Finally! After a long time of longing for some bright colors to start spinning, I have finally jumped in and completed my first dyeing experiment. Not really having a clue what I was doing, I followed the directions that came with my sample package of Greener Shades Dyes, and threw a bunch of fibers into a pot with some Flame Red powder. This dye pot not only had a bunch of alpaca fiber, but also some corriedale, bamboo, silk noil, firestar, and icicle. I then did 2 exhaust baths with some llama, then angora, all coming out in various shades of pink. SUPER FUN. I am so addicted to dyeing. I have since done some greens, purples, blues, and some mixtures thereof. Now that everything is dry, packaged, and labeled, I'm off to the carder to blend my lovely new colors with some beautiful natural browns and fawns... :)
Friday, June 25, 2010
My First Dye Pot
Finally! After a long time of longing for some bright colors to start spinning, I have finally jumped in and completed my first dyeing experiment. Not really having a clue what I was doing, I followed the directions that came with my sample package of Greener Shades Dyes, and threw a bunch of fibers into a pot with some Flame Red powder. This dye pot not only had a bunch of alpaca fiber, but also some corriedale, bamboo, silk noil, firestar, and icicle. I then did 2 exhaust baths with some llama, then angora, all coming out in various shades of pink. SUPER FUN. I am so addicted to dyeing. I have since done some greens, purples, blues, and some mixtures thereof. Now that everything is dry, packaged, and labeled, I'm off to the carder to blend my lovely new colors with some beautiful natural browns and fawns... :)
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