witche's brew

back to the pot.
things i've learned:
keep a hawk's eye for temperature increases
dye the skein for 10-15 minutes then  take it out add lime water stir and put it back
lime water is essential ph should be around 8-9
Liles says all one needs to know about madder dyeing.(or any other natural dye to that effect)

i'm getting red finally! a dull red but  nonetheless better than coral red






neki desu
 

akane 014

or monkey see monkey do.i saw someone getting the red we all want with madder using a huge amount of dyestuff .and as soon as i got home i tried.

 this silk warp boiled a bit so the color is more of a terracotta. fine with me because it works with the hemp that will also be used as warp. and the design  and concept i have in my head.

the silk skein is too corally yet. it's going into 

the pot again.the madder i'm using comes from 

a company in the netherlands and it was a

 gift from a friend.the yellow has been

removed and the instructions say to raise the temperature and keep it at 99-100º for 80 minutes.

i found that to be the difficult part.

excuse the photo drama but don't tell me you'd rather see this boring photo



neki desu

hachiko crossing

shibuya crossing aka hacihiko crossing on a saturday.

enjoy your spring weekend!

neki desu