Yesterday was the last day of dyeing class. We had a pot luck, final, and more dyeing.
We had another two pots of indigo and one more pot of cochineal. One Indigo pot exploded and nobody knew how and how to avoid it for next time. I had put some cotton (93%)/spandex(7%) sock yarn in the indigo pots, I think I over died it about 6 times, but it didn't come out to be the dark blue I really wanted, which other ladies got.
The cochineal pot came out very lovely yesterday too. Really wish I put in a sample and/or got a picture for that pot.
Other dye pots
Alkanet - dull green and brown, neutral
Black Cherry Berry Tea from Celestial Seasonings - dull greens, browns, yellow
Tomato Vines - dingy yellow
Kamala - I'm not sure what part of the plant is used for the dye stuff. - orange and brown
Jamaica - Bright red - dies like KoolAid
Sunday, August 2, 2009
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