Don't You Hate It When.....

[Sheilajeanne]

Okay, pet peeve time... we work with dye when colouring leather. That means we are DYEING it. The other spelling (dying) means you're about to leave this world! 

[SpruceMoose]

On 9/2/2023 at 12:43 PM, Sheilajeanne said:

You decide you need to do this one little touch-up on your nearly completed project, and can't be bothered taking your usual precautions with the leather dye...

You can guess what comes next, I'm sure! 

This is the worst. Failing to take dye precautions!   Ah the projects that have gotten the ol, 'i guess it's all black dye for you' after painstaking hand painting a decorative scenery.

I've got these heavy bulbous votive candle holders that fit plastic shot glasses perfect, me or the cats can't knock it over. There's a fellow on etsy who 3d prints 4 oz dye bottle holders(weighted i think) too. 

I used to sometimes use to big of brushed for hand painting, the get more done faster...but...they like to pick up too much dye and sometimes drip, even after a quick blotting on paper before, the horror. I use smaller brushes now.

Edited September 5, 2023 by SpruceMoose

[BlackDragon]

39 minutes ago, Sheilajeanne said:

Okay, pet peeve time... we work with dye when colouring leather. That means we are DYEING it. The other spelling (dying) means you're about to leave this world! 

When dyeing I die a little on the inside so dying is applicable 

[Sheilajeanne]

9 hours ago, johnnydb said:

I have learned to wear latex gloves and cover everything with garbage bags (including myself) when doing even the smallest project.   

I was very fortunate the dye missed my clothing in this particular case. I keep a box of gloves on a shelf above my bench, and a roll of paper towels is always in a nearby holder. And I use glass shot glasses for large dye projects, and Tandy's little plastic painter's pallet for smaller ones. Maybe I need to make a holder for the shot glasses and/or my dye bottles. Have yet to spill a shot glass, though, as they are bottom heavy.  Oh, and I have a box of 1 ml. syringes for measuring dye, plus some larger 3 and 10 ml syringes for larger amounts. Once the dye is measured out, the neck of the dye bottle and the cap are carefully wiped down before recapping to make sure I get a good seal, and to make sure I can get the cap off the next time I need that particular dye! 

 

[fredk]

. . . . . when you stamp something to find you've done it up side down?

[tsunkasapa]

9 minutes ago, Sheilajeanne said:

I was very fortunate the dye missed my clothing in this particular case. I keep a box of gloves on a shelf above my bench, and a roll of paper towels is always in a nearby holder. And I use glass shot glasses for large dye projects, and Tandy's little plastic painter's pallet for smaller ones. Maybe I need to make a holder for the shot glasses and/or my dye bottles. Have yet to spill a shot glass, though, as they are bottom heavy.  Oh, and I have a box of 1 ml. syringes for measuring dye, plus some larger 3 and 10 ml syringes for larger amounts. Once the dye is measured out, the neck of the dye bottle and the cap are carefully wiped down before recapping to make sure I get a good seal, and to make sure I can get the cap off the next time I need that particular dye! 

 

I am fortunate enough to have a nationally known fish egg company here in my home town. Even MORE fortunate my dad and the founder were great friends. So I just swing by the plant and pick up a dozen or so of those low profile jars they pack the eggs in. They are almost impossible to tip over.

[Handstitched]

4 hours ago, fredk said:

. . . . . when you stamp something to find you've done it up side down?

or misspelling when doing monograms  etc.  The air goes rather ' blue' .

HS

[fredk]

yup, dun that two

Colin turned out Golin,   Andy became Amdy,   left out a T in Kitty,   spelt Gemma Jemma

[Burkhardt]

11 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said:

colouring

Now I'm really confused because the spelling didn't look right but I see it both ways or is it one of those that can be spelled either way?

[fredk]

US spelling = coloring,  vs British spelling = colouring