Spoils of War - third in a series

Thanks for sticking with me through this whole "how to dye" thing. I hope it helps other people, because lord knows I needed help and could never find any concrete information online. So here it is! Concrete! Kind of.

Here's how the fiber turned out:



Not as much red as I had hoped, but it's really starting to grow on me. I think it's one of those dye projects that looks kind of dicey at first, but will fabulous when it's finally spun. It's called "Ember."

At the same time, I dyed this one:



This is "Magically Delicious." I just want to smoosh my face into it. I had an idea of what I wanted and went for it. I am especially proud of the shading. I used lime green and purple in longish strips, then added thin stripes of dark green at the edges of the light green. It spread very well during the steaming.

Also, I think it really helps to let the fiber sit for awhile before you steam it. Ember did not have that luxury, as I was way too impatient, but Magically Delicious did, and I think the quality of the colors really shows.

Next weekend: quilting.

posted by Kristin @ 10:46 AM