We’ve combined the lovely Lucy’s wool with some fawn mohair for these beautiful spinning batts!
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In the Fiber Room
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In the Fiber Room
We’ve been busy skirting raw fleeces in the fiber room. Check out the new listings in our Etsy shop.
Natural Dyeing
Here’s a sampling of some of the natural dyeing that has been going on around here. Blossoms have been abundant this year. (from left to right)
Goldenrod – alum mordant, long soak
Goldenrod – alum mordant, exhaust
Goldenrod – alum mordant, really long soak
Goldenrod – alum mordant, low temperature
Jewelweed – alum mordant, low temperature
Red Hibiscus – alum mordant, ammonia dip
Red Hibiscus – alum mordant
Red Hibiscus – alum mordant, baking soda dip
Red Hibiscus – alum mordant, long soak
Red Hibiscus – alum mordant, exhaust, baking soda dip
Beet Greens – alum mordant, fermented
In the Fiber Room
Here’s a peek inside the fiber room… some hand spun yarn, some wool locks solar-dyed with cosmos flowers and a new project underway with some of our mill-spun yarn. The white is from the Border Leicester crosses and the grey from Poseidon.
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