It was definitely time to hit the dye pots and work on filling some of those holes. I spent much of Friday night getting ready....pulling out off-the-bolt wools and snipping and ripping it into chunks. I also started scouring the wool still in the cubby for pieces that could stand a little tweaking. Over-dyeing pieces of wool that you've already dyed can yield some truly amazing colours. I think it's one of my favourite ways to dye.....and it takes something you know you'll never use and turns it into something you want more of -- in just a matter of minutes.
I woke up early on Saturday, thanks to the early morning sun, and the pots were on the stove by eight. Six hours later, I was ready to haul the lot off to the laundromat. Here's what I brought home....
Going to the laundromat does make the whole process of washing and drying a lot faster, since they have those big machines, but it also yields a lot of strange looks. (Especially when you think about how you might look after your dyeing session.....ha ha!)
Now I have to do a little sorting of the shelves to find room for these pretties (and these marbleized pieces from a couple of weeks ago, too). I think that at the same times as I stack and sort each cubby, I'm also going to start a pile of 'uggers' in need of a makeover. This way they'll be ready for my next big dyeing day.....as long as I remember to do it, when I finally get around to reorganizing.
