tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22119070.post116096619642478072..comments2023-10-29T04:04:09.469-07:00Comments on Red Dirt Knitter: Dyeing on the PrairieSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04295619596931784900noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22119070.post-1161129495141653482006-10-17T16:58:00.000-07:002006-10-17T16:58:00.000-07:00ooooooooooh spinning video? I need to go watch th...ooooooooooh spinning video? I need to go watch that..and bookmark it so 10 years from now when I can finally spin, I'll be able to find it again. How long have you been spinning?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04295619596931784900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22119070.post-1161127728844136592006-10-17T16:28:00.000-07:002006-10-17T16:28:00.000-07:00The looping over your finger thing I did with the ...The looping over your finger thing I did with the silk is called spinning from the fold. There is a video over at http://www.icanspin.com/fold.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22119070.post-1161083614101239732006-10-17T04:13:00.000-07:002006-10-17T04:13:00.000-07:00Thanks Dave. It was sooo much fun and especially b...Thanks Dave. It was sooo much fun and especially because there were people to share with. I guess if you have a class of dyers in a rented building with a huge kitchen and long white cabinet tops you do all you can to keep the dye contained LOL. Those chip and dip bowls worked great. And the long pieces of plastic taped to the countertops helped a lot too *G*. For awhile I was in charge of 'glugs'. Jessica put the dye powder in the bottle, added the water and handed it to me for a glug of vinegar. I'd add that, put the top on and tip it over and back to sorta mix it. Once though, using a very bright purple, when I took my finger off the tip of the bottle purple dye shot upward like a geyser. We got it off the walls quickly and with a squirt of clorox it was gone. Not quite the same for those of us in the vicinity. I was horrified, the teacher just laughed and laughed.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04295619596931784900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22119070.post-1161083248832112022006-10-17T04:07:00.000-07:002006-10-17T04:07:00.000-07:00Thanks Laura! I overheard some of the spinners ta...Thanks Laura! I overheard some of the spinners talking about the silk. One said she had finally figured out how to do it and had looped the silk over her finger. I have no idea what that meant but the end product was wonderful.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04295619596931784900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22119070.post-1161044700457198262006-10-16T17:25:00.000-07:002006-10-16T17:25:00.000-07:00Congratulations on the dyeing! How does it feel, t...Congratulations on the dyeing! How does it feel, to accomplish that? What is that bundt cake pan thing y'all are using? I just do it flat out on the counter. (Maybe I shouldn't!) Great dyeing you did, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22119070.post-1161022961200982002006-10-16T11:22:00.000-07:002006-10-16T11:22:00.000-07:00How cool! AND, we get to see a picture of you! S...How cool! AND, we get to see a picture of you! Silk is something I want to try spinning someday. There IS some undyed roving in my stash I could play with, as soon as the Christmas knitting is over, of course. I'm so glad you had a great time, and you did lovely work. :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00500816920855712513noreply@blogger.com