mc_crochets
July 23, 2005, 06:51 PM
At kool aid dying I used the "sun tea" meathod (http://www.cybersecretary.com/fiber/weaving.html) (scroll down) and 1 gallon of water with 10 packets of "berry blue" flavor of kool aid (I traded for it because at the time I couldn't get it locally) and one full skien of "Chaco worsed weight 100% Virgin wool" which was a raok from another friend.
Here is the beginning skien untouched:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/mccrochets/dye%20adventures/th_before.jpg (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/mccrochets/dye%20adventures/before.jpg)
Then several after pics
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/mccrochets/dye%20adventures/th_laidout.jpg (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/mccrochets/dye%20adventures/laidout.jpg)http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/mccrochets/dye%20adventures/th_acloserview.jpg (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/mccrochets/dye%20adventures/acloserview.jpg)http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/mccrochets/dye%20adventures/th_bluesketti.jpg (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/mccrochets/dye%20adventures/bluesketti.jpg)
I'm having to dry it on my washing machine on a towel with a fan blowing on it, because otherwise it'd get pollen and sap all over it drying it outside (I also don't have a clothes line :lol) It didn't turn out as dark as I would have liked, but I probally could have left it out in the sun another hour or so too! I can't wait to make the felted hook pattern with this and see what it looks like then!!
Sherry
Here is the beginning skien untouched:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/mccrochets/dye%20adventures/th_before.jpg (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/mccrochets/dye%20adventures/before.jpg)
Then several after pics
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/mccrochets/dye%20adventures/th_laidout.jpg (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/mccrochets/dye%20adventures/laidout.jpg)http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/mccrochets/dye%20adventures/th_acloserview.jpg (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/mccrochets/dye%20adventures/acloserview.jpg)http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/mccrochets/dye%20adventures/th_bluesketti.jpg (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/mccrochets/dye%20adventures/bluesketti.jpg)
I'm having to dry it on my washing machine on a towel with a fan blowing on it, because otherwise it'd get pollen and sap all over it drying it outside (I also don't have a clothes line :lol) It didn't turn out as dark as I would have liked, but I probally could have left it out in the sun another hour or so too! I can't wait to make the felted hook pattern with this and see what it looks like then!!
Sherry