Cheese cloth table runners

Hi! I’m also in process of ordering for our wedding. Does anyone have any pictures of what the different grades look like I’m struggling at what grade is best.

View Quoted Comment I am doing it next week. So please let me know how yours turned out !

View Quoted Comment I am buying grade 60 as I've read that's best for table runners.

View Quoted Comment Did you end up doing yours in the washer?? That’s what I was thinking as well!

View Quoted Comment I still haven’t dyed mine. I don’t think it will work in my washer because I have an energy efficient washer and it tries use the least amount of water as possible. My FMIL is bringing a canning pot next weekend but I don’t think it will be big enough. Sooooo I m still not sure. I’ll probably have to cut it up into pieces.

View Quoted Comment I did do it in the washer. But it kept draining, even though we shut it off. I wish I would have done it in the bath tub. Also, definetly hang dry them!! But they turned out beautifully. I followed the directions exactly on the rit website.

That's how they turned out

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What color of RIT dye is this? I'm looking to achieve something similar and can't find the right color combo.

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I love this. Any tips for getting this color? What color of RIT dye did you use?

View Quoted Comment Russet brown and dark brown. There is an exact color combo creation on the RIT website. I cant remember what I used.

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Perfect. Thanks so much!

View Quoted Comment Yep. It's a PDF that you download

View Quoted Comment I used the dye formula for mauve through Rit Dye’s website. I dyed 2x 5 yard pieces of pre-washed gauze at a time in 3 gallons of water with 1/4 cup wine dye, 1 Tbsp purple dye, and 1 Tbsp taupe dye. My dye bath time was 90 seconds. I then did the color fixative and dried it, then washed them to remove any excess in warm/hot water & that lightened them up a bit. I attached a photo for how they came out.

I just made mine this weekend and love how they turned out! Instead of runners I’m bunching it up around the mason jar that will hold the flowers since our tables are round. I am not very crafty so don’t be nervous to do this if you are thinking about making them!

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What color is this? I'm trying to achieve a similar color.

View Quoted Comment I followed the RIT formula for citadel. I just added a very small splash of aquamarine to get it a little more blue than the grey. Just test it out with some scraps of the cheesecloth and remember to let it dry a little to see the true color before making them. I kept them in the bath for about 45 seconds.

https://www.ritdye.com/color-formulas/citadel/

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Thank you!!

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Did you find it necessary to use dye fixative? I am doing napkins and runners. I'm only using these for the wedding so I'm not concerned about them holding their color in the wash but I just want to make sure the color doesn't transfer to the white table cloth it will be on, people's clothes or anything weird like that.

View Quoted Comment Did you use dye fixative for the napkins? If not did you have any problems>

What is the best width to use for the table runners?