Several of us were working on some real "low" costumes on Monday night!
Found that Rit black dye in a spray bottle did a great job of getting that sooty look, plus with some latex gloves, spraying it on your hands allowed us to really dirty up the lapels, collars, buttons and hats.
Now I just need a pole for my chimney sweep and I'm in! Kind of looking forward to raising a sooty dust cloud at the fair! :)
SMSapphire
Found that Rit black dye in a spray bottle did a great job of getting that sooty look, plus with some latex gloves, spraying it on your hands allowed us to really dirty up the lapels, collars, buttons and hats.
Now I just need a pole for my chimney sweep and I'm in! Kind of looking forward to raising a sooty dust cloud at the fair! :)
SMSapphire
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Re: A "distressing" evening!
Wed, November 28, 2007 - 6:49 PMYay on your "discovery". The other thing to use is acrylic paint. Sandpaper is also your best friend. -
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Re: A "distressing" evening!
Thu, November 29, 2007 - 12:50 PMI was wondering how well fabric paint would work? I need to muck up the hem of my skirt and was thinking about tea-dyeing it, as I can't seem to find anything other than rit dye and fabric paint. But maybe the rit in the spray bottle thing would work! -
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Re: A "distressing" evening!
Thu, November 29, 2007 - 9:27 PMK, I have Ace's sekrit distressor powder. Am applying it to my hem even as I type. -
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Re: A "distressing" evening!
Fri, November 30, 2007 - 9:41 AMEEK! Can I come over and use it tonight??
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Re: A "distressing" evening!
Thu, November 29, 2007 - 5:52 PMTalk to Ace aka Fagin - he is an amazing distresser - what he did to Bill Sykes brand new $85 top hat . . . . -
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Re: A "distressing" evening!
Fri, November 30, 2007 - 5:03 AM
As I read the first post, I was thinking of suggesting he get more tips from Ace. I recall Ace explaining last year how he had done his coat and other stuff. It's pretty cool how simple it can be. (Nice to know you don't have to drag stuff along the road from the back of your car... ;-P )
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