Dyed by Me!
For my birthday my lovely Mumsy sent me to a yarn dying class at the Sweet Georgia studio. I am a BIG fan of Felicia’s colourways so it was amazing to learn to dye from someone so creative. I leared to do some imersion dying (all one solid colour) and I chose an emerald green colour and some silk.
For my second feat of dying I tried kettle dying and I think this lovely tealy colour is my favourite. I dyed 2 skeins to make a pair of socks. They are going to be rockin’!
I also tried my hand at hand painting. I made a sort of citrusy, sunsetty colourway in a Malabrigo Silky Wool (I realize I made up both of those words). I also handpainted some angora in a beautiful bright pink with hints of a purlply-grey.
I think the key to dying (at least at first) is to have an idea of what colour or look you are going for but to always be ready for a surprise. I was so pleased with all of my work at the end of the day, I can’t wait to try some more. Thanks Felicia for a great day!
LisaB said,
April 8, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Holy Cr*p, that is all so beautiful!! I love Sweetgeorgia’s work too – it certainly seems like it pays to learn from the best!
sweetgeorgia » Blog Archive » I knit. said,
April 24, 2009 at 1:41 pm
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