All three of the new base yarns, undyed, left to right, Bamboo, Silk/Seacell, Cotton/Milk Protien:
Close up of the 100% Bamboo:
The silk and seacell lace weight:
And the cotton and milk protein sock yarn:
One more shot of the cotton, which shows off the twist and texture a bit better:
Will be dyeing some of these up tonight, fingers [...]
Wow, I’m tired. Been a really busy day. And on top of that. as I was taking pictures for this post, my camera battery died! So no pictures. But I said I’d write about the new base yarns, and I am going to. I know it’s not as good as pictures, but those will be [...]
Hand spun I’ve been working on for ages for a good friend of mine, custom colors.
100% Bamboo, currently around fingering weight, dyed after being spun, fading from brown to orange. Will be plied once fully dry to blend colors a bit. The goal is for the final knit item to resemble autumn leaves. (:
I think [...]
Whee! Good news! The new shop is thisclose to being up and running! I’ve spent the past two and a half days coding and tweaking the design to match the blog’s, and it’s ALMOST there! I’m really happy with the way it’s turning out, and only have some minor cosmetic things to tweak and a [...]
Notes From The Dye Pot, June 10th, 2007 - Notes from working with Procion dyes, soda ash soak method and the colors cerulean, plum and golden yellow. Includes pictures of final results.