It seems that one thing leads to another.
If you have raw wool it needs to be processed.
What a dull world it would be if the wool
remained in its natural color.
To change the natural color of things you dye them.
So you have dyed wool, or silk, or cotton,
or another fiber. What now?
If you start to spin your fiber you then
need something to do with the yarn.
Weaving, knitting, crocheting come to mind.

I have put on the next pages my experiments in
several different types of dyening.
I love to use the natural dyes.
But they are mostly seasonal.
You have to get them and dye when the flowers bloom,
or the berries orleaves are ready.
Synthetic dyes give brillent colors,
but come with their own set of rules
more of that later.
Then there are the "fun" dyes.

When this process is done you have either
lovely yarns or piles of colorful wool or silks etc.
This is when you decide to "work up" your yarns.

What ever you decide to do,weave, knit,
or crochet or some other skill you will have the
joy and satisfaction of knowing
you did it all by yourself.
From start to finish and that is a wonderful thing.

If you would like to see what I have done
just go to the step that interests you and follow it through.

Thanks for stopping.

Murph's Cozy Corner

2005 Silkworms

2006 Silkworms

Silkreeling

Fiber Dyeing

Spinning

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