Category: Final Outcome
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Logwood, Chlorophyllin, &…
Chlorophyllin, Logwood, Cochineal, and Madder Root. Remember these braids of fibre and yarn I dyed? Well, here they are, a couple of weeks after I let them cure. I then washed them in a ph neutral soap and dried them. Logwood Dyed Combed Top Results To create the different colours using the logwood dye extract…
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How to Balance Your Passion for Dyeing Combed Top and Yarns?
Most dyers pick combed top OR yarn to dye and then sell. Being a spinner and a sock knitter, I can’t limit myself to either.Dyeing with organic sock yarn has been instantly rewarding. I follow the steps of mordanting, preparing the dye stock, and then soaking the yarn. After following these steps, I’m guaranteed to…
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Here’s a Pumpkin Patch Colour Way that you’ll love.
Hand dyed by me with flowers and plants from my garden. I used marigolds, St. John’s Wart, Madder, and Japanese indigo. All but the madder root was from my garden as I have some growing, but it takes two to three years to mature. You can find these mini skein sets at my Etsy shop.…
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Reason To Celebrate!
The brand new mini skeins are now listed in my shop! I have to tell you, this shop update means so much more to me than just listing yarn in a shop. Year’s ago (like we’re talking 2009 I started experimenting with natural dyes. I had an idea of growing my own plants to dye…