Low Tech Happiness
Yes, I skipped Kung Fu this past Thursday… but for a good reason. I was dyeing the lovely white roving into candy colours using Kool-Aid and then proceeded to spin it on Friday…
220g of Corriedale Sliver plus Kool-Aid in Strawberry, Grape, Lemonade and Strawberry Kiwi
Left: Soaking wool “sausages” (ala Harlot). Right: dyed rovings left to dry
And here’s what I ended up with:
Tasty Easter colours…
Spun on the drop spindle
Good clean fun. It took about an hour to dye the rovings and another hour to clean up — but happily, I didn’t stain the dining table or any of our white upholstered chairs!
they’re beautiful!!!
The results are stunning! I just love to dye… I need to practice the spinning some more! Yours looks so nice!
i love your lavenders and purples! you should try wilton’s cake dyes next. you can get some really vibrant colors by painting the paste directly onto the fiber. (i have a whole set of Martha Stewart decorating colors that also work really well)
hhahaha. i think we are doing our morning blog reading at the same time. just got your post to mine. too funny! as always, i love your photography!