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A combo spin combines several different fiber braids to create enough spun yardage for a larger project, say for a sweater. The braids are divided into chunks, spun in random color order, and then those singles are plied together.
Today’s post is a follow-up to ‘Cashmere Gathering’, which I published a while back. In that article, I wrote about the history and characteristics of cashmere and about collecting cashmere from my own goats. Readers wrote asking me how I dehair and prep my harvested cashmere. So, in this post, I'll share my process.
Have you heard of Bohus Stickning? I had not until several months ago while I was listening to an episode of the Fruity Knitting podcast. The following week, I heard the name again when I participated in an online knitting workshop called “Virtual Tour to Sweden”. Bohus Stickning is a delightful style that I thought you might enjoy hearing about.
It’s Christmas Eve for those who celebrate this beloved holiday. The tradition of gift-giving is a special part of this season.
December is a time of gift-giving, a way to show our love and appreciation. With that in mind, I want to give a gift.
This summer, I started a Natural Dye series. The initial July 6 post, Planning and Fiber Preparation, was followed by five posts detailing my five days of actual dyeing. It ended with the Finale post on August 2. In September, I gave you a sneak peek of the dyed cotton on the Loom. Today’s post brings you to the completion of the Natural Dye Project.
One of my summer classes was “Inspirational Blending,” taught by the very talented Dia Robinson of Twisted Urban Fiber Arts.
What a fun five days of dyeing! Today I’ll show you the whole palette!
It’s Dye Day 3! On today’s menu is madder and quebracho, as well as a bit of forage into overdyeing.
To start Dye Day 2, I took the yarn out of the weld dye bath it had rested in overnight.
This is also cochineal dye day.
I’ve done the planning and the fiber prep; now it’s time to start dyeing!
First on today’s list is to dye with weld.
My online course, Weaving Krokbragd, has launched at the School of Sweet Georgia!
The course consists of over two hours of video instruction, a complete pattern for the course project, transcripts of all the videos, and a 20-page workbook filled with krokbragd weaving information and resources.
My last post, My Dye Studio, talked about participating in a 10-week online Natural Dyeing Study Group at the School of Sweet Georgia. I gave you a little tour of my dye studio and the equipment and tools I use for dyeing.
Since then, I have been planning the project to ultimately use what I will dye and preparing the fibers by scouring and mordanting.
This summer, I’m participating in a 10-week online Natural Dyeing Study Group at the School of Sweet Georgia. This week’s content covered preparing your space and tools. and provided a great opportunity to inventory and reorganize my dyeing equipment and supplies. While the studio is looking so tidy, I took some photos to share with you.
