First off, let me just say that, dude, I am LOVING this fiber addiction. While spinning last night I let my mind wander and I realized that there is just nothing about spinning that I don't like. Well, of the things I've tried, there is nothing that I don't like. I haven't tackled raw sheep wool yet, but raw alpaca is cool. So anyway, back to the reason for my post today..... more dyeing experiments. I wanted to try and create a cute, preppy pink and green combo, probably for socks or mittens, more than likely for the Children In Common group. (sorry, still working out how to post links- I'm such a 'puter illiterate!) So, I break out my ProChem Summer dyes, and use Watermelon and Key Lime on some of my favorite Blue Faced Liecester roving (from CopperMoose Farms) and then decide to dribble just a bit of Cantalope for some interest. The roving turned out pretty much like expected, Watermelon was a bit more red than pink and the Cantalope and Key Lime blended to a brown in a few places, but overall I was happy with the result. And then I spun it. Holy Cow! The colors blended and deepened and my happy bright spring colors turned into this gorgeous Autumn Tapestry yarn that I am in LOVE with (and Bailey gave it a sniff of approval too!). Seriously, if Lead Dog wasn't around, Autumn Tapestry and I would be headed to the chapel! So, the biggest lesson I've learned from this round of dyeing is that your finished yarn may turn out looking NOTHING like the roving. Good to know. And now I still need to figure out how to get bright 'kid-cool' colors, but I've got plenty of dyes and roving to work that out. Happy Spinning!
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