Buh-izzzzz-eee!!!

Another day of dyeing? You bet!

Got a teal/bright green 'stripe' by dyeing in a braid!

I want to just felt this and make a landscape!

And here is the latest update on the Orchard piece I am working on-

Got the French knots on, but it needs a little fine tuning on the sky and then the wooly stick hanger, then it is done.  And then there are these pieces...

Sugar Free

Grizelda

L'il Lake

I AM: Light

I AM: Breath

About 1/2 of the wooly coasters are done...

There is nothing like the prospect of a potentially good Farmer's Market this weekend to light the fire of completion and production under this artist!

Any guesses what I'm doing today?

I went on a wool-dyeing rampage this morning while the DH was off to a morning of golf. Used food dye and vinegar on most of it, but did do one batch of Kool Aid*, the pinky red at the left side of the photo.

This view shows my Adirondack chairs that also reflect my love of COLOR! I can hardly wait until the wool is dry and I can start bagging and braiding it up. I am working on a separate artist website which will have my art, hand-dyed wools and fabrics for sale. I plan to resume participating in the Farmer's Markets of the area and will be in Omak's Art in the Park next month. I am also going to be a vendor at the quilt guild in Wenatchee in September. Look out! I am on a roll! :?}

As soon as my batch of red onion skins and copper pennies is through simmering on the stove, I will get it out to dry and post a pic later today. Tah-tah!

More wool dyeing

Mostly Kool Aid* and food dye.

Procion fiber reactive dye, Kool Aid and/or food coloring.

 Wool takes color so well, so fast, so satisfyingly! I may not be able to stop dyeing until my wool runs out... A few more days and the sap will rise up enough for me to start following the recipes for vegetative dyeing. I have always wanted to do that with wool, because I get some nice color on my cottons, but the pix of wool are much more gratifying. It seems like most of the recipes out there say, "You can get this and this and this color with wool! Oh, and good luck with cotton."

Bahhhhhh!!!!

Guess what I did to celebrate National Quilting Day? Yep! I dyed wool for the very first time. I went online and scrounged around and used the food dye w/vinegar method. I have had fleeces stored for YEARS.
I knew I would use them someday...

And I sure liked the colorful outcome! :?} 

These  will fly to the UK with me for my class with Gilda Baron.