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Ice dyeing adventures! Neither turned out quite how I expected, but in a stunning twist of "that worked out well", both still coordinate with the bulk of the warp!

Used Silver Lining, Seafoam, Peacock Blue, and Cayman Island Green on natural.

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Two hanks of dyed 8/4 cotton yarn laid out on a sewing machine table. The top yarn is darker blues and teals, and was dyed "in the muck" below the grate. It was left in the dye bath for about 20 hours. The bottom yarn is a mix of light gray, light blue, spring green, and a bit of teal. It was dyed on top of the grate, with standard ice maker cubes on top, and the dye sprinkled over it. Once the ice was melted, it was moved into a zip lock baggy overnight. (About 6 hours to melt, 12 hours in the baggy.) The darker hank of yarn, draped over a cone of 8/4 cotton in Timberwolf. The gray will be the bulk of the warp, with thin stripes of the dyed yarn. The lighter hank of yarn, wrapped around a tube of 8/4 cotton in Aqua Green. The Aqua will be the bulk of the warp, with thin stripes of the hand-dyed.
May 30, 2026 at 7:10 PM