Tag Archives: hand dyeing
Wavellite
I was thinking of dyeing another green yarn, this time with more yellowish hues in it, and when I saw this wavellite, I knew I wanted to make a yarn in these exact colors. I’m so happy with the results, … Continue reading
Ruby corundum
Inspired by this lovely piece of ruby corundum from Tanzania. I wanted to mix redish shades of purple, and highlighted them with a bit of yellow to make them more muddy. As always, each fiber has taken the shades a … Continue reading
Rhodonite
I wanted to dye another red colorway, but this time more delicate and subtle than my rhodo-red from last year. I mixed a little bit more blue into it, matching my inspiration this time, the mineral rhodonite: Again, the different … Continue reading
Turquoise
When I mixed the colors for these yarns, I wanted to get bright turquoise hues, with a dash of green and blue, inspired by this lovely piece of turquoise mineral: The different yarn bases took on the colors differntly, the … Continue reading
Getting ready for the anual gathering
I’ve been working really hard to make sure I’m all set for the anual gathering tomorrow. Here’s a little preview of the yarns I dyed especially for the ocasion: Hope to see some of you there tomorrow, and whatever’s left … Continue reading
Rhodo-red
I’ve always had a thing for reds, I just can’t help it. I wanted to dye some yarn in very red tones, having something like this rhodochrosite crystal as my inspiration: (credit and thanks to Orbital Joe for allowing to … Continue reading
Some more dyeing experiments
I’ve ordered some samples of undyed yarns and tried dyeing them, working with certain combinations of colours. Here are the results:
First dyeing experiments
I bought some Greener Shades dyes from my friend Galia who sells them through her ArtFire shop and started experimenting with some yarn skeins I had lying around and even though of destashing because I didn’t like their colour, as … Continue reading