busy little bee..

[threeolivemartini]

well girls.. and guys.. since i havent been able to get into my blog but for about three seconds in the past three days.. i have been busy dyeing..

 

so here is what i did first... hanks and hanks of dyed yummy yarn

 

 

 

 

 

then i had a brain storm and did this ..

 

i dyed the yarn still wound in the ball .. to see what it would do ..

 

 

 

 

and this ... believe it or not....

 

 

 

looks like this when unwound and ready to be put in a hank

 

 

 

i am really pleased with my results and the testing of what dyes did what best..

[xantha]

they look great !!!

 

-jess

[MarvieN]

Wow! Those are gorgeous.... and I never would have thought to try dying the actual ball! Great idea though... and you will show us how it looks once you've turned it into something right? *hint hint* lol They're all just so damn pretty!

[MiCountess]

Oh Elizabeth those are absolutely gorgeous :wowdrool Did you use the easter egg dye on all of it? Can't wait to see what you make with it,

Michelle

[threeolivemartini]

Michelle..

 

i used easter egg dye.. Kool Aid.. and food colouring both in regular and neon.. and mixed some stuff up.. if there is a colour way you really like let me know and I can try to tell you what i used.. i am liking the vibrancy of the easter egg dye the best..

 

today I am going to be doing trials with rit dye and cotton and rayon yarns..

 

Marvie.. not sure I will be making anything out of this yarn .. I am thinking of selling it off.. as much as I would love to keep it all .. there is one hank I may make into a bag.. we will see...

[MommaChelle]

Very pretty!!

[PJ]

Wow! Very pretty!

[MiCountess]

Do you except paypal?

Michelle

[luvtocraft]

Beautiful colors!! :yay2 Great job!!

[threeolivemartini]

Michelle..

 

yes i accept paypal..

 

drop me a line either at my in box here or at

 

3-olives@earthlink.net

 

and we can discuss what you m ight be interested in ..

 

i am gonna list some on ebay in the next few days too .. so that will save me some fees... hehe

[MiCountess]

e-mailing you Elizabeth

Michelle

[crochetingRev]

oh they are wonderful...

 

 

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[Nashville Crocheter]

Those are BEAUTIFUL!!!

[deneen]

Nice stuff Beth--did you paint it on? With the balls, did you let it soak in or kinda pour it on? Yes, I am a pain in the a**. It's part of my "charm"

[threeolivemartini]

you are not a pain.. i used a small baster.. and just kind of painted it on that way .. with the balls.. i just started on one side and worked out from the midddle i put the dye in and squished it around then m oved to the next colour kind of letting it go where it wanted... but not too into each other .. did that make sense?

[mumbles17]

love those colors!

Fiona

[cinfulkarmah]

OOOOH! I love the way the yarn dyed in a ball looks!

 

 

What brand of wool did you use?

[threeolivemartini]

i bought this wool on a cone.. i couldnt tell you the brand.. i can tell you I had 3 and a half pounds of it!

[cinfulkarmah]

Now that's a lot of yarn! ROFL.

[Kathleen]

So ambitious! I love all of your colors! The muted ball dying is great!

[Catana]

I'm just itching to start dyeing yarns, and I did wonder what it would look like if you tried to dye a ball. Yours came out lovely.

[kahud48]

Those are some very pretty colors .