airbrushing crochet?

[Kristen Hudgins]

so ive been looking at pics of amigurumi trying to figure out why some of them just look so amazing. ive come to the conclusion that its because they have rosy cheeks or other spots of color

 

. how do you get this color and how does it affect washing? 

 

im sure there are many different techniques but i was wondering about airbrushing. recently i saw a video on how to dye acrylic yarn with acrylic paint. you have to use a lot of paint because most of it washes out but it can be done. so now im playing around with ideas on how to do it. i will dig out my airbrush and test on a swatch and see what i come up with.

 

what do you all think?

[LI Roe]

I have heard that some people have used blush to give their dolls a bit of a rosy cheek color but not sure how that would stand up to repeated wear (unless it was for display only). You are right in trying a swatch to see how it comes out. I have also seen people use Kool Aid to dye yarn but not sure if it was cotton yarn.

 

Good luck, have fun and keep us posted on how it turns out.

 

Roe

[Kristen Hudgins]

i will try to dig out my airbrush 2moro and i will let you know how it goes