941 day of war

Hello, friends!

This week flew by quickly for me since I was busy with work every day. I came up with an idea to expand my tiedye business, and for fall, I wanted to make long sleeves. I've been thinking about this for a while, but I didn’t have the extra funds to buy fabric. Now, after receiving a few orders at the beginning of the week, I decided to invest in it and bought some long sleeves for dyeing. Every day leading up to this, I had been learning to sketch and put together this design, making test T-shirts with it, and preparing to make everything look great.

Today, after spending 4 hours preparing the long sleeve, I started dyeing it and realized that although the fabric was 100% cotton, as needed, the weave was very tight. The fabric absorbed the dye so poorly that it wasn’t suitable for dyeing. This upset me a lot. I had so many ideas and plans, but I didn’t even think to test the new fabric, not considering that this could happen.

After calming down a bit, I decided not to give up and try to return the long sleeves I hadn’t used yet. With that money, I’ll buy from a brand I know for sure dyes well. I won’t give up, and I’m determined to make some long sleeves this fall. Even though things didn’t turn out the way I had hoped, I gained some experience. Now, I think it’s worth taking a few days off from dyeing to take my mind off things.

Even though I’m very upset about what happened, I almost didn’t read the news or worry this week; I was fully immersed in planning new designs. In the midst of all this, I didn’t even notice that warm days had returned, and I should spend more time walking and riding my bike while I still can.

Recently, I calculated that from my main job, we can’t even save enough for rent each month. And we still need to eat, so I’m trying to grow my dyeing business because it's impossible to survive without it anymore. Maybe that’s why I was so upset by this situation—because of high hopes and the time I lost—but I feel like I just can’t give up. After resting, I’ll continue searching for solutions and eventually create some beautiful long sleeves.

Thank you all for your support. I’m glad I can share my thoughts and experiences with someone. Thank you!