Prepare a vinegar and water bath in another pot and soak the wool in it for 15 minutes. Use warm water. Goddard is also co-author of You Won – Now What?: How Americans Can Make Democracy Work from City Hall to the White House , a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. A large container to soak your yarn. Plastic or metal is fine (apparently aluminium gives brighter colours) but something which won’t stain.

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Mordants tend to be metal based minerals and can be quite toxic. Not what we are looking for when dying in our kitchens or homes! Some fibres can be bought already treated with a mordant. Alum is a common mordant but again, we will just be using everyday items. You can also use the dye bath technique to dye wool Hanks semi-solid or two-toned, that is two solid sections of color. She calls me madam when she is being nosy. I swear she senses when I have a new case about to begin. She can be a great help and is the soul of discretion. I read something of this case at the time.' Mrs Sugden's memory never fails to impress. She mops up newspaper stories like a blotter dabs ink. 'Wasn't he one of them Bradford millionaires?'I had intended to demonstrate the simmering process in this wool dyeing tutorial, but the process is far more time consuming than simply using a microwave – especially when dying a large batch of wool in multiple colors, as I was doing. Through the window I watched Mrs Sugden empty the teapot. She does not tip tea leaves on her dung heap; that must remain pure. What a challenge it would be to photograph a pile of manure danced on by flies and bluebottles and to do it so vividly and with such art that viewers of that picture would pinch their nostrils. Perhaps not.

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Until the day that Master of the Mill Joshua Braithwaite goes missing in dramatic circumstances, never to be heard of again.Before dyeing, wool yarn needs to be soaked in an acid bath. This sounds scary but white vinegar which you may already have in your cupboard will do just fine. Time to start the day. From downstairs came the sound of the letter box, first a rattle then a series of gentle thuds as post hit the mat.

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To make a dye using flowers, herbs, roots, or bark, simply chop the items finely, and follow the dye preparation steps noted above in the fruits and vegetables section to create your coloring mixture. When I first started this project, I had visions of dying with natural berries and foraged items. Then I started reading about mordents and separate pots and it all sounded a bit complicated so I decided to use food colouring!! You must also beware the colors will not always be consistent every day or match what the item looks like. Unfortunately, my first attempt at food colouring was a disaster (see below) so I reverted to the natural approach – using nettles which was more successful. If you’ve followed FiberArtsy for a while, you know that over the years, I have explored many techniques for dyeing a variety of yarn colorways and patterns. Personally, I love brightly colored, variegated yarns!

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