Real quick update on the name of the first two color ways. My husband suggested Peacock Feathers-the aqua, brown, and amethyst. My friend Jenna thought up Embers for the red gray and black.
Good news on the yarn front-yarn comes Friday for the dyeing extravaganza and I have so many colorways planned! Stay tuned!
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Showing posts with label dyeing. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The first color ways have been named!
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Dye class
So what do you get when you cross an armoire, dye, yarn and a bath tub? My freshly dyed yarn hanging in the hotel armoire after being rinsed in the hotel bath tub. Yes in the pursuit of furthing my yarn dyeing business I decided I needed to drop a little extra knowledge in the mix.
I used Greener Dyes which I think I will use to hand paint a line of superwash sock yarn. I highly recommend using these if you want a low environmental impact acid dye.
I kind of went a little crazy with the experimentation of pictoral dyeing but I think that yarn blank turned out well, I'll call it my Arizona Sunset. The other two blanks are complimentary colors, each blank being split complimentary or analogous. I think they turned out real well, but I still need to do a more in depth color study soon. Also if any one knows of a good yarn base thats a 100% wool I would think you are awesome. Anyway, here's the parting shot of the armoire. I'll upload the pic of the finished product later, once it dries.

I used Greener Dyes which I think I will use to hand paint a line of superwash sock yarn. I highly recommend using these if you want a low environmental impact acid dye.
I kind of went a little crazy with the experimentation of pictoral dyeing but I think that yarn blank turned out well, I'll call it my Arizona Sunset. The other two blanks are complimentary colors, each blank being split complimentary or analogous. I think they turned out real well, but I still need to do a more in depth color study soon. Also if any one knows of a good yarn base thats a 100% wool I would think you are awesome. Anyway, here's the parting shot of the armoire. I'll upload the pic of the finished product later, once it dries.
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