*three hours later*

i have a bowl of washed and picked wool that is now soaking in my sink with a tiny splash of vinegar to be separated out and dyed in the morning!

i also found my dyes and dug out my dyepot and spoon. Pro Tip: don't mix kitchen pots with dyepots if you use professional non-foodsafe dyes. also wear gloves and a respirator if you are working with the powdered stuff. that stuff gets *everywhere* omg.

i'll post pics as soon as i figure out the colors i want. i'm thinking... seafoam, copper, coral, lavender and maybe a dark gold? maybe a pale chestnut? i use CMYK ratios to mix my dyes and it's been a while. so it'll be anyone's guess what i end up with. 😆

#Dyeing #FiberArts #HandDyeing #HandSpinning #SlowLife #SlowCrafting #CMYK

three good things:

1) i had a few chocolate chips about an hour ago and now i am frantically planning on cleaning and dying a fleece that's been in my garage since 2023. i have a wee bit of inspiration to dye small bits of wool in various colors and then use them for embroidery on another project that's been languishing for a while.

chocolate chips as instant motivation? maybe! i'm not sure how long this energy will last, but i'll take it. lol

2) i still have fairy lights in my front window and they are the special kind that flash along with whatever music is playing nearby. i may never take them down. sorry neighbors. 😌

3) did i mention that i ate a very small handful of chocolate chips? because i'm not used to that amount of caffeine (or like, any caffeine, lolol) so i am kinda spinning my wheels here. but they were pretty good and i have now reached my caffeine quota for the year. 🎉

#ThreeGoodThings #3GoodThings #Today #Chocolate #FairyLights #Spinning #HandDyeing #FiberArts #MidnightSpinningProjects #JustATinyBitHyper

First post here on PixelFed and just throwing a picture of my latest dyeing adventure out there: alpaca! It’s sooo soft and - contrary to what I learned from others - it takes dye VERY well. I nearly had to wear sunglasses when I checked out the yarn after dyeing because the colour was so bright. Anyway, if you’re a yarnie like me, please give me a like and follow! #yarn # knitting #crochet #handdyeing #alpaca #indiedyer #knitknitknit #knitselfed
I am excited to be exhibiting my latest work in the 2025 Biennial Faculty Exhibition in the Blue Galleries at Boise State!
Open through: March 28th, 2025
Reception: 5-7PM February 13

“I Just Wanted to Give a Pretty Girl a Ride”

Handwoven, hand-dyed nylon, steel, faux fur
34" X 28.5" X 1.5"

#Handweaving #Weaving #HandDyed #HandDyeing #TextileArt #TextileArtist #SculpturalTextiles #FiberArt #FiberArtist #FibreArt #FibreArtist #tekstilkunst
Watching the MeidasTouch Network live “puppies and kittens inauguration” while winding skeins for my next hand dyed thread batch which will be “Tourmaline”. #MLKday #handdyeing

I've raided all the dyed roving and locks that I have to find something to spin! I'm afraid I'll forget how to or lose momentum and then I won't spin for a long time and for sure forget how! I'm trying to spin everyday for 30 days to establish habit.

Gonna make a bit of 🌈 #yarn...

#HandDyeing #HandSpinning #Wool

Progress on the raw fleece to hoody project. Decided to finish the color work on the sleeves first before moving on to the rest of the body. This ensures the darkest color will match. I will alternate it with the next cake when closer to finishing the first. #WIPWednesday #knitting #handspinning #handdyeing

Here is the #yarn I recently got back from the mill. It's better suited to #crochet, I think. I'm going to have more sportweight/fine yarn milled next because I'm out. Meanwhile, I'm going to start #handdyeing some of this.

#GulfCoast #SheepOfMastodon #Wool #SmallBusinessSaturday @fiberarts @crochet

Winding skeins for a new batch of hand dyed thread in the “Brilliant Sunset” colorway. #handdyeing #handdyed #fiberarts #craft #handdyedthread