I found two bottles of dye in my workspace this week that I had forgotten about completely. (you do this too, right?) There was a turquoise blue and a yellow and I really needed some more yellows in my arsenal so I grabbed some wool and did some dyeing. I have just a bit of undyed wool left, but by dyeing over some dyed wool that I had on hand already, and had too much of in some cases, I was able to get a pretty wide spectrum of colors. It was a good way for me to use up the two bottles of dye and to get some mileage from my existing stash o' wool.
Some day I hope to use only naturally dyed wool in my work, I think it's part of my path, but I have to admit I love seeing these bright colors hanging on the line.
Have a colorful day!
so beautiful! i agree color makes everything better
ReplyDeleteThat's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Do you source your wool from somewhere local? I want to transition that direction first, there is a place pretty close by I can get wool rovings!
ReplyDeleteso beautiful to see all that colours.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone!
ReplyDeleteAngel - I buy undyed locks in bulk locally and I've found a few local places that sell roving too. I had been buying wool from a supplier who sold Colonial Mills wool, which is not local and still have a lot of it left over. I've been working through the old stock and replacing it with local stuff as I go. I just have so much of it that it's taking me a while to get through it. There are instances though where I need a certain type of wool and can't find it locally so then I'll buy from someone on Etsy.
that must have taken HOURS!! i love,love,love to see that sun shinning through. oh happy days are autumn days filled with lots of sunshine.
ReplyDeleteI love happy bright colors!!!
ReplyDeleteDon't feel bad...we love those brilliant colors too. :) Anyway, not all of the colors in nature can be derived from organic sources. Lovely photos.
ReplyDeletefacrat....wish I lived closer to you... :)x
ReplyDeletei love the colors! what kind of dye did you use? can't wait to see what you make with it all!!!
ReplyDeletei do love natural dyes but sometimes the brightness and brilliance of synthetic dyes is really awesome too
ReplyDelete(thank god for chemists)
so very pretty
ReplyDeleteand I feel the same way as you
I wish I could use naturally dyed fibers/fabrics exclusively
oxox
ooh i love seeing all your bright colours too - they are so cheering in these increasingly monotone days, even if not naturally dyed.
ReplyDeleteThat's lovely! It's so cheerful.
ReplyDeletex Katherine