Hand Dyeing Cotton Batting
Categories: Decor, Quilts
Hand dyeing cotton batting allows for custom colors for projects that aren’t quilts. I needed pastel fuchsia faux snow for one project, and pastel turquoise batting for another project. I used American Spirit Classic Cotton Batting, Rit Dye, and a few household items to create pastel batting. Custom colored batting is great for projects where felt is often used, but is softer and natural. I chose a pastel color, but with more dye darker colors can be achieved.
What you need to make this project
- Materials
- American Spirit Classic Cotton Batting in Crib Size
- Rit Dye in Fuchsia
- Rit Dye in Turquoise
- Salt
- White vinegar
- Extremely hot water
- Supplies
- Plastic table cloth
- Bucket
- Rubber or latex free gloves
- Slotted spoon
- Old towels