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My feet have enjoyed #WFH - I mostly wear sandals, or go barefoot.
I liked the @KEEN Uneek EVO& #39;s, but didn& #39;t like the color choices. Ended up buying these SUPER BRIGHT WHITE ones.
Folks, I couldn& #39;t manage. They were distractingly bright. So what a Maker do? I tried to fix them.
I liked the @KEEN Uneek EVO& #39;s, but didn& #39;t like the color choices. Ended up buying these SUPER BRIGHT WHITE ones.
Folks, I couldn& #39;t manage. They were distractingly bright. So what a Maker do? I tried to fix them.
TIME TO DYE, SANDALS! I bought some fabric dye, but the sandals& #39; material list was...cryptic, and dye requires different instructions for different fabrics.
I figured mostly nylon, which requires high temps, but I didn& #39;t have a pot big enough to simmer two shoes. Sink it is.
I figured mostly nylon, which requires high temps, but I didn& #39;t have a pot big enough to simmer two shoes. Sink it is.
I used the hottest water I could, added soap and vinegar (better for nylon), and then added some additional boiled water.
Given the different materials I had *no idea* what they would look like, because I have approximately zero experience dyeing things.
Given the different materials I had *no idea* what they would look like, because I have approximately zero experience dyeing things.
The results were...mixed.
The different materials ended up colored very differently, which I& #39;m fine with. The paracord didn& #39;t take the dye well at all, it& #39;s pretty inconsistent, and I wonder if it will hold.
The weirdest thing, though, are the spots!
The different materials ended up colored very differently, which I& #39;m fine with. The paracord didn& #39;t take the dye well at all, it& #39;s pretty inconsistent, and I wonder if it will hold.
The weirdest thing, though, are the spots!
When I pulled the first one out to rinse, I saw the spots, and figured I had done something terribly wrong.
But then when I pulled the second one out, I saw it had the EXACT same pattern of spots.
I will tell you, my inexperienced fabric-dyeing brain is bewildered.
But then when I pulled the second one out, I saw it had the EXACT same pattern of spots.
I will tell you, my inexperienced fabric-dyeing brain is bewildered.
This splotchiness continued all over this fabric part of the shoe - in exactly the same pattern!
There& #39;s no obvious difference in the fabric in these places, no seams, etc. I don& #39;t get it at all.
(But look how beautifully blue the trim is!)
There& #39;s no obvious difference in the fabric in these places, no seams, etc. I don& #39;t get it at all.
(But look how beautifully blue the trim is!)
Fortunately this has faded a bit as the shoes dried.
Can anyone help explain my dyeing mystery? What changes in the fabric would cause those splotches?
Can anyone help explain my dyeing mystery? What changes in the fabric would cause those splotches?
Do not, however, get the impression that I am disappointed in the result. I will wear the crap out of these shoes, as they are comfy AF, and I& #39;m thrilled that their SUPER WHITENESS is no longer going to distract my lizard brain with peripheral motion while I& #39;m walking.
As an aside, I think people are generally too afraid to modify their stuff.
Instead of throwing something away, why not make it into what YOU want it to be? What do you have to lose?
Except, perhaps, going around with blue stained feet for a while.
Instead of throwing something away, why not make it into what YOU want it to be? What do you have to lose?
Except, perhaps, going around with blue stained feet for a while.
