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my new made-to-order line features super super soft 21.5 micron top merino that is lovingly handspun into bulky singles and dyed with professional acid dyes in scrumptious colors!
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each skein is 80-100 yards.
each skein is unique but will be spun in the same style (thick and thin) & colorway! you can order up to 3 skeins at time.
if you plan on making a large project, please order your entire quantity of yarn at once to ensure a consistent dyelot.
current turnaround for made to order yarns: 1 week
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Project 365, 2022 Edtion: Day 225/365
Several weeks ago I asked Danny whether he'd like to dye some fibre while on vacation at the cottage. It took some organizing, but we did it.
Unintentially, we experimented in opposite directions. Danny is fastidious and detail-oriented about his craft, so he attempted to just wing it while dyeing some spinning fibre and yarn not shown here.
On the other hand, I prefer to work intuitively, eschewing rules and formaliities. This time, however, I wanted to try creating precisely measured mixed colours that can be reproduced and developed in future projects. For each of the three skeins at left, I concocted three formulae based on analagous colours (adjacent on the colour wheel). Analagous colours reliably give good effects when they mix. Then I handpainted each skein with those three colours. Samples of the three individual dyes are shown on the paper towel above each skein.
Some of the colours turned out very close to what I wanted, especially the green chartreuse. Others were a little off. I wanted more subdued purples, which apparently calls for more dilute dye. The rust colour in the yellow skein was supposed to be more of a peach, although it works nicely here. This is why we conduct reproducable experiments; so we can improve on them next time.
I made careful notes. Ironically, I have lost the notes.
That afternoon I ran out of time and energy to dye all the yarn Danny had set aside for me. The fourth skein here was a cooperative effort. He underdyed it with a red dye. Then I painted it with excess dye left from the purple skein.
It was a fun and memorable day.
Thank you to everyone who visits, faves, and comments.
I am often amazed that even if I do not know what I am doing, I end up with these colors (which I love)!
Sock blank dyeing class at Russell's Gardening with Kate of One Hundred Raven.
The ankle area under the pencil line was soaked in Winsor & Newton brush cleaner for 1 hour 30 minutes with no discoloration visible when rinsed with water. The dye did in fact come off when I lightly scrubbed with a dry melamine sponge/Magic Eraser.
A 25 cent thrift store slip, a steal of a deal if I do say so myself. It had some minor damage, which I repaired easily with a couple new seams and a couple patches with some lace trim. I used it to test out some new acid dyes and pretty much am loving the results. Old slips make absolutely perfect summer dresses, really light and delicate. The imperfections of this make it all the more beautiful to me.
©1998
49" x 74" x 0.5"
fiber wall piece
wool pile, sheared/ cotton backing/ acid dyes, hand dyed
tufting with industrial punch gun
photo credit: the artist
Horst's basic vest template minus the sleeves, additional overlap, raw locks for detail, extra length and asymetric front. Dyed with Gerda's help in gold and pumpkin acid dyes, great fun!
One of 5 hand dyed yarns I made recently, all speckled and with crazy colors. I named this one '80's Rollerskates' :) It got sold this week at The Artist's Corner, Wanaka (NZ)'s new craft store! It's the first time I actually sold something in a real store (instead of online)..so special!
I wrote down the colors, should I repeat this color way?
1. Washed the alpaca hair in warm water for about 20 minutes
2. Prepared black Ashford acid dye:
I used just a knife point but quite a LOT of water
3. Prepared the dye bath:
Mixed Ashford acid dye, water and 1 table spoon of white vinegar and added then (!) the alpaca hair
4. Stirred the hair constantly for about 30 minutes while water startet to boil
5. The result was disappointing, the color was patchy and not grey, more some kind of purple
6. Next try: Rit Dye Pearl Grey
Filled the pot with fresh warm water, 1/2 cup of salt, 1 tablespoon of laundry detergent and the dye and added then (!) the washed (!) alpaca hair
7. Stirred the hair constantly for about 15 minutes because I liked the color
8. Rinsed the hair in warm water for about 10 minutes, then I washed it twice with warm water and detergent. And then I washed it with shampoo and conditioner and blow-dried it.
I am really happy with the result!
©1995
64" x 45" x 0.5"
fiber wall piece
tufted wool pile/cotton backing/acid dyes
photo credit: the artist
©1997
68" x 51" x 0.5"
fiber wall piece
tufted wool pile/cotton backing/acid dyes
photo credit: the artist
Yarn is Kona Sport Superwash Merino from Dharma Trading Company. It was first overdyed with acid dye. Then soaked in vinegar bath, left barely damp, and sprinkled with acid dye/salt from salt shaker. Wrapped in plastic and microwaved for four minutes, rested for four minutes, microwaved for four minutes again.
Okay, not all of this came via mail, and not all of it today...but who cares :D
I have this oz of platinum white suri alpaca hair left and will dye it grey. First I will try out Ashford acid dye for protein fibers, but I'm not sure how much I should use...since it's black, you know?
If this doesn't work I still have Rit Dye in Pearl Grey!
Rit Dye Teal is for my MSR scalp...I think. Not too sure yet, haha.