It had been there a while and had always thought about dyeing gold over grey to achieve a Chartreuse . Wasn't sure how much grey wool or if this would even do the job. I grabbed a piece of heather grey and a darker grey windowpane wool and think there is slightly over 1/4 yard. On the bottom is what the original looks like and on top is the result of the dye.
See that pattern and linen below the wool? Remember when I said I'd like to take advantage of the linen on my present project to draw my next pattern? Well, it wouldn't be a great use of resources so decided to pull a piece of left over linen to use instead. Nope, not gonna show you what's next because it's too soon. Besides, you know how fickle I am and might change my mind on what to put on the frame next anyway.
Happy hooking, stay safe.
Saundra
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Good experiment!
ReplyDeleteCathy
That heather grey dyed great!
ReplyDeleteI need to get hook in hand. It's been a while :(
Really love the result of the plain wool on the right... I wouldn't call it "chartreuse" exactly (to me, chartreuse is more "grinch" or lime green LOL)...but I like it!! You are a tease, aren't you? ;-) Hope your week is off to a good start...it's a hot one here....then going to go down to 60's for highs and 40's for lows again after tomorrow. ~Robin~
ReplyDeleteKeeping us in the dark eh! LOL Was hooking a bit this afternoon. Janice
ReplyDeleteHi Saundra,
ReplyDeleteLooks like your experiments worked!!! The one on the right is such a lovely gold color that I'm sure you will find very useful!! The other one dyed nicely too and looks like a great olive color!!
I was wondering what was going to be your next rug and guess now I will have to wait to find out!! You love to tease us, don't you???
Take care and keep cool!!
Heart Hugs~
Julie xo