Stitch dye? Anyone brave enough to try?

wheee! · 10-16-2011, 03:41 PM

I'm glad I went with the black cherry colour!! sounds easier!!!

gurneyeagle · 10-29-2011, 01:31 PM

Okay, in my never-ending quest to keep this thread going and obsess over doing this mod, I took another trip to Michael's this morning. After seeing Mandingo's interior, and continuing to play with the red/orange combo, I still wasn't happy with the results and decided to try cobalt blue.

Well, my local Michael's Uchida dye pen inventory is just about depleted - no doubt at the hands of rabid Z owners in Houston - so I had to pick-up a combo back of five pens. I noticed that the red pen's cap cover seemed "redder" than the pens I had previously purchased.

So as soon as I got home, I whipped-out my trusty black "test mule" cap with white stitching and laid down a "new" red line of threads next to the "old" red line of threads. It was like night and day!

The "old" thread definitely looks magenta, while the "new" red looks red, leaning more to orange. I also tried the blue, and have to say it looks pretty darn good. It's actually a perfect match for the blue found on the a/c temp knob.

The UPC on the red is 0 28617 12222 9

The UPC on the blue is 0 28617 12223 6

The pens are both dual tip - ball point on one end and brush tip on the other.

So here I sit with about $20 worth of dye pens and a choice to now make - blue or red. I'll obsess over that choice for a while since the wife has me booked for other commitments today.

At least I've earned street cred at Michael's with all my new girl friends. I'm scheduled for crochet lessons on Monday and needle point on Wednesday. I'm spending tomorrow trying to sort my new rug hooking kit.

Anyone willing to donate Z t-shirts for my quilt project should send their tax deductible donations (Haiti and Kazakhstan) to:

Gurneyeagle
AAR Home for the OCD
Cuda Ranch, CA 69669

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10-29-2011, 01:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
gurneyeagle A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Houston/Saint Augustine Posts: 2,681 Drives: '18 Audi TT RS Rep Power: 20217	Okay, in my never-ending quest to keep this thread going and obsess over doing this mod, I took another trip to Michael's this morning. After seeing Mandingo's interior, and continuing to play with the red/orange combo, I still wasn't happy with the results and decided to try cobalt blue. Well, my local Michael's Uchida dye pen inventory is just about depleted - no doubt at the hands of rabid Z owners in Houston - so I had to pick-up a combo back of five pens. I noticed that the red pen's cap cover seemed "redder" than the pens I had previously purchased. So as soon as I got home, I whipped-out my trusty black "test mule" cap with white stitching and laid down a "new" red line of threads next to the "old" red line of threads. It was like night and day! The "old" thread definitely looks magenta, while the "new" red looks red, leaning more to orange. I also tried the blue, and have to say it looks pretty darn good. It's actually a perfect match for the blue found on the a/c temp knob. The UPC on the red is 0 28617 12222 9 The UPC on the blue is 0 28617 12223 6 The pens are both dual tip - ball point on one end and brush tip on the other. So here I sit with about $20 worth of dye pens and a choice to now make - blue or red. I'll obsess over that choice for a while since the wife has me booked for other commitments today. At least I've earned street cred at Michael's with all my new girl friends. I'm scheduled for crochet lessons on Monday and needle point on Wednesday. I'm spending tomorrow trying to sort my new rug hooking kit. Anyone willing to donate Z t-shirts for my quilt project should send their tax deductible donations (Haiti and Kazakhstan) to: Gurneyeagle AAR Home for the OCD Cuda Ranch, CA 69669 __________________ Waiting on the Z35! SOLD - 2011 Gun Metallic Touring 7AT w Sports Pkg & Nav, Nismo Bumper and Rims, RC Grille, RC Brake Ducts, H&R Spacers, Painted Door Hdls, GTR Start Button, Nav By-Pass, EVO R Fog Light, CF Ducktail, CF Interior Trim