tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post2532918243108897015..comments2024-03-27T18:12:02.867+00:00Comments on Wool - Tribulations of Hand Spinning and Herbal Dyeing: Metal Mordants and Modifiers on Plant Dyed WoolFran Rushworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742656242582509967noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-62151179504006115512018-05-02T13:18:13.996+01:002018-05-02T13:18:13.996+01:00oh, so it's not only me that happens to?:) my ...oh, so it's not only me that happens to?:) my first batch of iron solution stood on a shelf for so long, that the screw-top got holes from the vinegar fumes - that was when I realized that pickles have a special cover inside the lid to prevent that:) I hope the copper lid is still sound.... Woolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-23962658061385005392018-05-01T14:58:50.940+01:002018-05-01T14:58:50.940+01:00The day will come when you want copper and that so...The day will come when you want copper and that solution will have become really strong - only if you were me, you wouldn't find it until a day too late :)Fran Rushworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09742656242582509967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-53178418398366108362018-05-01T14:00:30.465+01:002018-05-01T14:00:30.465+01:00I only got a miserable, very pale yellow with daff...I only got a miserable, very pale yellow with daffs, but on alum meadowsweet gave me a gorgeous, strong yellow (only the flowering tops, no stalks, no leaves...) and adding "iron/vinegar" turned it to a mossy green. I don't use copper much, if at all (I think there's still a jar with copper/vinegar solution somewhere at the back of my shelves:). haven't done much dyeing recently though; I still have such a mountain of dyed fibres to spin through... Woolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-49085571485512761632018-04-30T12:44:55.710+01:002018-04-30T12:44:55.710+01:00I'm not exactly thrilled with this shetland dk...I'm not exactly thrilled with this shetland dk yarn, but it was inexpensive and it came as 25g skeins, which saves a bit of effort before scouring and mordanting and dyeing. I wanted something for experiments and I've not used shetland wool before, so all in all, I'm happy with what I've got, though the samples are probably destined to be a bag, I've heard shetland felts well.Fran Rushworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09742656242582509967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-50338740834562533772018-04-30T10:52:43.906+01:002018-04-30T10:52:43.906+01:00Oh, I do love the dandelion colours. I really want...Oh, I do love the dandelion colours. I really want to get a nice, bright green somehow! <br />What are you going to knit with these colours? I sometimes find shetland a little coarse, much like Southdowns. What do you think?<br />I have some really coarse Oessant wool. It's free so I'll figure something out :DYarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06662236319781194283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-35541578261034986372018-04-27T22:03:41.430+01:002018-04-27T22:03:41.430+01:00Thanks for your interest :)
Elinor is folding up ...Thanks for your interest :) <br />Elinor is folding up dozens of shopping bags ready for Wonderwool tomorrow. Once they are all full, I'm sure someone else will have to help carry them.Fran Rushworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09742656242582509967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-19221282488836506162018-04-27T17:32:52.510+01:002018-04-27T17:32:52.510+01:00Thanks for documenting your experiments! I kind of...Thanks for documenting your experiments! I kind of knew there was a difference between mordanting and modifying with copper and iron in the colours obtained but this illustrates it in a really obvious way. Regards to Elinor!Louisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685532773952211627noreply@blogger.com