When we met in NH, Shelagh gave me some yarn to dye with the kids. On our first effort, we used red and blue Wiltons, made in a solution with water and poured over the yarn. The results remindedme of cotton candy. I know a lot of people would be happy with it, but it was a little too pastel for my taste. Today I went at it with all sorts of other stuff. I sprinkled grape and black cherry koolaid powder right on the yarn while it simmered in just enough water to cover it in my 12 quart pan. As it was simmering, I thought it needed a little something else, so I mixed some brown Wilton's paste in water and splashed that on here and there. When the water in pan looked clear, I turned off the stove and drained off the boiling water. Some close ups of different sections of the yarn:
Don't worry folks, there will always be bugs here, too.
I've been trying to find a good milkweed bug for Shelagh, but having a hard time. Finally found this one hiding in the plant. Meanwhile, our older camera, which has the great built-in supermacro, is misbehaving terribly. I don't have a super macro for the new camera yet. So, my bug close-ups are limited for now.
6 comments:
Oooh - I like the 3rd one with all the orange hues!
Huh! Never seen a milkweed bug.
Love your dyed yarn! Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your blog. I live in Verona so every now and then I see someone or someplace I know. Keep up the great work!
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Ah yes, I too like more color in my yarn!
I would have dyed again too. I like the way it turned out in the end!
Yay! bugs! I like bugs.
Are milkweed bugs like black beetles with an orange stripe down their middle? That's what we used to call them as kids, but what did we know?
I like the earthier colors you ended up with.
Your yarn came out great.. What did you think of the quality of the yarn out of curiosity? I just bought recently one skein of the wool and nylon to see how close it was the wool and nylon I am doing for our shop. It is not the same yarn but it seemed soft. I am going to dye it this week..It also seemed thickier than fingering wt...... You did a great job with the colors!
Hi hi hi!!! Oh, the yarn came out so well! I prefer the darker colors too. And the milkweed bug is divine!!!! I'll have to see if you've put him up in your cafe press shop.
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