I’m having quite a bit of trouble with fiber preparation. I’m working on learning to comb wool for worsted spinning using a set of English combs and the kid mohair that my husband and friends conspired to get for me at Sheep-Con (that’s what my husband calls the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival) last year. […]
Read more "Fiber preparation"I had a bit of time sans kids and husband, so I knocked out quite a few colors. Same procedure as before, one small spoonful of dye powder to 4 cups of water and 1/4 cup of vinegar, 6 yard skeins, pulled every 5 minutes. The russet, emerald, and turquoise were opaque at the start […]
Read more "Dyeing for Color Part II"Ok, so after struggling with the very small dye powder weights and thinking that I was going to need to get and analytical scale to be able to do small dye lots… I found this wonderful site http://www.gfwsheep.com/rov.inst/rov.inst.html. There they suggest making up concentrated batches in gallon containers and diluting from there… Duh! Only one […]
Read more "Reinventing the Wheel"It’s spring and nature is spreading color all over the place (mostly green pollen all over my car). Since Spring Break is here, and a little bit of extra time with it, I thought I’d do my part to help. Last week I prepped ahead and ordered 10 Jacquard Acid Dyes from Sheepish Creations at […]
Read more "Dyeing for Color Part 1: Purple and Gold"Ok, so I’ve finally broken down and joined in on this blog thing. I’ve had to keep one for the last 6 months for work, so I understand how they work, but the kids at school don’t read the materials I hand to them, I have my doubts about them going out and looking for […]
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