Experiments in green.

I believe I'm going to invest in a tester kit of Greener Shades Dyes. I want to see what kind of colour intensity I can get from them, and how they blend.

On the up side, they are available in several different base shades, and everything I've been reading about them says they are relatively easy to mix for a wide variety of different colours. They are heavy metal free (make your own Danzig joke, please), meaning there is no chrome involved, which according to their website makes them "non-hazardous". That's a pretty vague term, however, they also go on to state that the dyes meet the criteria developed by the Organic Trade Association and the Global Organic Textile Standard for Organic Fiber Processing and Handling.

On the down side, there are only 9 base dyes. That means a LOT of mixing to get back up to my standard array of about 35 different colours. They are also much more expensive than say, my Jacquard Acid Dyes.

If they are truly stunning in use, I will seriously consider making a gradual change to them, but they are going to have to wow me to outweigh both the drastic increase in price and the fiddly factor. I would find out about these after spending massive money on a full complement of dyes within the last 6 months.

Feeling semisonic.

I am brewing up a batch of yarn that has fabulous hidden depths of colour. Every time it moves, you catch another shimmer that you didn't see before. All semi-solids, all kettle-dyed in 3-4 stages, and all based on songs, albums, or bands.

I'm not sure I'll be able to give it up.

Updates coming soon!

There will be a huge update to String Theory on Wednesday. Yarn will be posted then, fiber will be posted on Thursday. I can't believe it's taking me a whole week to get my dyeing done, but hey, what can ya' do?

I've got some amazing new silk lace weight coming in, and 7 lbs. of sock yarn that should be in tomorrow.

I'll try to snag a picture of some of the new stuff on my way out of the house tomorrow. I really love the new colour combos I've got going on some off these.

Officially Official

I'm now officially a business! At least according to Fairfax County. I don't have to file quarterly taxes or anything, but I'm official, and now I can set up an account for yarn from Ashland Bay.

As you can see in my last entry, I also got my dye order in from Dharma Trading Company. I'm fully stocked on blues now, and I can't wait to do some skeins this weekend! Roving too- I'm running low on everything. (Thanks for the orders!)