Dyeing wool with acid dyes~

I have been taking a few hours each week to felt repurposed wool.

I am able to make new colors by using some of the dye that bleeds off.

Summertime is my planning & gardening time.

I will hopefully have all of the colors needed to rug hook
some new projects once the snow files again. (Not in any hurry for that) ;)

This week was my first experience using acid dyes!
We used Jacquard brand... perfect for small batches.

Success!

I had gathered these small jars 10+ years ago for
dyeing some of my wool roving to needle felt~

I will make a small swatch of the colors & make notes of mixes.

We followed all suggested safety precautions.

Dust masks, rubber gloves, proper ventilation & separate pots & utensils.

Followed the simple directions on the package.

There are directions on their site, too.

Jacquard:  https://www.jacquardproducts.com/acid-dye.html

How acid dye works: 

http://www.dharmatrading.com/home/did-you-know-how-acid-dye-works.html

I think I will be trying for turquoise and aqua next...

Some sunny yellow and deep golds!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend, Friends!

Pen & Ink Pincushions

 

Bees, feathered friends, harvest perches and patriotic themes~

Pinkeeps!

Pincushions!

If you remove the pins they are fun to hang on a cupboard pull~

Teddy bears love to hold hearts in their laps, too!

Chickadee and bee are discussing their sewing project~

This bee stopped by the firework daisy!

How I love bee skeps~

Hives of all shapes & sizes!

I love to draw bees in straight lines, too~

They are flying off to work together!

I bet these little friends sing, "Whistle while you work!"

They each have their yellow-topped pin...

They're off to help in the studio~

Wishing you a wonderful weekend, Friends!

Wool dyeing from clothing scraps~

Something blue from something old!

Something old~ can become something blue?

Giggle...

I had a few 5" x 5" pieces of navy blue wool suit coat.

I put them in a stockpot to boil & felt for rug hooking.

The secondary dye that bled off made all of these blues!

There was a lot of blue dye remaining. I put a piece of black & white

houndstooth type plaid in the stock pot to pick it up~

It hooks into such a beautiful texture!

The palette of wool that I came up with last week~

I wanted to come up with some muted plum tones for my

'I Love You to the Moon and Back' design.

I t would be fun to bring all of my punch needle patterns to

wool hooked rugs~

I cut some of my pattern colors in advance~

I like to have projects bagged and ready to go for when I have

a  little bit of time to relax.

When I have a good amount of plaid, pattern etc. I like to 

add them to my swatch chart. It helps me when planning a rug.

I like to add texture without having to change colors.

Hope you're having a great day, Friends~

Thank you for stopping by!

Flag Day

'Uncle Sam Sampler' copyright 2004 Michelle L. Palmer

We have had several days of sunshine and warmer weather~

The gardens are drying out and the vegetables are starting to shoot up!

Peonies are fragrant and full~ filling the air!

A little bouquet to share with you~

Solomon's Seal

Fleablane

Columbine

Spiderwort

Peony

Early Chives

Columbine

White Campion

Hosta & Poppies~

Variegated Periwinkle Vinca

Blue Flax

Geranium

Honesty

Hope you're having a wonderful weekend, Friends~