well, maybe, and maybe not. I'll have to see how they knit up to know whether or not I like the colors the way I dyed them. However, I adored the process. The kitchen, and my hands, smell of kool-aid and vinegar. And so, alas, does the wool. But I think that as a first attempt, I would consider it a success.
Picture of the first batch, microwave dyed, below.
The colors are not as bright in the picture as the yarn really is . . . darn it, but I'm pleased with the result.
The yarn, soaked in vinegar water, accepted the dyes beautifully. I did the first batch in the microwave, the second batch in mason jars set in a water bath on the stove, and then got really ambitious and dyed some roving I inherited with the last two spindles I bought with food coloring. I was a little alarmed about it, as I was afraid it would felt, but it's drying rather quickly and doesn't appear -- so far -- to have felted, so apparently I did something right!
Dyed roving . . .
And the yarn as it is right now, on the fabulous Cascade spindle . . .
The blues don't show up as well in this picture. I'm soooo excited about plying and finishing this project. There's still most of a gallon bag of roving to spindle . . .
Picture of the first batch, microwave dyed, below.
The colors are not as bright in the picture as the yarn really is . . . darn it, but I'm pleased with the result.
The yarn, soaked in vinegar water, accepted the dyes beautifully. I did the first batch in the microwave, the second batch in mason jars set in a water bath on the stove, and then got really ambitious and dyed some roving I inherited with the last two spindles I bought with food coloring. I was a little alarmed about it, as I was afraid it would felt, but it's drying rather quickly and doesn't appear -- so far -- to have felted, so apparently I did something right!
Dyed roving . . .
And the yarn as it is right now, on the fabulous Cascade spindle . . .
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