So, I know I didn’t stir the pot enough when the weld went in, but wow, such vibrant colour. I can always re-dye for a more even coverage. This was first mordanted using alum, then dried. A few days later, chopped dried weld and some calcium carbonate, this wool and water were all added to a big pot. I soaked the lot overnight and then heated to just under boiling point for about three quarters […]
Experiments in natural dyeing So, I have had success in the past dyeing wool with woad (blue) and madder (red). I have some pre-carded Shetland wool from Ewelove Sheep Sanctuary, Whitby and after spinning it up thought I would try dyeing it purple. It’s from the sheep Tink, Soldier and Belle who were rescued from the meat industry. Luckily for them they are now living out their days as sheep should. So…… Scoured it in […]
Midge, the rescued sheep, lived at the Woolly Patchwork Sheep Sanctuary in Lampeter (https://www.facebook.com/WPSSanctuary). The photos are from that site. Midge was a special sheep who even contributed to Greyhound Rescue Wales! I spun and hand dyed her wool to make a scarf to go in GRW’s Pawsome Auction (https://www.facebook.com/groups/254066462132570). Midge was given to the Sheep Sanctuary in 2015 as a 2-day old lamb. Apparently she was unable to suckle from her mother. It turned […]
