AUTHOR: Erin
TITLE: Crossword Fabric
DATE: 6:00 AM
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<div style="clear:both;"></div>As promised, here's the crossword fabric available at <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/115115">Spoonflower</a>:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/115115" target="_blank"><br /><img alt="crossword fabric" src="http://www.dressaday.com/xword_fabric.png" width="400" title="If you don't come across I'm gonna be down." hspace="10" /></a><br /><br />A few notes: <br /><br />-- the blacks (and other dark colors) tend to wash out & fade really quickly on digitally printed fabric. I don't know how to fix this -- anyone have hints for keeping them dark?<br /><br />-- this design is optimized for the upholstery-weight fabric. I haven't tested it on other weights. (That fabric is slightly off-white, too.)<br /><br />-- this fabric was designed for me by Beth Keller. She's awesome. You can check out her Etsy site, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/KellerDesigning">KellerDesigning</a>. I don't know if she's taking commissions now, but you could always ask ...  <br /><br />Enjoy!<div style="clear:both; padding-bottom:0.25em"></div><p class="blogger-labels">Labels: <a rel='tag' href="http://www.dressaday.com/labels/crosswords.html">crosswords</a>, <a rel='tag' href="http://www.dressaday.com/labels/fabric.html">fabric</a>, <a rel='tag' href="http://www.dressaday.com/labels/fabric_design.html">fabric_design</a>, <a rel='tag' href="http://www.dressaday.com/labels/spoonflower.html">spoonflower</a></p>
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon anon-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/anon16-rounded.gif" alt="Anonymous" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<span class="anon-comment-author">cindy b</span>
DATE:Mar 5, 2010 7:03:00 AM
When you first get the fabric, set the color with a vinegar rinse.
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon blogger-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" alt="Blogger" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/11570545194570856281" rel="nofollow">Nathalie</a>
DATE:Mar 5, 2010 9:35:00 AM
That&#39;s been my big fear with digitally printed fabric and one of the reasons why I&#39;ve resisted it to date (that and the price...). Love the pattern though!
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon openid-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/openid16-rounded.gif" alt="OpenID" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<a href="http://lizzcorner.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">lizzcorner</a>
DATE:Mar 5, 2010 11:41:00 AM
A vinegar rinse is useless on cellulose farbics, get some Retayne, it is an anti bleeding rinse. Quilt shops often carry it and you can get it on-line from Dharma Trading Co.
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon blogger-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" alt="Blogger" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/10969793426398422933" rel="nofollow">belphebe</a>
DATE:Mar 5, 2010 1:08:00 PM
Where&#39;s the answer key?  ;-)<br /><br />For that matter, where&#39;s the puzzle questions? (You can tell I don&#39;t do crosswords: I can&#39;t even think of the right words for the, um, clues!)<br /><br />That does look like fun fabric though.
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon anon-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/anon16-rounded.gif" alt="Anonymous" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<span class="anon-comment-author">Anonymous</span>
DATE:Mar 6, 2010 12:38:00 PM
Surely that&#39;s all spam? <br />I was going to ask about the vinegar rinse (white vinegar, cold rinse) wot we were all told to do to our Levi&#39;s 501s in the days when we didn&#39;t want them to fade.<br />I&#39;ve also heard things about alum, but I&#39;m not sure what.<br />[I always remember they told us to put our nylon tights in the freezer overnight and they wouldn&#39;t run...why didn&#39;t the manufacturers do that? Of course they wanted us to buy more?]<br />What can &quot;a vinegar rinse is useless on cellulose fabrics&quot; mean?<br />I haven&#39;t looked at Spoonflower today, but when I did look, it was cotton. So are Levis. (And the Levis trick WORKED -  I worked at a shop selling them for years, and many happy clients from both sides of the &quot;want fading&quot; and &quot;want new-look&quot; attest it works.<br />?
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon anon-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/anon16-rounded.gif" alt="Anonymous" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<span class="anon-comment-author">Anonymous</span>
DATE:Mar 6, 2010 1:23:00 PM
Hi, I&#39;m the same Anonymous again - <br />WOW! You&#39;re in Pulp Diction!<br />Congratulations!<br />AND YOUR DRESS!
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon anon-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/anon16-rounded.gif" alt="Anonymous" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.beckyoh.com" rel="nofollow">Becky O.</a>
DATE:Mar 6, 2010 3:53:00 PM
True Up did a digital fabric printing experiment here:http://www.trueup.net/?p=5364<br /><br />It won&#39;t help setting colors, but it may help when choosing a printing house for your design.
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon blogger-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" alt="Blogger" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/12371112170847037417" rel="nofollow">Jen</a>
DATE:Mar 8, 2010 9:14:00 AM
Dye/Ink fastness is all about chemistry, and the printer should know how their ink will perform.  First step is to find out the ink type or brand and go from there. It might also need to be heat set. I am guessing they are using an ink better suited to 100% poly, and second the vote for running this problem by Dharma--Queen of all things dying related.
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AUTHOR:<span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon blogger-comment-icon"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" alt="Blogger" style="display:inline;" /></span>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/04668161467072636784" rel="nofollow">Phyllis</a>
DATE:Mar 12, 2010 8:18:00 AM
Yep - Dharma!
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