dye will grab and sit and have more definition. At least that’s what happens when I use Procion dyes on natural fabrics. Great video. Thanks for sharing! Be well.

[@fionalindsay2859]

Fab 😊

[@shirleymccullough2515]

That was fun … ❣️

[@conniehuman5979]

I think the cotton turned out fine, but I like green and teal.🤣🤣

[@ingridortiz1781]

Love it!

[@amyb82941]

💜💜💜

[@beckyb4074]

Hey there Nik, my mother had that "lettuce bowl" with the thing inside that you stabbed your lettuce head onto, LoL. As for how I'm doing, I am recovering some what from an intense stabbing pain between my left shoulder blade and backbone that radiated down my left arm to my elbow. This has been since July 1rst. The Dr (loosely called) thinks muscle spasm but is more interesting in my blood sugar & colesteral levels than my PAIN level. Yikes 😳. And that office call ($$$$) was on the 5th. But I'm doing okay considering. 68 degrees sounds good to me. We are pretty hot here, but at least for now we are not in the 100 degree plus temperature (in the shade)😮. I think about you all the time, which always reminds me to pray for others much more than for myself. Take care young lady ❤️ and God bless you and yours. Sincerely Becky B from Arkansas

[@rubyzkid]

😍

[@artonthecreek]

“This is not the color I was going for” me, every single time I’ve used RIT 😅

[@carolinelabbott2451]

It keeps fluctuating between 17 and 24 Celsius in the UK. But its the the humidity that makes it feel worse. So we have a mix of half a day hot dry and half hot rain. Another day hot muggy, then more hot rain. Occasionally it cools down in the morning before going hot again. Blagh. Give me cooler weather thanks. Garden is over growing into a wild meadow, but we can't get out to maintain it due to the erratic weather. However nowadays our winters are not cold. I want proper seasons back, but unfortunately that won't happen in my lifetime nor future generations. Why do humans gave to so dumb? Erghh. Never mind, can't change things now. That was a lovely collection of books. I'm going through my books currently and trying to give away as many to charity as I can. Blooming hard as I'm a book hoarder. Some books were easy to give away, but the rest is harder to part with. I only have limited bookshelf space and I really can't leave all my books in piles on the floor. I recently found I have a lot of colouring books, untouched, so I'm scanning them a bit of a time onto my computer. Once done I can then give the books away to some one else. I thankfully have back ups of back ups for what I save on my computer. My plan is to print off any lineart I want then rip them up to make collages for me to either paint over or cover with layers of patterned tissuepaper. 😊

[@ninkagiraudet5141]

So funny. I have a dentist appointment next week, so this was perfect! I absolutely hate the dentist, am scared to death of her, so this was a nice distraction!

[@petrasarge-williams9458]

Hi from Germany! 😊 Do you do anything to the books before you use them as a junk journal? I mean like brush baking soda on it or leave it in a plastic bag on a warm place? I've seen a video the other day where the lady highly recommended to do that because of mold and fungus. What do you think about it?

[@sheilaedwards7152]

Hi Nick, this has nothing to do with marbling paper, but it’s something I’ve been wanting to ask for a long time. Do you have a video on how to make the bands that go across the spine of a book???? also, does the book need to be covered in leather to do this???? Can you have bands, say, on a cloth covered book???? I hope that makes sense. I have learned so much from your podcast,I’ve gone back and watched a lot of of them. I couldn’t find one on this particular subject though. thank you!🙏😊❤️

[@eliasderry]

Hi Nik! Do you have any advice/tips on adding pages into an already-made text block? I want to add divider pages into a notebook, could I just add the pages and glue the spine as if it was a regular, glued text block? Thanks!!

[@TanBraeDesigns]

I'd take your "not so much"! ;)

[@Elizabeth-ei7ne]

Great video! Can I ask how you set up your camera to show your perspective without impeding what you can see or getting your head in the shot? I always wonder with videos like these.

[@NiktheBooksmith]

Hi Elizabeth! I have a couple set-ups, one is an overhead contraption that my husband built and the other one I got on Amazon. If you want to check out the different types of overhead mounts, click on the link to my Amazon favorites lists under this video, there should be a few on the Tools list. It all depends on the type of camera you'll be using. Some mounts are for lightweight recording devices like phones or webcams and others are more robust for full-sized cameras and such. I hope that helps you a bit! =)

[@LILRHONDALEE]

Oh, P.S. sorry, forgot to comment on how totally awesome and scrumptious those books are! L O V E!

[@pfmastin]

For the book with the inscription something about $10 in fines for four volumes of something. :-)

[@NiktheBooksmith]

Oh really? 🤔 I'll have to give that another look, thank you!

[@briankhrisjackson9088]

I'm looking for ideas on how to show case the post that friends and family send me. So they can see both sides of the card and not man handle them.

[@kathryncarey1955]

Hey sweetie it would help to have a color wheel LOL or your color mixes are going to turn black😂😅

[@NiktheBooksmith]

Yes, I think you're right about that 😂

[@hushingsilence]

Maybe a tiny spritz of bleach? Or a tiny spritz of some kind of distress ink, liiiiike..... Vintage photo? What do you think the sales ratio of Vintage Photo is to any of the other colors? 😄

[@NiktheBooksmith]

😄 Vintage photo iiiiiiiis one of my favorites....

[@maramakesjournals2319]

Was that your voice during the lava lamp segment? That voice sounded like she who will not be named in our home (Alexa). That original green color was lettuce keeper green. Also surgical scrubs green. It also has a feminine hygiene vibe (I don’t know why). I think you got the recipe right. Now you can make a tab journal. Have fun!

[@NiktheBooksmith]

It was me and not she-who-will-not-be-named. 😂 And yes, I suppose I could turn those fabric strips into tabs for binding, splendid idea!

[@maramakesjournals2319]

@@NiktheBooksmith 💜

[@lateciamadethis]

When I tiny batch dye like this I just pop the ribbon into a small jar with the drops of dye and zap it in the microwave.

[@susanmarcoux7005]

If you were going for blue then the yellow was not a good call...

[@NiktheBooksmith]

🤦😅

[@susanmarcoux7005]

Beastie Boys!...Really.....lol