My first dyeing adventure! I started with some 100% wool that I purchased on Ebay, light pink in color. I chose this as a practice yarn because the yarn is quite scratchy, so I figured if I messed it up, it's no great loss. The first step was to soak the yarn in a vinegar bath to allow the wool to accept the dye more readily. (See photo on left.)
Next, I mixed up some vermillion and some pink dye, then soaked sections of the wool in each container for several minutes, moving the yarn so the dye would color different sections with more or less intensity.
The result is show above, with the original yarn show in the cone, and the newly dyed yarn in balls with a small sample of the yarn knitted up. Stay tuned to see more fabulous yarn coming soon!
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