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This is my dyeing project from today. It is still drying, indoors... its raining out :(
There are 4 braids of merino top on the left hand side, approx 4oz each. On the right side is a whole bunch of superwash merino/nylon mill ends that I used to finish up all my dyes. I dye with wilton's so I can keep the kitchen food safe :)
Kayakers head under the Wacker Street bridge during the dyeing of the Chicago River. Photo by Leslie Adkins
We spent the weekend with the Etobicoke Handweavers and Spinners Guild at Neilson Park Creative Center, testing out Carrie and Phil.
space-dye method. They looks beautiful when skeined up. But there are way too many "white" spaces left untouched. Will have to continue dip-dyeing play.
Yarn are merino and tencel blend.
Experimented with rust dyeing today, in which I sprayed rusty objects and an old white sheet with a white vinegar and water solution. After leaving for 12+ hours, this is the result. Currently undergoing the fixing process, using hot water and salt. Moving onto the textiles rotation next week at college, and I hope to be able to incorporate this technique somehow as I adore the textures and aged effect it leaves behind. Credit to user Joekevdv via Instructables for the tutorial (www.instructables.com/id/Rust-Dyeing/) and my tutor Kirsty Ratcliffe for exposing me to the technique.
Tie Dye session run by Carlisle College Art Students for members of the Tuesday Arts and Crafts group at The Heathlands Project. January 2017
Tie Dye session run by Carlisle College Art Students for members of the Tuesday Arts and Crafts group at The Heathlands Project. January 2017
First attempt ever of yarn dyeing. It will not be the last.
From left to right:
Kilafors Wool in red/orange, dyed in skein.
Kilafors Wool in tinted turquoise, dyed in skein.
Kilafors Wool in purple, red and turquoise, dyed in skein. The only one I'm not totally happy about. Maybe a future re-dying skein.