Mrs Sugden busied herself at the kitchen sink. She has a look of Edith Sitwell, with the high forehead and long nose people associate with intelligence and haughtiness. She turned her head and primed me in her usual fashion. 'You've only two proper letters. One from your mam.' I slit open my mother's letter first because it would be bound to contain instructions of some kind. However, you must also be careful with the yarn so you do not felt it. This is partly why it’s important to wait until the yarn is properly cooled and only use cold water. Once the yarn was cool, I removed it, rinsed it and let it dry, then caked it. I have to say I was pretty happy with how it turned out!

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Now it is time to add a mordant to the dye. If using salt (which works best with berries) dissolve ½ cup of salt for every 8 cups of water used in the dye. If using distilled white vinegar, use one part for every parts of water used in the dye mixture. used to describe a supporter of a particular philosophy or a member of a particular group to suggest that they have very strong beliefs or feelings about that philosophy or group, and You must also beware the colors will not always be consistent every day or match what the item looks like. I used this lovely Falkland Aran Merino wool from Laxtons. I had 2 skeins of 100% Falkland Merino and 2 skeins with some added sparkle. Acid (citric acid or vinegar) and or a mordant to prepare your yarn

Using Lanaset dyes, which are washfast, when dyeing wool that can be used later for deliberate felting. Less washfast colors, when felt, can bleed. Final Words Squeeze in the food coloring. If mixing several colors together to create a specific shade, you must count each drop of every color used towards your total per quart allotment. There are a myriad of ingredients you can use to dye wool. I often use unsweetened Kool-Aid, food coloring, various spices, and even vegetables, to mix colors. No matter what type of dying agent you choose to use, a mordant will always be necessary. Instead of using acid in your dye recipes, follow the ones outlined below. A little bit of vinegar, as you’ll see in the recipes, is okay to use, but make sure you follow the instructions and don’t go overboard with it.

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Acid dye is the best dye for wool. The range of acid dyes out here is vast and includes metal complex dyes, acid leveling dyes, and washfast dyes. Until the day that Master of the Mill Joshua Braithwaite goes missing in dramatic circumstances, never to be heard of again. Excessive stirring or agitation can also shrink the wool or felt it. Felting is when the wool fibers start to fray and bond with the fibers near them, which changes the texture of the fabric. While felted wool is a dense, warm fabric with many uses, felting is not reversible. If you accidentally felt your wool fabric, there’s no do-over. Put them in a suitable pot, covering with cold water, heat on the hob, but do not boil. Let cool then repeat the process. This brings out all the pigment without breaking it down so the theory goes…Four years on, one side of my brain knows he is dead. The other side goes on throwing up questions. If it is machine washable, then it certainly is already treated. If instructed to hand wash or dry clean only, the wool is all-natural. Vinyl sulfone dyes are a fiber reactive dye normally used for silk, which also works for cotton and wool. The main benefit of vinyl sulfone dye is that it needs significantly more heat than other acid dyes to react, so manufacturers can sell it dissolved in water.