Category: dyeing
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some colour and some black
I dyed up the last pound of corriedale roving that I’d bought from eBay a while back (seller winderwood farm) and it was finally dry tonight. I dyed in the crockpot, with Cushings dyes, in two 8 oz. batches. The roving’s in a couple balls because I accidentally pulled too hard in a few places […]
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the knitting
Didja see johanna’s comment to my last post? “I don’t know Laura, your last minute attempt to throw in some knitting doesn’t convince me. You’ve gone to the other side. You are a spinner.” Hey man, it ain’t all spinning up in here. Evidence: Bamboo Chickami Pattern: Chickami by Chicknits Yarn: Southwest Trading Company Bamboo, […]
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spinnin
Just spinning here today, folks. I spun up the first two lots of my hand-dyed corriedale. The colours aren’t quite true – both of the dyed skeins are more brown in real life. How *do* people get colour-accurate pictures? I suppose a better camera would help; alas, I’d rather spend the money on fibre. The […]