playing with prints is nice, but i like the yarn dyed woven patterns as well. what id nice is that yarn dyes can be torn along pattern lines to isolate color areas. you always get a straight line. stripe work particularly well. and it is a great way to recycle old men's shirts into new designs.
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playing with prints is nice, but i like the yarn dyed woven patterns as well. what id nice is that yarn dyes can be torn along pattern lines to isolate color areas. you always get a straight line. stripe work particularly well. and it is a great way to recycle old men's shirts into new designs.