I was experimenting with natural dyes again this week. This time I used brazilwood and I absolutely love the color I achieved. I am really pleased this time around.I kept everything at a very low simmer, really not even a simmer, and I think that is why I managed to get such clear colors. I [...]
Filed under: Dyeing, Natural Dyes on March 31st, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The other day I finished up yet another batch of hand-dyed yarn. This time I used onion skins. I had been collecting them forever in order to get enough to dye some yarn with! Two ounces of onion skins is an insane amount as you can tell from the picture. I only used yellow onion [...]
Filed under: Dyeing, Dyeing with Herbs, Natural Dyes on March 25th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Now that I finally got my posts about the red cabbage yarn and socks re-posted after I thought they were lost for good, I can post an update on them. In a previous post I explained how I was curious to see if they would fade after being washed since I have read that red [...]
Filed under: Dyeing, Finished Objects, Knitting, Natural Dyes on February 19th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I know in my last post I said it had been quite a week but it has actually been quite a month. 2008 is starting with a bang for us. It has been one thing after another in our house. Thankfully it seems everyone is starting to feel a little better.
My blog and knitting/yarn dyeing [...]
Filed under: Dyeing, Finished Objects, Natural Dyes on January 25th, 2008 | No Comments »
This week I had fun experimenting with dyeing some superwash yarn. I wanted to try out a few things with dyeing the yarn with red cabbage. I have read in several places that red cabbage is not a dye but a stain like beets. But then other places I read do not mention it being [...]
Filed under: Dyeing, Natural Dyes on January 4th, 2008 | No Comments »
Yesterday I finished knitting this pair of mittens for my youngest son, L-man. He likes bright and crazy colors so these fit his personality perfectly. And I am hoping that considering how bright they are they will be hard to loose! Both yarns I hand dyed. The orange is dyed with annatto seeds. The yellow [...]
Filed under: Dyeing with Herbs, Finished Objects, Herbs, Knitting, Natural Dyes on December 1st, 2007 | No Comments »
The other day I finished knitting a pair of socks for my husband. I made them out of the yarn I dyed with acorns back in September. I think they turned out really nice. I love the little flecks of white. The acorns gave the yarn such a nice brown coffee with cream color which [...]
Filed under: Acorns, Dyeing, Finished Objects, Knitting on November 18th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
My last post on elderberries got me thinking about how I should post where I get all of my dried herbs, essential oils, and other herbal supplies from. For over 7 years now I have been a very loyal customer to Mountain Rose Herbs. The quality of their dried herbs is excellent. Their bulk herbs [...]
Filed under: Anise, Comfrey, Dyeing, Dyeing with Herbs, Elderberry, Goldenrod, Herbs, Tansy, Yellow Dock on October 2nd, 2007 | No Comments »
I had a heck of a time getting a picture that really showed off what a nice yellow this batch of yarn turned out to be. I think keeping the goldenrod flowers just below a simmer while making the dye bath really helped out in keeping the color so clear and bright. I’m very happy [...]
Filed under: Dyeing, Dyeing with Herbs, Goldenrod, Knitting on October 1st, 2007 | 2 Comments »
There is a large open area up the road from where I live that has quite a large amount of goldenrod in it. The goldenrod has been in bloom for several weeks now and I kept wanting to go get some of the flowers and try them out as a dye. From what I have read [...]
Filed under: Dyeing, Dyeing with Herbs, Goldenrod, Knitting on September 29th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
