see:
I think it’s merino. and some misc brown wool. squished into nylons (as suggested here). I’m waiting for it to dry, and it’s for a swap and supposed to be a surprise, so that’s the preview for you.
(I’m not sure how true to color that is. it was pretty juicy when I rolled it up in the saran wrap pre-steaming. we’ll see how much the colors bled.)
I had a bit of dye-stuff leftover, so I pulled out the Louet Fingering-weight I bought last year at WI Sheep & Wool and ended up with this:
and flipped:
the one on the left was reskeined, the one on the right was twisted up as-dyed. I need to work on the color transitions, I think. (I also don’t think the reskeined one had nearly as much white spots.)
details for the curious:
Cushings dyes in Bright Purple, Peacock, and Rose
used Citric Acid crystals instead of vinegar.
added Synthrapol to the soak water.
used syringes to apply the dye. much fun.
steamed on the stove top for about 20 minutes each. let the roving cool overnight (and all day while at work)
is the first stuff roving? Lovely work girlie!!
Transitions definitely take practice and experimentation - and they vary based on the type of dye you’re using. Some dyes bleed along the fibers very easily, so you want to leave some “white space” between color changes - I seem to remember that Wilton’s is horrible for that. No idea about the Cushings (looks like it doesn’t bleed much), but the stuff we’re using (I’ve forgotten the name at the moment!) doesn’t bleed much, either.
What fun! I bet that roving will be gorgeous spun up!
Wow, how fun!
Wow! I was looking for blogs about furniture and this one came up because of the title, so I’m a little off subject here, but what a pretty set of colors. I wasn’t expecting to find beauty during my morning reading! What is it that you’re going to make from this?
Gorgeous!!
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