Tag: botanical dyed yarn
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The Results Are In!
I finished spinning up one of the braids I dyed with Hopi Sunflower seeds. Braid This braid is blue-faced Leicester and is combed top, not roving. What is the difference between roving and combed tops, you ask? Combed top the fibres are all combed, so they are parallel. Roving the fibres are not combed and…
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A Look At My Natural Dyeing Experiment With Sunflower Seeds & Iron
Hopi Sunflower Seeds Creating Dye Stock Hopi sunflower seeds have been used for centuries by the Hopi people of northeastern Arizona as a natural dye to colour their textiles. The seeds produced a rich and vibrant purple colour that could be easily extracted and used to dye wool. To create a dye stock with this…
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Dye Kits Are Available!
Embrace a touch of last summer. I have kits available that will supply you with mordanted fingering weight yarn (3 25g mini skeins) and 10g of dried flowers (from my garden) to dye your first skeins of yarn.The steps outlined in the kit are very simple. It’s as simple as 1,2,3. You provide the glass…
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Look How I Do It!
Here is how I cast on and knit the first round of a sock on a 9” circular needle. The yarn is hand dyed with botanical dyes and is an organic superwash yarn (yes there is such a thing). www.instagram.com/reel/CbBaIrbD9CT/ I love the speed I gain and when I travel I don’t have to worry…