Chiengora and wool fiber
I have been carding targhee wool. I like the 'feel' of it. I dyed 4 oz of Samoyed (chiengora - Chien = French for dog + gora = from resembling Angora) red. I left the targhee white. I lightly blended them together. I hope it will spin up with areas of red and white, not only pink. I think it will.
I have been dying wool today. I dyed some of it green and some of it yellow. I dyed some the other day. They were red, purple and pink. I want to blend green, blue and purple. I need to dye the blue I want. I also want to blend red, yellow and orange. I have orange leftover from earlier.
Dying wool: I use Rit dye or food coloring. I sneeze when using wool dyes. I use a hot water canning kettle. I fill it a little over half way and add the color of dye I want. I also add a squirt of Dawn to the water. Put it in right before you add the wool. You don't want suds - too hard to rinse out. I put it on the stove over low heat and add the wool. Let it set for about 20 minutes, then turn the fire off and let it set another 10 minutes. I use a 5-quart ice cream container (empty and clean), put a strainer inside and, using a spaghetti server, put the dyed wool into the strainer and let it drain for about 5 minutes. I pour the liquid back into the canning kettle. In the kitchen sink or another container, add water until it is about half full. Add wool and let set for about 5 minutes. Drain. Set wool aside and add more water to sink or container. Add wool and let set for another 5 minutes. Drain, set aside, add more water and then the wool. This time you shouldn't have very much color in the rinse water. I spin it in the washer after each rinsing. This seems to get the excess color out faster and without as many rinsings.
I usually do two batches of wool in my dye mixing. Then I add another box of dye to change the color. I try to do two batches of each color every time I dye. The second batch will be lighter. I card them together. The lighter color gives a highlight to the wool.
I have ordered 8 oz of Camel down and some Firestar to add sparkle to my blends. It should be here any day.
My cousin, in Texas, is collecting all of the dog hair she can find and sending it to me. Poodle, Chow, Maltese, Yorkies, and mixed breeds - so far.
I have been dying wool today. I dyed some of it green and some of it yellow. I dyed some the other day. They were red, purple and pink. I want to blend green, blue and purple. I need to dye the blue I want. I also want to blend red, yellow and orange. I have orange leftover from earlier.
Dying wool: I use Rit dye or food coloring. I sneeze when using wool dyes. I use a hot water canning kettle. I fill it a little over half way and add the color of dye I want. I also add a squirt of Dawn to the water. Put it in right before you add the wool. You don't want suds - too hard to rinse out. I put it on the stove over low heat and add the wool. Let it set for about 20 minutes, then turn the fire off and let it set another 10 minutes. I use a 5-quart ice cream container (empty and clean), put a strainer inside and, using a spaghetti server, put the dyed wool into the strainer and let it drain for about 5 minutes. I pour the liquid back into the canning kettle. In the kitchen sink or another container, add water until it is about half full. Add wool and let set for about 5 minutes. Drain. Set wool aside and add more water to sink or container. Add wool and let set for another 5 minutes. Drain, set aside, add more water and then the wool. This time you shouldn't have very much color in the rinse water. I spin it in the washer after each rinsing. This seems to get the excess color out faster and without as many rinsings.
I usually do two batches of wool in my dye mixing. Then I add another box of dye to change the color. I try to do two batches of each color every time I dye. The second batch will be lighter. I card them together. The lighter color gives a highlight to the wool.
I have ordered 8 oz of Camel down and some Firestar to add sparkle to my blends. It should be here any day.
My cousin, in Texas, is collecting all of the dog hair she can find and sending it to me. Poodle, Chow, Maltese, Yorkies, and mixed breeds - so far.
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