Musings of a dyer and fiber artist from Lord of the Rings and Narnia country, the South Island of New Zealand.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
What a girl wants, what a girl needs....
It's a beautiful morning, so what else would a girl do? If you're Dye Girl, that is?
Now...what goes with yellow and orange? Raspberry of course...plus a bit of teal....and why not some of THAT..... some of the best pieces I make are "WHF, let's just throw on whatever's left" pieces.
It's not that beautiful here (Christchurch) although the sun is doing its best to come out from behind the clouds. You must get through a lot of white fabric. What sort do you use?
you certainly love to dye Shirley - I do to but from the other angle skeins of yarns mainly wools however recently did a bit polyester blends - cotton - tencel and some no brand chenille. The chenille was the only thing not cream/white but still it looked fairly respectable when finished. Love your colours and like you mix up a few colours and then start splooching them about or dribbling them if necessary. cathy from KQers
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It's not that beautiful here (Christchurch) although the sun is doing its best to come out from behind the clouds. You must get through a lot of white fabric. What sort do you use?
Wow, Shirley those are GORGEOUS! Maybe you shold see if Benertex would like to make a print from some of them. They are really wonderful!
you certainly love to dye Shirley - I do to but from the other angle skeins of yarns mainly wools however recently did a bit polyester blends - cotton - tencel and some no brand chenille. The chenille was the only thing not cream/white but still it looked fairly respectable when finished. Love your colours and like you mix up a few colours and then start splooching them about or dribbling them if necessary.
cathy from KQers
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