Showing posts with label teal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label teal. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Todays batts - BFL, Merino, SW wool, glitz & angelina
Todays batts Dark teal BFL, black merino, Sw wool in a bright yellow green for contrast. Brazz Glitz, and bright green firestar. 2 1/4oz and 2 1/8oz
Monday, March 1, 2010
Teal Dyed Wool and Yarn - Stove top (batch 2)
Since I still had plenty of dye in the water and I did not want to waste it I added another cup of vinegar and turned the burned back up to 7. Then I went looking for other stuff to dye. The second batch contained: 2.25oz of Cordial, a skein of 3.3 oz and approximately 150 yards of Riverstone Wool Yarn that is very soft, and a 4oz skein of a smooth blank wool yarn.
I added each item one at a time with no presoak. I let each one settle in before adding the next. The first in was the 3.3oz skein, next the 4oz skein and finally the cordial roving. I turned the burner off and covered it with a lid and left it alone.
The second batch sat for a good 30 minutes (and then some as I was dealing with the washing of the Tunis in between) maybe more like 45 minutes. I ended up putting it back on the burner about half way through to maintain the heat keeping it on low. This time the dye exhausted so I only needed one wash and 2 rinses.
I used the Unicorn Power Scour in the wash, the first rinse got the Unicorn Fiber Rinse, the last rinse was just tap water. I rolled them individually in the towel and put them on the rack to dry. This is what I have so far.
Teal Dyed Wool and Yarn - Stove top (batch 1)
Yesterday I also dyed up a pot or two of teal items. I used Jacquard acid dye in the color Teal. I actually did end up doing 2 batches because I used too much dye.
I did a hot presoak in 6 quarts of water and 1.5 cups of vinegar. I soaked for about 10 minutes (ok it was probably a bit more because I was also washing the wool). The 1st batch contained: 2.5oz of a natural brown BFL roving, 1.13oz of Near Mear roving, 2.13oz of Lincoln roving, and 3.25oz of Coopworth roving.
Next I used a strainer and drained the vinegar water mix into my big 12 quart stainless steel pot. I turned the burner on to a 7 out of 10. Once the water was starting to simmer I added the whole 1/2oz jar of teal. I mixed it in well and then added the wool. I moved it around only enough to make sure it was all coated and freely floating. I turned it to low and pretty much left it for 30 min.
Of course the water was still heavy with dye because I used to much, which is were the 2nd batch came in. I poured the dye pot into the bucket I had used originally for the presoak with a strainer on top to catch the wool. Pour slowly, I got a bit impatient and sloshed it. Once the everything was in the bucket, I put the stainer into another bucket I have for dyeing. I poured the dye back into the pot and put it back on the stove to use again.
I filled the bucket up with hot water and then added 3 squirts of the Unicorn Power Scour. I added the wool and let it soak for 20 minutes. I rinsed by pouring out the bucket through the strainer, letting it drain and then refilling the bucket with fresh water. To the first rinse I added Unicorn Fiber rinse, 3 squirts. Then I added roving back into bucket. The first batch needed a lot of rinses. I really should have used less dye to begin with. All the other rinses were just plain lukewarm tap water.
After draining I rolled the individual rovings up inside a towel to get rid of the excess water and then sat them out to dry. Here is how they look this morning 1)BFL 2)Near Mear 3)Lincoln 4)Coopworth
I did a hot presoak in 6 quarts of water and 1.5 cups of vinegar. I soaked for about 10 minutes (ok it was probably a bit more because I was also washing the wool). The 1st batch contained: 2.5oz of a natural brown BFL roving, 1.13oz of Near Mear roving, 2.13oz of Lincoln roving, and 3.25oz of Coopworth roving.
Next I used a strainer and drained the vinegar water mix into my big 12 quart stainless steel pot. I turned the burner on to a 7 out of 10. Once the water was starting to simmer I added the whole 1/2oz jar of teal. I mixed it in well and then added the wool. I moved it around only enough to make sure it was all coated and freely floating. I turned it to low and pretty much left it for 30 min.
Of course the water was still heavy with dye because I used to much, which is were the 2nd batch came in. I poured the dye pot into the bucket I had used originally for the presoak with a strainer on top to catch the wool. Pour slowly, I got a bit impatient and sloshed it. Once the everything was in the bucket, I put the stainer into another bucket I have for dyeing. I poured the dye back into the pot and put it back on the stove to use again.
I filled the bucket up with hot water and then added 3 squirts of the Unicorn Power Scour. I added the wool and let it soak for 20 minutes. I rinsed by pouring out the bucket through the strainer, letting it drain and then refilling the bucket with fresh water. To the first rinse I added Unicorn Fiber rinse, 3 squirts. Then I added roving back into bucket. The first batch needed a lot of rinses. I really should have used less dye to begin with. All the other rinses were just plain lukewarm tap water.
After draining I rolled the individual rovings up inside a towel to get rid of the excess water and then sat them out to dry. Here is how they look this morning 1)BFL 2)Near Mear 3)Lincoln 4)Coopworth
