Thursday, January 04, 2007

WOW!

I can't believe how gorgeous this skein of yarn turned out! I have been playing with a new dyeing method...look for a tutorial soon. This is what you can produce.

This is a wool/silk blend that i spun up and plied and then dyed it. I LOVE how it turned out. At first, as i was dyeing it, I wondered, but now seeing it dry--I am amazed. The sheen is amazing. The colors are gorgeous. MMMMM...Don't know what i'm making, but i'm keeping this yarn.

I also dyed some beautiful sock yarn using the same dyeing method. I LOVE it.

I think I've figured out what to call my spinning zine. I'm thinking I'll call it "Totally Twisted" It will include spinning, dyeing and crafting with handspun. I'm pretty excited. What do you think?

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Rita, your skeins are absolutely to dye for gorgeous! I think this one might take the cake!! It's a beauty! Can't wait to see the tutorial. And, Totally Twisted is perfect!

Dora Renee Wilkerson said...

WOW! I am so impressed. It's very very pretty. I hope to one day to try to dye some myself. I am going to bookmark your blog.

Thank-you for sharing!

Dora Renee' Wilkerson

C4G said...

Holy MOOOOOooo! Arrrooooga! I love that silk/wool skien!! I cannot wait till you put up the tutorial. *grin*
I think Totally Twisted is a totally great zine name!

SueS said...

Absolutely love the way these two newest skeins you have dyed came out. Beautiful.

The Zine name is also great. Fits perfectly with the craft/skill of spinning.

Looking forward to your newest tutorials.

Thanks for all of your ideas.

SueS
Allentown, PA

Stephanie said...

BRAVO Rita! Your skeins are drop dead gorgeous! You always do such a fab job with your dyeing tutorials, I'm on pins and needles waiting to find out how to try and duplicate your sucess on these two! Well Done!