Hand-dyed silk gauze (microwave method).
Silk that was dyed, wrapped in plastic wrap and steamed to set the color.
Dyed silk chiffon scarves and silk gauze yardage.
As you can see, we were quite the prolific little dyers last week...
...and I'm delighted to report that my biggest fear went unrealized...
...(that my wool roving would felt during dyeing).
I'm always a little unnerved by chemical dyes, but we were very careful...
...and since the icing dyes didn't worry me at all...
...I was much less cautious, and still have stains on my hands to prove it! :)
I think I prefer the speedier methods of microwaving in a dish or a ziplock baggie...
...to the more traditional 'steam in an enamel pot' method...
...but...in the summer at least...solar dyeing is quite nice, too!
Next time: What I did for yarn! :)
