Dyeing for June
Wednesday, March 15th, 2006For the past few weeks, I’ve been planning to title this post “Cold Sweat”. Maybe because I remember that David Carson-esque magazine spread from a surf magazine featured in [Riding Giants](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389326/). More likely it was because [dyeing for June](http://www.twosheep.com/blog/?p=385) was one of the most intimidating, yet exciting, experiences so far in my fibery adventures…
June was one of the very first people to respond when this [flailing beginning spinner posted about her first yarn](http://blog.sweetgeorgiayarns.com/2005/03/and-you-call-this-yarn/). Her writing made learning about spinning so accessible — her discussions on the use of [storage bobbins](http://www.twosheep.com/blog/?p=221), fleece washing, and that [amazing handspun wedding shawl](http://www.twosheep.com/blog/?m=200409) — well, inspiring to say the least. So when she asked me to dye some of her first handspun, well, it freaked me out.
All that [dyeing of silk and wool/silk](http://blog.sweetgeorgiayarns.com/2006/02/new_silks/) that I did recently? That was all to _practice_ for dyeing June’s handspun. I had nightmares before dye day and was actually shaking a little during the dye process (or maybe that was just coffee). But it was _so_ worth it. [Go take a look at her close-ups](http://www.twosheep.com/blog/?p=385)… yeah, that’s her “beginner” handspun. And super soft and squishy too. Absolutely beautiful handspun yarn.
And here it is with my not-so-scary dye job:
Thanks June!
