Faux Wrappers Paradise

Sometimes things don't turn out quite how you were expecting, but spectacular nonetheless.

I just recieved a nice big roll of 100% Czech linen and I wanted to know how nicely it took up dye.

The first side I dyed was a beautiful mix of aquamarine and emerald green which resulted in a soft tropical ocean-y green.

The next side I thought would look pretty as a nice deep red wine color.  When I came time to mix the dye I realized I didn't have enough dye to get a nice strong color but went ahead and started anyway.  About half way down the 2nd side I knew I'd need something different to punch up this color so I transitioned to a nice medium purple color. 

It wasn't until I was rinsing the wrap that I realized I'd seen this color combo before......it looked exactly like a Girasol Wrappers Paradise.  What luck!!  I hadn't started out trying to recreate this colorway but had in fact stumbled upon it.  Sometimes I get the best results when I don't have any particular result in mind when I start out!

Here it is, my Faux Wrappers Paradise.

Forest Grad on Salvia

Jim Salvia is a lovely double sided linen wrap but I decided the sedate green needed a little punch so I added a darker green gradation on top.  I'm so pleased with the ultra smooth result.

Double sided linen wraps are awesomely comfortable and I hope that this pretty green make over makes some wrap loving mama very happy when it finds a new home.