Did you ever have something that just wasn’t quite right for your project? Well, consider aging, dye, distressing, etc. Sometimes it can make something look perfect for your project. I wanted to show you how to tea dye some lace. For my large mannequin I wanted some lace trim and found the right style and size but it was white and I needed something more aged looking so I decided to dye it using tea. It’s really easy and works with lace, ribbons, fabric and even paper!
I started out by putting hot water from the tap into a plastic container and putting in a large tea bag and letting it seep for about five minutes
Then I dunked in the lace, pushing it down into the water with a plastic spoon, making sure it was totally submerged
I let it sit in the water for about 30 minutes (let it sit longer or add more tea for a darker look). Then I removed it and placed it on a stack of paper towels between an old towel
Then I pressed out as much of the the water as I could
Then I hung it over a hanger to dry (which didn’t take long) and it came out looking nice and old:)
Give it try sometime and let me know how it works. You’ll get different result depending on what you are dying, so you might want to try a scrap first before you ruin 6 yards of expensive ribbon:)