Week 4 of Spinning and Dyeing Class

First half of the day was spent at the local county fair watching fleeces being juged. We missed that due to certain circumstances and arrived at school when everyone was coming back.

Dye Pots:
Cutch - heartwood of tree - browns and rusts
Merigold - petals - yellow, orange, brown
Henna - leaves of shrub - tans
Cochineal - Stored fluid from dried insect husks - Pretty pinks and purples
Indigo - leaves of shrub - blues


I also tried to do some synthetic dye on a cotton/spandex blend. It turned out much lighter then I thought it would.

Edit: turns out there where a few steps I wasn't aware of that our teacher left out, like I was supposed too steam/heat it. I might over dye it, I might leave it, I'm still not sure about the color.