Tonight

Tonight, I think I'm going to dabble in dyeing yarn.  Actual yarn, and not just fiber, how exciting!  I have a bunch of undyed yarn in my studio just begging to be dyed.  I've been feeling solid colors lately and since the weather has started to get warmer (30's feels so much warmer than the teens!) I want to dye some spring colors.  Maybe I'll dye the yarn a nice spring-y yellow...  

 

Or ladybug red...

I'm actually super afraid of ladybugs!  Haha, imagine that, someone being afraid of something so cute. 

What colors have you been loving lately?

Dyed Fiber Binder

In my quest to organize my dye studio, I started dying samples of each of the dye colors I have.  I dyed them in depth of shade one and three, spun them and put them in a binder...

Next, I'll label them and if I'm super motivated I'll dye samples in depth of shade two.

I also started to mix the dyes in 50%/50% concentrations, and will do the same with these samples...labeling and putting them in the binder.  Talk about cute little mini skeins!

 An awesome side effect from all this organization...a huge dyed fiber stash!

Organizing the Dye Studio

As I've mentioned in an earlier post, I have been listening to the podcast Spin Doctor.  In this podcast, Sasha Torres talks about fiber related organization which has inspired me to become more organized.  She talked a little about a class she took with Deb Menz (who has a wonderful video Dyeing in the Kitchen) on dyeing fiber and on dye studio organization. Today, I set out to organize my dye studio by making stock solutions of each dye powder I have.

I made a 1:100 concentration of dye solution stored it in a labeled mason jar.  My goal is to mix these dyes in different percentages to get a range of different colors and record all my results in a binder with a sample of the fiber!  Wish me luck...