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Post by MTRuth on Nov 25, 2011 20:32:06 GMT
 These are some hand dyed wool threads that I use for hand stitching. They were dyed with acid dyes. I found the white wool thread at Paradise Fibers labeled "lace weight wool". I still have a bunch left and I plan on dyeing more very soon. |
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Post by karen on Nov 25, 2011 22:26:28 GMT
Oh yum Ruth, they look gorgeous  |
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Post by MTRuth on Nov 25, 2011 22:43:33 GMT
Thanks Karen!
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Post by zed on Nov 26, 2011 9:24:59 GMT
Great idea They look really nice. I bought some hand dyed ones from etsy and they are gorgeous. I'll have to look for that lacewight wool to try it. |
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Post by pamd on Nov 26, 2011 14:45:12 GMT
Those threads are really gorgeous, Karen.
I'm curious about dying. I have lots of dyes here now, but haven't been brave enough to really try. What stops me is it seems I need a large quantity of something to dye or I will totally waste all the dye. You seem to have lots of threads dyed different colors, did you do them all one day because you wanted thread, or over a period of time as you were dying other things?
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Post by MTRuth on Nov 26, 2011 18:16:42 GMT
I dyed the threads in baggies in the microwave. I used leftover dyes from dyeing wool.
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Post by shelley on Nov 26, 2011 19:00:18 GMT
Which dye do you use Ruth? I've tried a couple Ashford and Jaquard.
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Post by MTRuth on Nov 27, 2011 1:12:14 GMT
I have been using Jacquard acid dyes but recently got Dharma's house brand.
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Post by Shepherdess on Nov 28, 2011 3:02:14 GMT
you can do small amounts of wool. just use a small amount of the powder or make up a stock solution and use small amounts of that. I will see if I can find the stock solutin formula. it may be on my dead computer so i will have to email a friend to get it again.
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Post by zed on Nov 28, 2011 8:47:30 GMT
I sent Pam a PM about this but I don't think she saw it. Is there a way of putting the new message thing back at the top, I don't think anyone will notice it right down at the bottom.
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Post by pamd on Nov 28, 2011 18:46:04 GMT
Hi Zed, no, I didn't see it, but I will go look for it now! Thanks, just a new habit I have to get into, I think.
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Post by Shepherdess on Dec 5, 2011 17:46:38 GMT
I put in the request for the instructions on making a stock solution. it is great for small amounts because you use so many CC's (in a syringe) for so many grams of wool.
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Post by zed on Dec 5, 2011 18:11:04 GMT
I made a tutorial for direct dyeing a few months ago, I just had to change a couple of things, but my Word trial finished I've bought it now, so I finished it off, I'll be posting it on the blog sometime this week, it has the amounts for making very small quantities. |
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Post by Shepherdess on Dec 5, 2011 19:19:11 GMT
the formula I am going to post is for making a stock solutin of dye. You can dye a lot or a little. what really matters if you want to be able to make the same colour time after time is that you use the same formula everytime. The tutorial would be very usefull to have with it.
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Post by shelley on Dec 5, 2011 20:55:42 GMT
That would be great! Yes please.
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