While I was on a roll, I decide to dye some of the bouclé wool in Sapphire Blue. I have this earmarked for a simple shrug. Interestingly, there is considerable difference in the depth of colour that has resulted although I used the dye at full strength. I'm not concerned about it, it makes it more interesting than a plain flat colour.
Today is beautiful. Here's the foothills of the Southern Alps that I can see from upstairs.
This is the fingering wool I dyed yesterday. The bits that didn't dye properly have just added a bit of colour difference to the mix. The wool was quite old and had been in its hanks for a lonnnnngggg time so it all stuck together. Normally this wouldn't happen with hanks that you wind yourself. I'm pleased with the result, but spent hours last night winding some of the first hank into balls as I watched our Olympic rowers do exceptionally well in their heats, with most coming first.
I've been waiting more than 10 days to get this book, which only had to come from the North Island. I could have got it faster from Amazon. I am just drooling over what's in it. Yes, this is the dye porn.....
India Flint, who is an Australian, has been doing some wonderful dyeing with plants.
Wonderful stuff...and she has a great name too! Perhaps I should change mine? How about China Goodwin?
While I was on a roll, I decide to dye some of the bouclé wool in Sapphire Blue. I have this earmarked for a simple shrug. Interestingly, there is considerable difference in the depth of colour that has resulted although I used the dye at full strength. I'm not concerned about it, it makes it more interesting than a plain flat colour.
Today is beautiful. Here's the foothills of the Southern Alps that I can see from upstairs.
This is the fingering wool I dyed yesterday. The bits that didn't dye properly have just added a bit of colour difference to the mix. The wool was quite old and had been in its hanks for a lonnnnngggg time so it all stuck together. Normally this wouldn't happen with hanks that you wind yourself. I'm pleased with the result, but spent hours last night winding some of the first hank into balls as I watched our Olympic rowers do exceptionally well in their heats, with most coming first.
I've been waiting more than 10 days to get this book, which only had to come from the North Island. I could have got it faster from Amazon. I am just drooling over what's in it. Yes, this is the dye porn.....
India Flint, who is an Australian, has been doing some wonderful dyeing with plants.
Wonderful stuff...and she has a great name too! Perhaps I should change mine? How about China Goodwin?
5 comments:
Your yarns turned out beautiful. The book looks intriguing. I've never been interested in natural dyes but I might need to get interested!
The book looks beautiful as do your yarns. I love that blue.
Love that blue best!
Those mountains look delightfully chilly. We had a rare frost today - sunny now!
So glad you've received the book, it's wonderful, I've been drooling over mine for a week, can't wait to get out there collecting stuff to try out her techniques.
Lovely colours in your wools, especially that gorgeous blue for the shrug.
Oh love this book and your blog!! am busy drooling a lot!! Tried to find the book on Amazon but not there?? help! please where can I find it? and thanks for all the info here just wonderful!! I am adding you to my blog as well hope that is ok?? thanks Linda
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