NEWS Day 4

Our last day of dyeing was intense. I was painting yarns and fiber like my life depended on it. There was no way I was going to waste a second of class time. We were focused on animal fibers today, and once painted they were rolled up in plastic wrap and set in a steam bath. It was such a thrill to unroll the finished product. Unlike the plant fibers we dyed earlier, the acid fast dyes we used for the animal fibers were completely absorbed by the material. I dyed 100% wool (both lovely soft stuff and rug wool), a wool/silk blend, and some BFL from Spunky Eclectic that I can't wait to spin up. 
 
None of this had time to dry, so into plastic bags it went for the ride home. Yesterday I had my creations drying outside the door to our apartment, and two different people asked if they were for sale. Not too shabby for a first effort.