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Isabel explainig that she has prepared lots of little skeins for us to take home at the end of the day. We had to vats synthetic indigo and natural indigo. We started with the synthetic indigo as the natural requires longer standing time.
Isabel dipped different skeins in for different times 3mins, 5mins, 5mins plus further 5mins and 10 mins.
Here Gill (thermometer monitor) and Isabel are checking the Natural Indigo dye vat doesn't exceed 60'C.
And here are those little skeins after 3mins, look closely and you will see the colour change as the oxygen in the air acts on the indigo making them darken, they were very pale green when they left the dye bath but is takes less time for them to go turquoise than it takes my camera to auto focus!!
And here are those little skeins after 3mins, look closely and you will see the colour change as the oxygen in the air acts on the indigo making them darken, they were very pale green when they left the dye bath but is takes less time for them to go turquoise than it takes my camera to auto focus!!
We have here the finished tests, the first skein was tie-dyed to retain the original cream colour.
Then there was 3mins, 10mins, 5 +5mins.
Dorethy and Nell ready and waiting with masses of skeins. No not Blue string Pudding -skeins being lifted after 5 mins. Look at that- after airing out-WOW and that's a fetching pink glove too!
We dyed wool, mohair, silk and cotton damask fabric too and clothes!! Now go to Our Gallery to see more.
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