Monday, August 13, 2012

Hand Dyed Wool for Fall 2012!

Here's a little look at my experiments in hand dying, and a sneak preview at some new colours for the Fall 2012 season.
 

the beginning. from left to right, white wool, white cotton, natural wool, natural cotton.


 the vinegar bath...

 the colours...


the finished samples. i had a much harder time getting the cottons to the the dyes, and the shades changed pretty drastically when they did, especially the dark purple and red, which both turned hot pink...

same dye bath, different shade. from left to right, natural cotton, natural wool, white wool...

these ones are dyed using tumeric! from left to right, natural cotton, white wool, natural wool...

my favourite shades. some of these will be appearing in me fall 2012 collection...


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