Just playing around...
Play is our brain’s favorite way of learning. -Diane Ackerman —Diane Ackerman Playing with fiber is definitely my happy spot, add good friends and sheep and I am truly content. Maryland Sheep and Wool 2018 is a bright memory. My purchases focused on yarn to dye for tapestry weaving based on some recent "play." Above is a bundle of various white and undyed yarns in my stash. I pulled strands of linen, wool, silk, mohair, cotton and synthetics. I wanted to dye the bundle and see how the different fibers and textures would take the dye. I weighed the bundle, washed it in synthrapol and mordanted it in a solution of 20% wog (weight of goods) of alum and 6% wog cream of tart...