Where’s a flowery phrase when you need one.
If I knew the chemistry of the various possible mordants and their effects, I might well have been able to alter how the color came out. Still. I like what I got. Eight hundred seventy-five yards of April-blooming amaryllis-colored alpaca/silk. One of a kind.
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A lace shawl knit with yarn hand dyed from gorgeous flowers–could it possibly get any better???
Comment by Toni 04.19.08 @ 3:45 pm“Could it possibly get any better???”
Yes, probably, because Alison is very likely to keep trying, so it will get better!!
Comment by Laura 04.19.08 @ 3:48 pmAmazing Amaryllis Yarn! I love it. Congratulations on a successful color job.
Comment by Shelly H 04.19.08 @ 4:33 pmwho would have thought… Now when my flowers start blooming (if they every do…) I’m going to be looking at them in a whole new light
Comment by Sandra 04.19.08 @ 5:54 pmso pretty! (alternate title….”the yarn ROSE to the occasion) (yea, lame-o I know..LOL)
Comment by heather 04.19.08 @ 6:18 pmThat is a seriously cool way to dye your yarn. What special memories anything knit from that yarn will have.
Comment by Susan 04.19.08 @ 6:20 pmOh… that’s lovely! seriously, now That’s the kind of delicate pink I like, reminds me of the inside of a seashell…a baby’s delicate ear… Brava!
It’s actually very much like the colour of a little linen dress I handstitched for Gracie when she was very young… I love it.
It is such a lovely colour, so soft and delicate. Great job!
Comment by Vicki 04.19.08 @ 9:26 pmAlison,
I love that color!! I can’t wait to see what you make with it.
Comment by Janet 04.19.08 @ 11:13 pmLovely stuff! One sure wouldn’t find that color at the local LYS. I hope there will be many equally successful experiments to follow.
Comment by Lynne 04.19.08 @ 11:33 pmOne of my treasures is a copy of a gov’t study.
Several decades ago (30’s? 40’s? I’d have to get the book, currently inaccessible) The gov’t paid two women to do a study on hundreds of natural dyes, and all the colors the various mordants made.
Now THAT’S a dream job!
:-}
It’s beautiful. Yes, mordants might have made a difference, but some of those mordants are also heavy metals. Yuk. Better to keep it simple, and beautiful. Congratulations on a wonderful day of amaryllises and wool!
Comment by Linda W 04.20.08 @ 8:28 amWow, how lovely is that?? Glad you had fun and it produced such gorgeous *pink* yarn. Now you have to write down your exact combination so you can produce it again =;)
Comment by Elizabeth 04.21.08 @ 4:11 amWow, the sweater is a veritable work of art!!
Love the “wingspan” description, the designs,the color; quite clever all around! 🙂
WOW! The color match is perfect. You never cease to amaze me. 🙂
Comment by Sonya 04.21.08 @ 11:57 amHoly Blushing Amaryllis, batman! That came out so great, Alison.
Would you try it again in the future?
!!! Oh, that is so pretty. I may have to acquirean amyrillis or two.
I can’t wait to see what you make with it.
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