Calico samples

Here are some calico samples that i have manipulated to see what gives the best result. I wanted a dirty/stained look like the old Bunty magazine has. I tried a few and heres what i came up with.

This is the plain calico with nothing done to it. It is to plain and i think i can make it alot more interesting.

This one i stained with coffee. Now in the second picture you cant really see how well it has worked but it had a really nice colour to it and it has stained the edges really well, this is good because this is exactly the effect i wanted althought i wont be having the edges in the pictures but maybe i could do some extra coffee staining on the outside. Also when i was ringing out the extra coffee the calico became creased. I like the effect because it makes it look older and thats what i am looking for. So i will do this for the final one whatever effect i choose.

I then tried burning the calico which nearly ended up in me burning my kitchen down. So i dont know if i would want to do this with 7 meters of it! However it does give a nice colour but i definitely think its to unpredictable.

I also left one outside however this did not work at all, just got really wet and looks slightly dirty but not what i wanted.

So the winner is...(drum roll)

coffee! (cheering)

This definitely worked the best. I will be doing it with 7 meters and i know there is a spare plastic pin outside so this will be perfect for staining.