Dye Recipes ~ Making Do

my favorite outsider artist

image from Pinterest
Misty Lindsey

as you may know

I'm still living the

"buy no supplies 2019" life

it's been easy so far

today I pulled out some dye and recipes

that turned into a make-do session

as my dyes are plentiful...just not the colors I need

here are 3 make do recipes

don't try them yet!

I'll add photos when they are out of the dryer

probably tomorrow

all are over about 1/3 yard
oatmealish wool

for once I used less wool than called for

all dyes are Cushing

Blue Variation

1/2 tsp turquoise blue

1/4 royal blue

1/4 peacock

1/4 peach

1/8 medium brown

Woodrose

somehow I have many packages of this color

I think I bought a mixed lot off ebay years and years ago

this is probably the first time it's been used

1 tsp wood rose

1/4 American beauty

Orangish

1/4 tsp apricot

1/2 orange

1/4 peach

edited: 1/16 seal brown

accidentally deleted the orangish photo
woo...it was beyond day glo orange
it's back in the dye pot now
with the seal brown
will add photo tomorrow

image from Pinterest

my dyeing has been inspired by all the images

of Spring flowers 

found online

I may never hook with these colors

but it'll be interesting trying new colors

*****

I'm not really all that enthused about cleaning the house

it's more to keep busy and not fall into a 

puddle of blackness

working so far!

A Full Cupboard

facing into the sun

not the best way to get a good shot

moving the cupboard was not an option though...

top row is actually orange and reds

this is most of the wool I've dyed in 2017

missing are about two more shelves full that didn't fit

these will mix wonderfully with my other stash

no excuse not to hook now

thinking I'm pretty much done selling wool

I'm glad I dyed it

sold enough to make it worth my while

just felt much more like work

than work ever does

other items like homespun, dye books with swatches,

a hook or two

even some hooked rugs

are in the works

just not wool

*****

with all this dyeing I really used up a good amount

of my dye stash

one of my main objectives

for now all the dye supplies are stored away

 if I feel the need to dye something

I'll just have to marry some wools

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am going to be doing a little

hook-a-long next month

if you'd like to join in

will post here and on FB

the plan is a winter theme

still tossing ideas around in my head

 

 

After and Before

from the book

Antiuqe Colors for Primitive Rugs

colors are fairly accurate

the top greens are less faded looking in person

top

olive green/plum  #27

full recipe

1/2 cup each in two pots

bottom 

bronze/green  #26

full recipe

1/2 cup each in two pots

these are the 2 wools overdyed with #26

they were sort of faded peach and pink 

quite hookable now! 

They dye pots and supplies have been bleached

stored away for another time

I really must get to finishing 

the pieces I've hooked the past few months

Back to work after 4 days off...

UGH!

Pumpkin Wool

 pattern by Cheri Payne

 when this pic showed up on Pinterest

the other day I knew I had to dye some

pumpkin wool 

it  is one of the few patterns of Cheri's I don't have

but that's okay

I have dozens so can make do with 

her other cat and pumpkin designs...

 

the pumpkin wool took two tries

first dye bath resulted in wool too soft/light for my taste

 redyeing made all the difference

the blue came out perfect the first time

#66 from Barb/Emma Lou's book

2 pots of green on the stove now

with 2 more to go later when the pots are free

It's a beautiful day here

very much like fall

Enjoy your day!