Believe it or not, my Mojo returned recently and I finally got inspired to get busy with the dye pots.
Here's what I made:
8 oz of merino/bamboo roving in my November Roving of the Month Club colorway "Christmas Snowflakes". This was a custom order by a club member so she could make a sweater to go with the socks she made from the original superwash wool roving she got in November. I love how these turned out!
I also dyed up a superwash merino/tencel 4 oz roving in my India Spices colorway.
And, a new member of my Roving of the Month Club suggested I add gold or bronze to my Peacock colorway. So, I dyed up this 400 yard skein of superwash wool/nylon. OMG I
love how this turned out! It is even richer, darker and more brilliant in person - my photos do not capture the true intense beauty of this skein of yarn.
And, I decided to make a huge 8 oz 440 yard skein of worsted weight wool and silk yarn in a similar colorway only I added a bit of navy blue to the brilliant blue and used a different gold. Because of the yarn content this skein didn't soak up the dyes like the superwash/nylon skein did so it isn't as intense in color but I love how it turned out, too. Again, it is much darker and more brilliant in person than what my photos depict.
In the dye pot today: a gorgeous yearling mohair fleece in light red being dyed into a deep mahogany. This should be stunning! Perfect for doll hair, spinning, adding to a fiber blend batt, etc.
It feels so good to finally have my motivation back where it belongs!
7 comments:
Congrats on getting the old mojo back! I have to say that the yarn looks terrific! I especially like the last one. You have been surely blessed with your talent!
Oh good for you...now send it my way will you?
heh heh
Hey, if Pricilla gets some, I want some too!!
Mojo - coming at ya!
Beautiful! I especially love the last one!
The last one is my favorite also. And yes this year I guess we could all use some Mojo.
WOW! those are just smashing. You ever have any small bits (12" up to a few feet) that need a home, please come talk to me. I can couch them onto my bags and quilts. We'll trade :)
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