This weekend, between snow storms, I drove to the suburbs to take a short class in dying wool with acids. I love to dye cottons and the idea of coloring protein-based fibers with acid dyes was always a bit intimidating to me. It sounded more complex and a bit dangerous!
It was so much fun. The instructor brought packets of Kool Aid and easter egg tint. Vinegar acted as the acid and in the end it was much easier, and neater, than dying cotton! The wool batting and wool yarns "eat up" the color in the water until it is clear again and the colors are far more intense than I thought they would be -- plus the wool smells like Black Cherry and Tropical Punch. I can't wait to do it again.
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