Morning After a Dyeing Day

On my drying rack this morning--the results of yesterday's work. I dyed half a dozen skeins in between all the other bits and pieces of the day:

From left to right:

• the purple multi-brew, full strength;
• the same pot, after the first skein was done, plus a bit of extra pink;
• the next three skeins were in the same dye pot with a blue-green-yellow colour combo;
• the last skein is from the green pot, when the other three skeins were done, plus a bit more sage green

With spinning, quilting, lesson planning and dyeing going on, I was doing a fair bit of running around! When it came to lunch time the kitchen was full of dyepots with rinse water in both sinks plus a bucket on the floor. . . I ate toast:)

Fresh from the Pot

I've got a severe case of multi-tasking going today. Spinning and dyeing yarn, while finalising my notes and lesson plan for tonight's quilting class. This skein of yarn just came out of the pot: I love the depth and variation--there are five different coloured dyes in there. Now I've got a pastel shade brewing in that pot with a bit of extra pink thrown in to liven it up.

. . . oops, before my safety conscious friends start sending me messages about the fact that I'm not wearing gloves, this is actually the second rinse--see how clear the water is.