...dyeing some fiber. I am on vacation this week and have been spending the past few days with the big sis. This afternoon, we went to several local yarn stores and picked up a pound of 50/50 merino/bombyx silk fiber. It was gorgeous and inspired us to dye. We also had some yak fiber (thanks to paradise fibers). Using an Ashford wool dye kit, we tried it out first on the yak....with some interesting results. We have done some fiber dyeing before, but usually it's been already-spun fiber, not roving. While the directions were fairly straightforward, we were expecting the colors to mix more and create soft shades of color. As you can see from the pictures above, we got a more "batched" result, possible because we did not stir the fibers too much during the process (we didn't want them to felt). Perhaps we also diluted the dye mixture too much...any suggestions?Either way, it is currently drying right now and we will spin it, but we will definitely practice more before attacking the merino/silk. If anyone has any thoughts or experiences with dyeing, please share.
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