Yesterday I dyed some combed blue faced leceister wool (thank you Susan) with two new colors. I was excited about trying the Blue Sky, and not sure what to expect from the Old Ivory. Here is the wool before I got started:
The bfl is so soft to work with. And the fun part is you never know what you are going to end up with. Here is the fiber about half way through:
Ok, so then I decided to add some Turquoise Blue.
I can never seem to keep it at just two colors.
I let it sit for about 40 minutes all wrapped up. Then steamed it for about 40 minutes. Pulled it out and let it cool in the sink for about 10 minutes (I will spare you the picture of it), then rinsed it. To my surprise, the blues did not bleed at all:
Will it be yellow?
The Ivory is changing as it is drying. Next weekend I will spin singles and then ply this against itself, probably just a two-ply yarn.
Late last night the turquoise became green. More on the Blue Oyster mushrooms later.
