Potluck anyone?
I've been trying my hand at dyeing, some of which I've blogged about, most of which I haven't. I tried hot pour dyeing last weekend. It sounded easy enough--heat up some fiber in water, add colors, poke, cook, cool, rinse, done.
8 oz of fiber + heat + dye:
Hot pour dyeing
The results were less than thrilling. Trust me, they look better in braids.
Potluck - Cobbler
Potluck - Cobbler
I didn't realize that the yellow traveled to the bottom of the pot and spread farther than I intended. The top bump is heavy yellow/red and the bottom bump is heavy yellow/blue. My first thought was, "Overdye." But then I thought if I made a 3-ply with all 8 ounces, it could turn into something I like.
Stage 7 of Tour de Fleece Stage is promising. Most of Bobbin 1 looks like this (with more yellow):
But the end of the bobbin looks like this:
Bobbin 1 of 3
This might work. If it doesn't, I can always throw it back into the dye pot, right?
8 oz of fiber + heat + dye:
Hot pour dyeing
The results were less than thrilling. Trust me, they look better in braids.
Potluck - Cobbler
Potluck - Cobbler
I didn't realize that the yellow traveled to the bottom of the pot and spread farther than I intended. The top bump is heavy yellow/red and the bottom bump is heavy yellow/blue. My first thought was, "Overdye." But then I thought if I made a 3-ply with all 8 ounces, it could turn into something I like.
Stage 7 of Tour de Fleece Stage is promising. Most of Bobbin 1 looks like this (with more yellow):
But the end of the bobbin looks like this:
Bobbin 1 of 3
This might work. If it doesn't, I can always throw it back into the dye pot, right?
Labels: 24x7 Fiber, dyeing, fiber, KnitFlix, spinning, Tour de Fleece, wool
4 Comments:
Wow, I can't wait to see how this plies - I love the bobbin!
By spinnity, at 7/11/2010 11:33 AM
I like it!
Your first link is broke-y, btw.
By SpinalCat, at 7/11/2010 1:39 PM
Thanks! Fixed the link.
By Bogie, at 7/11/2010 8:25 PM
Pretty!
By Lori, at 7/12/2010 11:42 AM
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