TwoTone Rag Dying

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This is best explained in a video:

• A color is first applied very thinly - you will notice how the excess dye as either dabbed off on the rag or smeared off on the brown paper.
• A second darker color, in this case a cordovan brown, is applied mainly around the edges to start the two tone effect. It is also applied over the red dye in the center, but ever so thin.
• This technique is essentially a dry brush technique with a rag.
• The third color to be applied is black - it is rubbed on just around the very edges and then blended in with a rag that contains the red dye.

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