So far, we are having a rainy January. That is a good thing as we certainly need the water. It does change the way we do things here on the farm. I was hoping to get a lot of dyeing done this week but that has not been the case. I do my dyeing in the stable so I can do it in the rain but I hang my drippy rovings outside to dry and that is just not happening this week.
I had done a little dyeing on Monday and managed to get two batches of roving dry by hanging them in the bathroom. This roving was my "everything but the kitchen sink" colorway. I had dibs and dabs of perfectly good dyes in a few different jars so just poured those all over my wetted roving.
I wrapped it up tightly, steamed it for a while, rinsed it out and then let it spend three long days drying. It was dry enough this morning to split the roving and begin spinning it.
I am spinning it slightly thick and thin. So far I am happy with the way the color is coming together and I am always pleasantly surprised to see the whole thing plyed. And I am absolutely loving spinning on my HansenCraft mini e-spinner. I do thoroughly enjoy treadling my Majacraft Millie or any of the other wheels around here but this little guy has a fabulous WooleeWinder and a bobbin that holds lots and lots of fiber.
Once this is done I've got a pink and gold hank of roving that I also managed to dye on Monday. Then, if the rain continues, I'll have to just dig into the stash and work on some nice natural colored wool.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
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I am always surprised to see the results from spinning roving that has been hand dyed. I never would have thought that the last picture came from the roving you showed above. I guess it is time for me to get a little more adventurous in my spinning...I almost always use solid colours, or at least monochrome. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteSo glad I can inspire rather than simply cause riotous laughter at my foolishness.
DeleteI completely agree with this - it's fascinating. I would love to learn to spin.
DeleteAnd when I was dyeing it was fairly overcast so I was just holding my dye jars up to the light at the stall window, giving them a little swirl & guessing what color it might be ;-) It really is fun to dye serendipitously! Give it a try, Natalie!
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