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Eco-Dyeing & Natural Dyes

3/9/2018

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Last weekend was very eventful!  I spent my days at The Naked Sheep with Ash Alberg of Sunflower Knit taking a couple very informative workshops.  On Sat I was able to play with natural dyes, and flowers to create this super cool napkin set.  We used marigolds and pansies for the eco-dyeing and wrapped up our bundles to soak in their pots.  I used Logwood, Osage Orange, Pomegranate and just plain water.  It is such a cool process and just enjoying the creativity and experiment was fun, especially when there is a surprise outcome.  
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Osage Orange
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Logwood
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Pomegranate
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I also dyed a silk tarot cloth using the logwood dye.  I am really happy with how it came out with bright colours scattered around.
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Here it is in action with my Spirit Cats Deck by Nicole Piar
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On Sunday I took an amazing Shawl Design workshop also taught by Ash.  Such an abundance of good info and insight.  Shawls are great projects and accessories that can be worn all year round.
I am working on a few things at the moment that I hope to share with you soon.  One design is with Coleen of Cog Yarns and we are working together to promote the Manitoba Fibre Festival this year in their Makers Challenge.
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I am also heading to Toronto this month to attend my 4th Etsy Team Captains' Summit.  I am excited to go but also a bit worried how I will get around now that I have a spinal issue that affects my walking and standing.  I am excited to let you know how the trip goes when I get back.  In the meantime I am organizing Regina's first Etsy Spring Made in Canada.  You can find out more details on our Facebook event page.  
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Tour de Fleece Giveaway!

6/25/2013

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Time for another giveaway, and just in time for Tour de Fleece!  The prize this time is a top whorl spindle made by Jill Holbrook and some merino & merino/silk fibres. This is a great little starter kit for someone who wants to learn how to spin or another great addition to your spindle collection.  So now for the catch, to win this you must answer a skill testing question:

                      "What is the difference between top and roving?"

You can post your answer in the comments and also post why you love spinning or why you want to learn how to spin.  I will pick a winner based on the correct answer via a draw on Sat June 29th in time to kick off the tour.  If you aren't aware, Tour de Fleece runs along with the Tour de France.  People pick goals or challenges and spin during the entire tour.  You can make this as simple or difficult as you like. My friends and I are a little more easy going than others during the tour and people will be spinning all around the globe during this time.  Did I mention you can win a lot of great prizes?  Another little tid bit of info; this year is the 100th year of the Tour de France, so if you haven't tried it yet this would be a great year to start.
 

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Dyeing Silk

1/22/2012

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I had some hankies I wanted to dye to make the mawata mitts like the Yarn Harlot. I used this tutorial (sorry some of the pictures are blurry)

I used about 44 g of silk and soaked them in vinegar for a day

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As the hanky was draining, I got my dyes ready

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I poured my dyes on and let them sit for a while to penetrate the hankies

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I then baked them in the over at 185F for 30 mins. When I took them out I let them sit in warm warter again ans let some of the dye leech out. I hung them up to dry and they came out way different than I expected lol

I am going to try it again but the next time I am going to split the stack in half so the dye penetrates evenly. and both mitts will be the same(ish). It was fun though!

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