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may 7, 2006
this is better
Oh yeah, immersion dyeing is the way to go for me. More control. Less mess. Just the colors I wanted!
Now I'm excited! I'm off to wind more yarn. I'll mix more colors tonight after the boys go to bed. And tomorrow we dye. posted by alison at 10:05 am | in
dye job
Comments
very nice! I still love the first hank, though! Posted by: Janine at May 7, 2006 10:25 AMI like that, can't wait to see it knitted up. I like the first skein too, don't judge it till you knit it - you might be surprised! Posted by: Sue at May 7, 2006 10:37 AMFun! Is that self striping sock yarn? It'll look cool! :) Posted by: Andrea at May 7, 2006 10:59 AMWow...looks like candy. Posted by: wendy at May 7, 2006 11:54 AMThat is a fabulous red! What was your inspiration for this colorway? Posted by: Rosemary - Quietish at May 7, 2006 11:59 AMLooks great Alison! Posted by: amanda at May 7, 2006 12:20 PMDid you have any trouble with wicking? When I do immersion dyeing I always have a heck of a time getting the colours to stay where they're supposed to... Posted by: mote at May 7, 2006 12:32 PMThat turned out great! Posted by: Chris at May 7, 2006 1:34 PMYup! I second the motion for imersion dying. Posted by: Lynette at May 7, 2006 1:51 PMThat yarn looks really awesome. I did a bit of dyeing on friday due to all the people out there that are dyeing such pretty things. It's inspirational! I used One Shot and I posted pics on my blog =). Posted by: Lavendersheep at May 7, 2006 1:56 PMThe colors look great. I'm thinking this colorway reminds me of sock monkeys, with the red and brown and white. Posted by: katie at May 7, 2006 4:06 PMOoh! I love it! It makes me think of cherry coke. Yeah, I am weird. Posted by: Sarah at May 7, 2006 6:22 PMOh, the fun w/o the work! Posted by: Leslie at May 7, 2006 9:50 PMLove that red - what kind of dye were you using? Posted by: Laura at May 8, 2006 1:27 AMI'm so, soooo impressed by the control. Mine are so damned messy. What the heck is your secret??? I can't hang things over the edge like that because I have a gas stove. *pout* Posted by: Sachi at May 8, 2006 2:06 AMNice colors... Is immersion dyeing where you put each section of the yarn in a different pot with a different color? (Like how you did your last Kool-Aid dyeing project?) And you find that superior to "hand-painting" all in one container? Just trying to better understand the different options out there.... Posted by: Mary at May 8, 2006 12:28 PMI am also in the Dye-o-Rama and am going to try acid dyeing. What do you think about the ProChemical starter kit? Are you able to produce most colors with the starter kit? This is all so new to me but also exciting! Posted by: Deena at May 8, 2006 3:14 PMFAB! Posted by: Orli at May 8, 2006 4:19 PMhee, hee... it's fun to find somebody as obsessed with their new dyeing hobby as I am. Let me guess, you don't get nearly enough sleep any more either? :D The experiments and possibilities are never ending... Posted by: Lotta at May 8, 2006 6:07 PM |
