tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266232162024-03-13T14:23:52.850-07:00Darkinn KnitsKnitting: Not just for Women and other Misc topics.Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12173131692180387074noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26623216.post-64122260101987190972013-04-19T20:05:00.004-07:002013-04-19T20:05:36.988-07:00New picture<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12173131692180387074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26623216.post-57464591339173662892012-12-24T08:20:00.002-08:002012-12-24T08:20:43.832-08:00Results post.This is the post many have asked for. This is a all-in-one post for the different test batches I have done. The wool for these experiments was from a cone of sport weight super wash wool. Each group is sorted into 4 skeins. <br />
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<u>Pine Cones</u></div>
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<u>Elm Bark</u> (got washed with the iron batch, so iron influenced the color)</div>
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<u>Elm Bark with Iron</u></div>
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<u>Yellow Onion Skins</u></div>
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<u>Yellow Onion Skins with Iron</u></div>
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Second batch of <u>Elm Bark</u></div>
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<u>Black Rice</u></div>
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<u>Black Rice with the Rice left with the Dye</u></div>
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Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12173131692180387074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26623216.post-74857058892069708472012-12-23T10:00:00.000-08:002012-12-24T07:54:46.718-08:00Walnuts and Red Onion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are all four dyes that will sit in their containers will sit for about 5 days.</div>
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<br />Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12173131692180387074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26623216.post-28322668677421373942012-12-17T18:33:00.000-08:002012-12-17T18:33:41.272-08:00Pure vs. Superwash & VMStill no pictures, but I pulled the elm bark, the black rice and the 2nd batch bottles.<br />
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I would like to know who has dyed with both pure and SW wool in the same dye pot. There is a real difference, since all of the wool was scoured and mortared together. One took a lot more dye than the other one.<br />
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Is there a difference between removing the VM (Vegetable Matter) and leaving it in? Yes! There is a difference, at least when it black rice the dye material. The filtered wool is blue/violet, while the unfiltered medium purple. While you are dyeing with rice, stir often, otherwise you will get a tonal effect.<br />
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I have the skeins of the fingering weight prepped. The elm was transferred to a bottle. A second bottle was filtered from the rice and a third was filled with rice put into the bottle. I look forward to the color variation. Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12173131692180387074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26623216.post-9146154538355222322012-12-14T18:16:00.000-08:002012-12-17T18:17:20.404-08:00Progress and IronI keep forgetting to take pictures of the iron dye batch. I started a second batch of elm bark. I also started a batch of black rice as well.<br />
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Two batches of black rice wool soaking. Two batches you ask? I started reading more, and reading on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/" target="_blank">Ravelry</a>. Do you strain the vegetable matter (VM) from dye first, or leave the VM in the pot? The top was just liquid, the bottom is wool and rice together.</div>
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I started another experiment as well. These are the elm & iron, onion skins & iron, and just onion skins. This time I changed the fiber. Each bottle has two skeins, both fingering weight. One is 100% wool. (I have been using sport weight Superwash wool.) The other is a Wool/Bamboo (rayon) 65% / 35% blend.</div>
Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12173131692180387074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26623216.post-81432300406304636202012-12-03T20:17:00.000-08:002012-12-03T20:17:04.084-08:00Next Experiment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is part of my next experiment.</div>
Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12173131692180387074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26623216.post-64436083327845887192012-12-02T12:00:00.000-08:002012-12-03T20:15:09.765-08:00Iron Iron (Ferrous Sulfate). Iron will darken and sadden depending on the amount of iron used. Because iron can weaken, it is added after the fiber is soaked. <br />
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These are two jars, Elm Bark and Red Onion with 10% per the weight of the wool (3/4 tsp of iron each).<br />
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The problem I had was Soaking the wool. I'm worried the iron batch bled onto the unmodified batch.<br />
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This is the Elm Bark and The Yellow Onions drying after about 5 days.</div>
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This is the same batch after a Soak and drying.</div>
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<br />Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12173131692180387074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26623216.post-87672360679616989262012-11-24T08:00:00.000-08:002012-11-25T19:22:43.089-08:00Ready to Dye again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the elm bark ready to take on wool.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The onion soaked for a weak. Two great sources of onion skins are the Farmer's Market and the Grocery Store. I just wish the Farmer's Market had red onions. The top container is my Alum soak.</span>Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12173131692180387074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26623216.post-20809642430664207972012-11-12T17:38:00.000-08:002012-11-12T17:50:45.670-08:00Results from the first dyeing projectHere are all eight hanks of yarn:<br />
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The left is the Eucalyptus Bark, and the right is Pine Cone. From left to right in each picture, 1. Unprocessed, 2. Scoured only, 3. Alum only, 4. Scoured and Alum.<br />
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A friend asked about color fading, so each hank has been washed in soak. There is a slight variation between each, but it is very slight color differences. Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12173131692180387074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26623216.post-40222952840641355202012-11-12T17:27:00.001-08:002012-11-12T17:27:45.625-08:00In the Process<a href="http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd387/DarkinnKnits/Dying/54A75F26-3159-4FB9-AAF3-B08523C8BF1B-7041-00000A7E613CAAC8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd387/DarkinnKnits/Dying/54A75F26-3159-4FB9-AAF3-B08523C8BF1B-7041-00000A7E613CAAC8.jpg" width="300" /></a>Here is what is being worked on next.<br />
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The top is a container of used loose tea. It will be a while before that one starts.<br />
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This is a container of yellow onion skins. Last time I was at the store, I had one onion, plus lots of loose skins. I gathered up loose skins from Slow Cook Friday, so I have a good start.Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12173131692180387074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26623216.post-34142877128705688692012-11-09T18:15:00.003-08:002012-11-12T17:20:17.412-08:00Drying Here is my hanks getting dried. <br />
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But which is which?Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12173131692180387074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26623216.post-9814476042525115672012-11-09T18:15:00.000-08:002012-11-12T17:21:18.546-08:00Opened the dye potsI opened each of the dye pots. Here is what each looked like when I opened them. <br />
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It is dark, but it is deceiving. Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12173131692180387074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26623216.post-70972348971412116182012-11-04T16:57:00.001-08:002012-11-12T17:21:32.000-08:00What is next?What do I want to try next? I figured out that I have elm trees on my property. You can dye with both elm bark and leaves. I already have a broken branch, I was able to trim the bark easily. Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12173131692180387074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26623216.post-83147458201209227922012-11-04T16:24:00.001-08:002012-11-12T17:21:41.536-08:00Hank TagsFor those that wondered how I tagged all of my hanks to keep them separated, I found a nice solution. The USPS (US Postal Service) makes a nice plastic paper envelope for Priority Mailing. It also makes nice tags. I cut small tags, write on them (once in pen, and a second in Sharpie), then tie a piece of cotton string that I used to tie hank together. Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12173131692180387074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26623216.post-29188259789217474172012-11-04T08:30:00.000-08:002012-11-04T12:57:53.412-08:00Dye Pots 2Here are my two dye pots after 3 weeks of sitting outside.<br />
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Scoured means the hanks were washed in a wool soap to clean any dirt or chemicals from the wool. Alum, (Aluminum Sulfate), is used to help Brighten the color and allows the color to not fade from natural light and washing. I want to know how each of these affect the color, so each of the three goes and soaks in the dye.<br />
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The eucalyptus bark was broken into smaller pieces that fit into into the container. The pine cones were put into the container moved around to get them all in. Both containers were then filled with water.<br />
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Reading the book, I just found out many materials can be cold dyed.Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12173131692180387074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26623216.post-36506137443543947842012-09-15T12:00:00.000-07:002012-11-04T12:58:56.084-08:00After talking to Kathy, she recommended the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0823058794/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00" target="_blank">"Wild Color" by Jenny Dean</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Great book!</span></b></div>
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Labor Day Weekend, I attended the <a href="http://www.mensknittingretreat.com/" target="_blank">Men's Fall Knitting Retreat</a>. The one class I did take was "Boys, Bugs and Blenders". It was a dyeing class where we learned the process of Natural Dyeing. The class was taught by Kathy Hattori from <a href="http://botanicalcolors.com/" target="_blank">Botanical Colors</a>. I have dyed wool before, but this was much more detailed. Now I do want to try dyeing at home.<br />
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<br />Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12173131692180387074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26623216.post-53607591349037741552012-03-16T07:58:00.001-07:002012-03-16T07:59:09.437-07:00Fiber for HP13Here are my skeins for the thirteenth set of Hexi-puffs. These are small samplers that I spun on my small Turkish Spindle.<br />
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I tried a second picture is the now later sunlight.<br />
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I had help taking pictures<br />
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<br />Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12173131692180387074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26623216.post-64409729214146447782012-03-07T06:54:00.000-08:002012-03-07T06:54:08.948-08:00HP 11These are the eleventh set of my Hexi-Puffs. These are Decadent Chocolate Trio from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FiberFancy" target="_blank">Fiber Fancy</a>. <br />
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