Re: [baidarka] tie dye

Subject: Re: [baidarka] tie dye
From: Paul Montgomery (paul@paddleandoar.com)
Date: Mon Jun 26 2006 - 19:04:29 EDT

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On Jun 26, 2006, at 8:45 AM, Schena@aol.com wrote:

> Has anyone tried tie dying their boat fabric before sewing it on.
> Do you
> think I'll have to use cotton for this or will nylon work?
>
> Joe Schena
> --

I use nylon for my boat fabric and one reason I like it is because
after you sew it on you can shrink it using water and an iron. I'm
not sure but I think that if you tie die the nylon it will shrink and
will make it more difficult to get a drum tight fit on the boat
afterwards.

Paul Montgomery
paul@paddleandoar.com
http://paddleandoar.com

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