Alright, so I know this bag may not look very exciting, but think of all the possibilities!!! I just had a lovely trade for this fabulous white roving, and I can't wait to start dying.
The truth is I haven't had a whole lot of experience dying yarn. The one time I did do it, it turned out fabulous! I found this great color card online that really helped me get a legit idea for what kind of kool-aid to use. I haven't tried any dyes other than kool-aid, but I may be willing to experiment. Also I have heard of adding a certain kind of tea to the kool-aid that dulls the brightness a bit so I am hoping to find that as well.
Anyhow, I just had to share my roving excitement. Right now I working on some alpaca mittens with the yarn I dyed previously... I'll work on getting you a picture. Also I am combining the results of two of my polls and making some fingerless gloves out of recycled silk - be watching for them to pop up in my shop!
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Oooh, how fun!! I love dyeing. I have been doing some natural dyeing. There are pictures on my blog!
ReplyDeletewhat fun! i haven't tried dying with koolaid. i won't let my kids drink it because of the food coloring...but hey! we could tie dye! fabulous idea.
ReplyDeleteWow! How cool to find this entry in your blog...I need to buy some roving for my son's project (felt balls) -- I can't wait to read more about the whole dyeing your wool!
ReplyDeleteOh that does look exciting!
ReplyDeleteI really want to try the kool-aid dye process. You'll have to post the results!
I've never tried that, but how exciting it would be. :)
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! How Kool is that?! I had no idea that yarns were dyed with kool-aid and such... Yay! Have fun sweetie!
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I haven't done any dyeing in several years, but when I was into spinning my own yarn, I LOVED it. Have fun and be sure to post pics of the results!!!
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