Scalped

Did someone get scalped?

It looks like it, but it is only some

Alpaca fibers

 I soaked in the solar dyeing jars.

I don't remember what plant material is in those two jars.

(label Sara, label)

But the samples turned out OK.

I am anxious for them to dry so I can card them.

Dye Experiments

This is my third posting today! What is up with that? Well I am home alone for the first time in a long time and I can do as I please! So, one of the things I did today, was take the fabrics out of the dye jars where they have been solar dyeing most of the winter. You can see them here. The results are just OK. I think I was expecting more, but we are talking winter sun here and many cloudy days. All four pieces are cotton. The largest is a gauze. I washed them in soap and water along with a little vinegar as the smell was not too pleasant! Hopefully the wind and fresh air will help as well.

From A Pear Tree

Isn't this cool.

 I am so pleased.

This is a piece of cotton,

 solar dyed in a jar of bright colored Bradford Pear leaves.

The fabric was in there a couple of weeks.

Most days the sun shown in,

 but not all.

 I can hardly wait to sink another piece of fabric in the jar.

Solar Dyeing

winter solar dyeing in the garage