The First Blue Black White Shirts

I love tie dying and wanted to make shirts for Ingrid and her daughter, Ellie. I looked at the colors on Dharma Trading Co. Black? Which black? Without seeing the link that describe the different blacks, I ordered Hot Black 275 and Black 39. I sent the link to Ingrid and she thought Cerulean Blue 23 was the closest to the Estonian flag. I ordered several other blues to compare.

Keeping white? Nearly impossible! From touching the white part of the shirt with dye already on my hands, to the wash out process, keeping white turned out to be an illusive dream. So, I stuck the tainted white into more blue.

Cutting the strings on Ingrid's shirt, the purple bleed out on the black disappointed me. Oh well. Live and learn, right? That was the Black 39. The Hot Black processed nicely without needing heat. My garage temperature stayed cool, near 68 F. But, the bleed from the Hot Black was gray. Not too bad, I guess.

I forgot to take pictures, so these are what Ingrid sent.
Ellie, of course, can make anything cute! I made her a peasant shirt with cerulean blue and a ruffle dress with alpine blue. The blues in Ingrid's shirt are: azure, electric and peacock.

Upon presenting the shirts to Ingrid, she suggested I offer them at the Estonian Christmas Market ...