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dyeing - The alkanet has been soaking in alcohol since Wednesday, and this is Sunday; time to strain. - photo by Cecille de Beumund
I played around with some of the "Bare" KnitPicks Gloss -- I dyed two big hanks of it in the washer with RIT dye. First I used a blue, then I overdyed it with fuschia. I think it ended up looking rather pretty.
Coloured with coffee. The one on the left was first coloured with rhubarb (dull greenbrown) and then with coffee.
cotton and linen dyed with fiber reactive pro and RIT dyes for comparison. colors mixed from primary colors only.
Natural dyeing isn't always as predictable as we'd like. The books said a light lavender blue color would result from elderberries and alum. Instead I got this (not unpleasant) rosy tan. The yarn smells of elderberries, but the color is set and doesn't wash or rub off. The fact that our elderberries grow in alkaline soil may affect the color. Or not.