the redcoats are coming

finally akane red that used to dye the coats.and achieved with the help of the mega guru jenny dean

who suggested to pump up the chalk. i had been overly conservative on the chalk bcse of the panicto kill the gloss of the silk. so the quest of red is accomplished and over. waiting now for better weather to start on the benibana.

neki desu

 

whose the fairiest?

with a wonky row? doing a fairisle attempt . want a top using this silk bourette yarn  which was dyed to disappointment.as a stand alone it was beyond BLAH, but combined with a dark cotton yarn it's not bad as there's a subtle color stripping effect. as ever i noticed the offending row at the end, but given the texture of the bourette yarn it was too cumbersome to unravel. better to start anew and will use some downtime to unravel and recoup the yarns.

neki desu

 

taming the orange

 there's more red now and eventually it will get redder.just aiming for that although word has it that indian madder is less red.

the silk skein above  has been left to cure for a week then dyed mordanted and it's drying now waiting for another round.

anxiously weaiting for good weather and the end of tai chi class to begin the benibana explorations.

this was the yarn before the last dye round above.

nice orange, but not what's intended.have all summer to get to where i want.

neki desu