I’m beginning to wonder if the sheep that were sheared last year wore acrylic fleece instead of wool. Sigh For my latest attempt in natural dyeing, I was sure this was going to work. There were great instructions over at Knit By A Hen Shop. She used black bean “water” to dye her yarn and they […]
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Natural dyeing with red cabbage (FAIL)
This week I came up with a grand plan to make a felted wool bag for a swap I signed up for. The plan was to make a tartan-style bag. I don’t have many colors in 100% wool that I could use for felting, but … I have over 15 skeins of Kurth Fiber mill […]
FO Friday – dyed wool hat
Last fall, I mentioned how we had received a fleece from a neighbor and Kurth Valley Fiber Mill cleaned it and spun it into yarn. Unfortunately, Papa didn’t give them very good directions as to how thin to process it. Holding your fingers out and saying “this thick” isn’t very accurate. As a result, the yarn […]