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Fiber Arts Friday – Dyeing

Last weekend at SAFF I took two classes on dyeing. It fascinates me how many ways you can dye things. Different people use different methods. Some use acid dyes, while others use plants, Easter egg dyes, or food coloring. Some use kettle dyeing, others use steam, a crockpot, or a microwave to activate the color [...]

October 30th, 2009 | Tags: Blog Carnival, crockpot, dyed roving, Dyeing, Easter egg dye, fiber arts fridays, kettle dyeing, microwave, SAFF | Category: Events, Fiber Arts, Fiber Arts Friday | Comments (10)

Fiber Arts Friday

This week’s spotlight fiber art is Hand Dyeing. This farmgirl is new to dyeing, so I thought I would try it out with some alpaca yarn that I already had mill spun. I started with Easter Egg Dye and instructions from this video over at Blonde Chicken Boutique.

Here is the yarn in the jar that [...]

April 2nd, 2009 | Tags: alpaca, alpaca yarn, Blond Chicken Boutique, Dharma Trading Co., Dyeing, Easter egg dye, hand dyeing, Hobbledehoy, Mr. Linky, Paula Burch | Category: Fiber Arts, Fiber Arts Friday | Comments (13)