Dyeing is fun!
I decided to try some long-repeat dyeing for socks for a friend, and here it is ….
Bright, isn’t it? Not my colours but I hope she will like it.
In case someone is curious as to how I did it, I wound the yarn into a long skein on my warping board (5 yard path, so 10 yard repeat), then dip dyed it. Here is a picture of it in the first colour bath …
So, how did the stripes work out? Well, like this …
November 17th, 2006 at 3:09 am
Fantastic colours! I think this dyeing repeat came out really well.
December 15th, 2006 at 11:31 am
I love my yarn…can’t wait to try knitting with it! Will have to wait until I’m done with another project though! :)