A Little Rusty............

After spending some time at the metal scrap yard, I finally tried rust dyeing. I'm not sure which was more fun...scavenging through all the fun junk at the scrapyard, or seeing the results when I unwrapped the fabric from the rusty treasures! I soaked fabric in a mixture of 1/2 vinegar and 1/2 water for ten minutes. I then wrapped the fabric around the rusty objects, covered it with plastic, and let it sit overnight.

Once unwrapped, I soaked the fabric in saltwater, rinsed, washed and ironed. Here are a few of the results! I'm very happy with some of the textures I got from this process.


So, I managed to bring an extra piece home from my scavenger hunt. This piece of rusty metal was laying in a heap, just calling my name. I thought it would make a great yard sculpture. It was quite an adventure getting it in my little Jeep, but I was determined. Warren just gave me that look........you know..........the "you are very strange" look. I had plans of framing it with copper tubing or re bar, but Warren.........the one who thought I was off my rocker........came up with framing it with 4 x 4 posts. For a cheap piece of rusted metal, I think it turned out pretty cool! I think my husband has quite the artistic eye!
I think I'll be going back to the scrap yard to find more treasures. Now, I want to learn how to weld.........