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WOOL DYEING x DYEING WOOL xx TEXTILE DYEING xx WOOL How much dye can a dyebath dye ... ? Some tips on the useful life of a dyebath when dyeing wool fleece. Technique for knotting yarn to identify the mordants used in dyeing. The wonder of natural dyes. A description of scouring the wool, premordanting, general dyebath procedures and general rules for safe dye use. Cemetery lichen dyes. Instructions on identifying and removing lichens from tombstones for use in dyeing. Drink mix dyes. Recipes and methods for using them in dyeing on the stove top, in the microwave or sun-dyeing. Recipe for summer fun. Sun dyeing and apple spinning for kids. Sun dyeing of wool uses powdered drink mix as the dyestuff. Apple spinning tells how to make a drop spindle from an apple and dowel (or pencil). Brew a rainbow. The basics of dyeing with plant fibers. Tip on how to dye wool a deep magenta color using pokeberries. Home-grown colors. A guide to plants to grow in the home garden that can be used in dyeing yarns. Constructing a dye shed from salvaged materials. Uses three fifty-gallon stainless steel barrels heated by propane burners. Using Lanaset dyes on fibers. A simple system for dyeing predictable colors. Bright backyard dyes. Recipes for yellow from weld leaves, dark red from cosmos flowers, pink or red from madder roots and tan from sumac berries. A lichen dye primer. Tips on collecting lichens. Includes a simple test using household bleach or household lye that tells which method to use. Chart clarities lichen dyestuffs and their components. A cool-mordant technique for dyeing that uses using time instead of heat. Includes tests on cool-dyeing with madder and weld. Solar box dyeing. How to make a solar box cooker from a cardboard carton, insulation and aluminum foil. The cooker accommodates a dyepot. Rainbow dyeing, sun-tea style, using acid dyes. Gifts from the garden. Solar dyeing with natural materials. Solar-dyed lace poncho. How to solar-dye white wool top and then spin, knit and block the poncho. An environmental checklist for dyers. A garden of colors. How to paint dye on roving. Details on computing the amount of dye needed and applying the dye in colorways of graduated shades. Controlling color value using Kool-Aid dye. Complete description of a Science Fair project which can be adapted for demonstrations. Dye tricks with center-pull balls. A description of dyeing in the ball using two colors of dye to produce a myriad of colors. Also includes instructions for using the varigated yarns produced by ball-dyeing in three garments. (1) A knitted faux Fair Isle cardigan sweater. (2) A turquois and magenta vest produced on a knitting machine. (3) A cardigan knitted in stockinette stitch inspired by a Monet painting. How to use Procion MX, a cold water dye, to make rainbow-dyed wool roving, batts or skeins. Spice dyeing superwash wool yarn. Describes method for using ground nutmeg, parsley, paprika, turmeric, chili powder, mustard powder, black tea, dill weed, beets, coffee and red cabbage. Saxon green. A two-step wool dye with weld as the first yellow dyestuff, then top-dyed with blue from woad. An ode to woad. Its history as a wool dye and recipes for blue, pink, orange, gray, purple, yellow, tan and brown, blue-green and green. Trouble in the dye house. How to evenly dye locks of fiber, still in lock formation, without felting. Instructions for modifying a dye vat using the percolator principle. | |||||||||
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