In the Process: Web & DyeBooks

I’m in the process of changing my web furniture around so you may ‘trip’ over some things at the moment! Hopefully it will all look better soon.

There has been a great dye workshop at the Online Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers which has inspired me to revisit my dyebooks. I use fibre reactive dyes with both cellulose and protein fibres and I went through a period of trying to control my dye colours. The compilation of this dye book actually taught me about each of the dye colours I use and how much will produce the various depths of shading. Each little skein of 2/20 mercerized cotton weighed one gram. By applying different amounts of dye solution I was able to record the results. For the pale colours I had to use a syringe to measure accurately enough.

After doing all of this dyeing I now find I have a better ‘feel’ for the dye colours rather than getting down to exactness.


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6 responses to “In the Process: Web & DyeBooks”

  1. Cally Avatar

    Mmmm, I love your new header.

  2. Peg  in South Carolina Avatar

    Cally, I’ve come to a similar place vis-a-vis dyeing, But I couldn’t have gotten there without all the detailed sampling. And I still do this kind of sampling when I am planning a new project. But I am not quite so hysterical about the colors in the final yarns.
    Also, I very much like your new blog setup. Very clean looking yet distinctive.

  3. Peg  in South Carolina Avatar

    And I just noticed and checked the gallery tab. Very nice. Leigh has done something like that with Blogger and I am tempted.

  4. Leigh Avatar

    This is encouraging! Especially since this is the first time I have tried to approach dyeing somewhat systematically.

    I like your new blog look too.

  5. Taueret Avatar

    hey Kaz, guess what came in the post this morning? I won a copy of your book “Australian Weaving” on ebay 😀

  6. Jane Avatar

    Hiya Kaz,

    Love the new look! Very nice, indeed. I would be lost without my dye books. I have my pages set up so that my proportions and recipe for each color is in line with the sample skein itself. Makes my life easier.

    Isn’t there something so nice about having such an organized reference to turn to? Yours looks gorgeous as well as functional.

    Hey! Just like the new look on your blog. 🙂

    Create!
    Jane

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