busy little bee..

[threeolivemartini]

well girls.. and guys.. since i havent been able to get into my blog but for about three seconds in the past three days.. i have been busy dyeing..

so here is what i did first... hanks and hanks of dyed yummy yarn

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/threeolivemartini/th_pilesofdyeingfun2.jpg (http://photobucket.com/albums/v442/threeolivemartini/pilesofdyeingfun2.jpg)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/threeolivemartini/th_pilesofdyeingfun.jpg (http://photobucket.com/albums/v442/threeolivemartini/pilesofdyeingfun.jpg)


then i had a brain storm and did this ..

i dyed the yarn still wound in the ball .. to see what it would do ..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/threeolivemartini/th_yumyarn2.jpg (http://photobucket.com/albums/v442/threeolivemartini/yumyarn2.jpg)



and this ... believe it or not....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/threeolivemartini/beforeyarn.jpg


looks like this when unwound and ready to be put in a hank

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/threeolivemartini/afteryarn.jpg


i am really pleased with my results and the testing of what dyes did what best..

[xantha]

they look great !!! :)

-jess

[MarvieN]

Wow! Those are gorgeous.... and I never would have thought to try dying the actual ball! Great idea though... and you will show us how it looks once you've turned it into something right? *hint hint* lol They're all just so **** pretty!

[MiCountess]

Oh Elizabeth those are absolutely gorgeous :wowdrool Did you use the easter egg dye on all of it? Can't wait to see what you make with it,
Michelle

[threeolivemartini]

Michelle..

i used easter egg dye.. Kool Aid.. and food colouring both in regular and neon.. and mixed some stuff up.. if there is a colour way you really like let me know and I can try to tell you what i used.. i am liking the vibrancy of the easter egg dye the best..

today I am going to be doing trials with rit dye and cotton and rayon yarns..

Marvie.. not sure I will be making anything out of this yarn .. I am thinking of selling it off.. as much as I would love to keep it all .. there is one hank I may make into a bag.. we will see...

[MommaChelle]

Very pretty!!

[PJ]

Wow! Very pretty!

[MiCountess]

Do you except paypal?
Michelle

[luvtocraft]

Beautiful colors!! :yay2 Great job!! :clap

[threeolivemartini]

Michelle..

yes i accept paypal..

drop me a line either at my in box here or at

3-olives@earthlink.net

and we can discuss what you m ight be interested in ..

i am gonna list some on ebay in the next few days too .. so that will save me some fees... hehe

[MiCountess]

e-mailing you Elizabeth
Michelle

[crochetingRev]

oh they are wonderful...


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[Nashville Crocheter]

Those are BEAUTIFUL!!! :artist

[deneen]

Nice stuff Beth--did you paint it on? With the balls, did you let it soak in or kinda pour it on? Yes, I am a pain in the a**. It's part of my "charm"

[threeolivemartini]

you are not a pain.. i used a small baster.. and just kind of painted it on that way .. with the balls.. i just started on one side and worked out from the midddle i put the dye in and squished it around then m oved to the next colour kind of letting it go where it wanted... but not too into each other .. did that make sense?

[mumbles17]

love those colors!
Fiona

[cinfulkarmah]

OOOOH! I love the way the yarn dyed in a ball looks!


What brand of wool did you use?

[threeolivemartini]

i bought this wool on a cone.. i couldnt tell you the brand.. i can tell you I had 3 and a half pounds of it!

[cinfulkarmah]

Now that's a lot of yarn! ROFL.

[Kathleen]

So ambitious! I love all of your colors! The muted ball dying is great!

[Catana]

I'm just itching to start dyeing yarns, and I did wonder what it would look like if you tried to dye a ball. Yours came out lovely.

[kahud48]

Those are some very pretty colors :artist .