the first day of summer

26º in northern spain and sunny. dyeing ahoy.

benibana tied in a bag giving away the yellow color. one either throws it away(not) or uses it on cotton.

as the red doesn't stick to cotton one uses it to absorb it and then deposit it in another bucket with water for dyeing with it. benibana red or hot pink will result. using bottled water because  my new water hasn't been tested yet. ( ≧Д≦)

the sources. even after complying all the info there are missing instructions. does one mordant the cotton?? anyone?

silk is mordanting and tomorrow dyeing( note the spelling) will commence.

neki desu 

 

still waiting

for the needle retaining sponge bar for the k machine. however, the frugal weaver had saved a 10/2 cotton warp waiting for better times and the time is now.

it all came together with the arrival of the latest complex weavers journal and  a very exciting article on 3 layer weaving actually 3d weaving. having tried some 3 layer weaving ages ago but not having achieved a total grasp of it, i decided to give it a try.

warped 2 colors for the two other layers for an easy short experimental warp. 

look at those two colors  nicely  separated at the cross.

another big achievement after trying numerous tomes to warp using a paddle with scant luck.

 another chapter in self study without either sufficient or unclear instruction lines. ಠ ಠ

eventually one gets there, but the time spent is disheartening.

feeling totally validated as the other day on insta one of the big girls was warping using  k machine weights.

（＾▽＾） playing in the big girls league.

                            ＼（＾▽＾）／

turning a page. waiting has also brought me back to studying japanese at home  again.

watching some vids and doing the grammar exercises. listening comp courtesy of the doramas i'm watching. win-win!

neki desu 

 

issei sama

my only concession to polyester bcse this one is  odor resistant bells and whistles high tech.

have a good weekend

neki desu