Chasing Spindles Podcast 2 - Dyeing Of Natural Causes

Episode 2 - Dyeing Of Natural Causes

In this weeks Episode: 

Show Note:

-LOUD NOISES watch your ears! so sorry! I                didn't know my mic would pick up my drink being sat down.

-High school kids getting out apologies for city noise.

 -I am dehydrated, just walked home and it's hot outside, so I'm drinking a lot again… Sorry

Week Speak: 

 1. Changing the name of this segment to on the Decks! 

 2. Hurt my knee on the bus BOO it hurts@

 3. Talk of natural dyeing with Amber ChaoticHooker

  a- Tools used:

     -Turkey Tin

     -Paper Plates

     -Bowls for every color

     -Saucepan

     -Tongs

     -Rags/towels

     -Spoon

     -Yarn (bought and handspun)

     -Spaghetti Jars

  

  b- Mordents used:

     -Cream of Tar Tar

     -Distilled Vinegar 

  c- Elements/colors used:

     -Beets - Red

     -Grapes - Blue

     -Onions - Orange

     -Wilton Cake Dye (just in case)

  d- Processes:

     -Mordent bath

     -Chopped/mashed/peeled produce 

     -Boiled water

     -Made produce into tea

     -Let yarn set in tea as it steeped

     -Strained tea into 3 spaghitti sauce jars 

     -filed saucepan with 2cups of water

     -set jars in pan with the water

     -set yarn in the jars

     -let boil

e- Result!

     Yarn was colored at follows:

          Grape section - pale pale blue

          Beet Section - pale rose pink

          Onion section - dingy brown

f- Phase 2 for darker color: 

     -Removed yarn from jars

     -Added cake dye to natural tea as follows:

          Grape - Blue 2drops

          Beets - Red 3-4drops

          Onion - Orange 5drops

     -Set to boil 

  g- Result!

     Yarn was colored as follows:

          Grape section - Dark to sky blue

          Beet section - Dark red to pail rose pink

          Orange section - did not change

     Note: white sections were over-dyed in the blue tea, and produced a terquoise blue to purple.  

If you would like more information on our processes, a full in depth description will be posted soon, including photos, as well as boiling and setting time.

Craft that WIP! 

 1. Red Barron Cowl 

      -Has seen NO progress (but bad progress) 

      -Wonky stitch on the needle  

      -Huge hole on the side

      -has a dropped stitch

      -Cannot frog/must fix  

      -Taking a break until I can fix all problems.

  

 2. Mindless knitting

     -Technique scarf

     -Practicing the stitches I am learning

     - yarn is an acrylic/wool blend (bulky yarn)

     -Boye size 10 needles

 3. Leg Warmers

     -Donated yarn sport weight

     -Boye (not Clover as I stated in the show)

     -Size 4 circular needles 19inch cord

4. Triangle Shawl

     -I can't show it to you

     -It will be a pattern up for free download soon

    

Whorl Wind: 

1. Top whorl: 

     -Spinning combed top Merino fiber 

     -8oz 19.5microns 

     -Spinning 6 or 8oz

     -Spinning like a dream

     -Thin pre-draft

     -Spins itself

     -Trying for a worsted weight

Fiber Frenzy: 

1. Nothing because I don't know what I want to spin.

BYOB (Bought Yarn Or Beads): 

1. Gala mixed Fiber yarns

     -4 skeins 

     -2 colorways 

     -Nylon, acrylic blend

     -bulky yarn

I MADE IT/Epic Pass Epic Fail: 

1. Dye Pots Finished Items

     -Yarn Alpaca

     -Yarn Mystery Fiber

     -Dyed fiber project bag

 Future Plans: 

-Trip to Portland in May!!!!

-More natural dyeing

End Note:

1. Yes, I know there was fiber fluff on my shirt :-)

2. Apologies again for the loud noised I really didn't think it would be picked up that loud (as it was on a table next to me opposite my mic)

3. Forgot to say microfiber bag will be redyed in grapes as soon as I can get to it. I'm trying for a tie-dyed look.