Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Gulf Coast Blues

 The more dirty water you can get out of your little bags of soaked fleece, the better. I came up with this idea while wandering through Walmart with Daddio the other day. I hang the bags to drip in the morning and by afternoon all the excess water is out and I have nice damp fleece to bring inside to wash and dye.

 This Gulf Coast fleece is going to be spun for socks. I wanted bright tropical colors but at the last minute I went with something on the cooler side of the palette. It could have been that it was 90 degrees on that particular wash day.


 In spite of the heat, I steamed up the kitchen pretty good.


It was worth it. I love these colors and I can't wait to run them through the carder.
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 1, 2013 at 1:45 AM

    All that fluff is a joyful sight! One that I need to duplicate in my kitchen very soon. ;-)

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  2. WanderingcatstudioOctober 1, 2013 at 10:24 AM

    Those colours are going to spin up nicely - I'm with creatingwithwool - I think I need to get down to the studio and play with those shades!

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  3. kathy bOctober 1, 2013 at 12:15 PM

    I LOVE those colors too!!! They are beachy and ocean like and remind me of my Al in Virginia

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  4. emmaOctober 1, 2013 at 5:04 PM

    Oh my! those colours are fabulous!!! xxx

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  5. DawnOctober 3, 2013 at 8:46 AM

    Beautiful colours, makes me want to get some dyeing done again soon x

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  6. JuliaOctober 10, 2013 at 12:52 PM

    Are you canning you your wool to steam set the color? Brilliant!

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