ACID DYEING using Fibercraft dyes.

My first steps using Fibrecraft acid dyes. Above was 80% blue 20% red plus extra 5% black 

Drying in the airing cupboard such a lovely colour. These are Leicester long wool locks as in the basket which I thought lent themselves to dyeing in the locks ready for hand carding and blending on a blending board.

So pleased with the first experiment I soon tried a different colour red 80% blue 20% plus about 5% black.
Interesting that the colours in the pan are much the same as the dried wool after dyeing.

Dye stock made up in old milk bottles - stored high out of reach of little hands from Grandchildren

 Here I took some of the stock colours and mixed into other jam jars, for ease of using syringes to mix colours.

Blue 85% Yellow 15% Blue aqua/teal

Red 100% left      right green  80% yellow + 20% blue 
Interesting experiment for small quantities using one of my dye pots with water to bring the jars to temperature. The pan on the right shows the blue aqua/teal a more accurate colour to the previous photo

Another look at the colours although the colour varies in different photos. see above.

This is how I mixed colours the top of the white line is 100 mls which I add to 3 pints of water + 50mls glauber salts + 50 mls white vinegar

out of the dye pot but still damp.

Left Dark teal on left blue 80% yellow 20%     Right Mulberry Blue 20% Yellow 40% red 40%

These experiments were using Leicester long wool which I posted about

 https://orangecottagescrafts.blogspot.com/2020/11/dorothy-leicester-longwool-locks.html 

I bought a Fibrecraft dye kit - https://www.georgeweil.com/product/brands/fibrecrafts/kits-packs-4/fibrecrafts-acid-dye-kit/  for £18 and dyed enough locks and skeins for three bedroom rugs so it was good value.  https://orangecottagescrafts.blogspot.com/2021/01/bedroom-rug-woven-using-leicester.html