Last Sunday I took a spinning wheel class at the
American Textile History Museum. First I carded the wool, then I spun it, and then I Navajo plied it (3 ply). I had a mordant bath going in preparation for a workshop the next day, so I threw it in there. The next day I dyed it with madder root, You can see some of the madder root still stuck in it. I ended up with about 30 yards of yarn. This was my first time spinning fiber on a spinning wheel.
Earlier this month I dyed some Lion Brand's Fisherman's wool with some natural dyes, after putting it in a mordant bath of alum and cream of tartar.
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| Indigo |
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| Madder Root |
This was before I realized that it is better to put the madder root in a blender first. Madder root is normally a pretty brick red color.
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| Osage Orange |
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