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I talked to Carol, the dean of Quilt University, and she said she was interested in me pursuing the new class idea of dyeing wool! Wahooooo! Thank you to those of you who responded with positive energy and words to the effect that yes, you would be interested in taking this class.
It takes quite a bit of time and energy to write, test, and document a class so expect to see it at QU after the first of the year or so- if she likes what she sees.
Above are some test samples of different kinds of wool that students might want to dye. I will probably offer some of the lighter colors on my web site supply page for students to buy if they do not have access to natural yarns.
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I think this will be a five week course. Week one will be dyeing yarn and getting used to acid dyes. Above is a raspberry color I got from combining red and black.
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In week two we will dye roving for those who want to spin their own yarn or do some felting. If this isn't something you want to do, we can always dye more yarn using the same recipes and techniques.
Above is a very pale robin's egg blue. I was experimenting with how light I can go after I went as deep as I could go on some wool that was dyed black.
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Week three will be dyeing wool fabric. I do not have any pictures yet of that process. .JPG)
The results we can get can span the value spectrum from very soft pastels to deep, rich color absorption as you can see.
The last lesson will be using left over Procion dyes that are more than 2 weeks old as acid dyes. This is something that I have just learned how to do. Very exciting.
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Week three will be dyeing wool fabric. I do not have any pictures yet of that process.
Week four will be natural dyes. Above is a picture of some tea stained wool yarn. This should be fun stuff.
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The results we can get can span the value spectrum from very soft pastels to deep, rich color absorption as you can see.
The last lesson will be using left over Procion dyes that are more than 2 weeks old as acid dyes. This is something that I have just learned how to do. Very exciting.We will also intentionally dye variegated colors which make for exquisitely patterned pieces when knitted or woven into their final form.
I'm very excited about this new adventure and hope you are too. This should add a wonderful new element to your fiber art creations.
Response? Let me know. Anything else you would like to see in this class?
10 comments:
love it.. I hope it is with the procion mx dyes we use for cotton dyeing that I took at QU ...looking forward to it... anything more you can add with the wool roving and embellishing for fiber art would be something I would be interested in.
Sounds great. I've been wanting to dye yarn. I'm not much interested in wool fabric or roving, but the rest sounds terrific. Trying out the old Procion dyes is intriguing.
Ellyn
Can't wait! My oldest daughter belongs to Ravelry (a knitting forum) if you want some advertising there when the class comes out. Did you ever find any sources for PFD wool fabric - that would be fun too - felted, woven or knitted would work. I'm thinking if one could find PFD knitted wool fabric ready to buy, then one could create some of those cool "felt" projects using fulled knitted fabric instead of having to knit it yourself or find old sweaters. In Southern CA, there aren't too many wool sweaters at the thrift shops! And with PFD, one can pick their favorite colors. Justine
Good feed back and I just posted this today.
We will start the classes using acid dyes- you will only need four colors and we can buy the very smallest sizes since a little goes a long way.
During class 2, I will show you how to mix the primary Procion MX dye colors you will use in the last lesson. You have to mix the dye liquid ahead of time and then let them sit so that they are ready 2 weeks later to be used as the color base for what follows.
So... you will get the best of both worlds- acid dyeing and Procion MX dyeing.
Badda-bing.
Marjie I would love to participate in this class. I was trying to dye yarn with Icelandic floras, rather dull so far, the colours, but one can get more beautiful colours with procion mx dyes. Looking forward to the new class.
Oh, yes, I can hardly wait for the class. We'll probably be on the road, traveling south, when the class comes up. No problem, I'll be taking a drop spindle with me so I can spin along the way.
Fabulous, everyone! Thanks for the encouragement.
Awesome. Can't wait to take this into the yarn world. How very exciting. I have loved all your classes. See you in Shibori II next week.
Jackie
yes, sounds great! I love to dye yarn and fiber and look forward to the pieces about "old Procion" dyes.
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