Black and Blue Skirt

My friend Marci gave me the fabric for this skirt. It’s a retro-looking grid of garden tools. The print was white on black, but I thought it was too much contrast, so I dyed it “denim blue.” This was the first time I’ve dyed something. I had to use a plastic bucket in the tub because we don’t have our own washing machine and I suspect the condo has rules about dyeing in the laundry room. The directions said to agitate the dye the entire time. I sat at the edge of the tub stirring away with one hand and blocking the dog with the other. After half an hour I was supposed to rinse the skirt until the water ran clear, which it never did. Then I washed it by hand and rinsed some more. The whole process was tiring, but worth it. I love black and blue together.