These are my wool yarn samples hanging out to dry. they were dyed with a blue and red chemical (acid) dye and fixed in the microwave. I like some of the colours, but was disappointed with others.
Scouring bowl
Hanging skeins to dry
Friday, April 01, 2011
Playing with natural and chemical dyes
Had great fun over the last few days playing with dyes.
These are my wool yarn samples hanging out to dry. they were dyed with a blue and red chemical (acid) dye and fixed in the microwave. I like some of the colours, but was disappointed with others.
Today I am dying small quantities of wool and cotton with madder, a weed! this is a l o n g process and was started on Wednesday. I'm looking forward to seeing the results. It looks good so far. However the proof of the pudding...... will be when it's all out of the pan, washed and dried. so a little while yet before I know.
Scouring bowl
Boiling pan
These are my wool yarn samples hanging out to dry. they were dyed with a blue and red chemical (acid) dye and fixed in the microwave. I like some of the colours, but was disappointed with others.
Scouring bowl
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2 comments:
Ooh, Chemistry! I'm looking forward to seeing how the madder dyed wool dries.
the colours are beautiful! Oh and so is my postcard - thanks
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