Sorry I missed y’all last week. Was out of town. But now that i’m back, prep continues for the Kool Aid dyeing class that I’ll be teaching at the WSU Country Living Expo in January. I went out on a field trip yesterday, seeking unsweetened Kool Aid packets in a variety of colors, and came home with this substantial collection
120 packets should be enough to dye about 60 oz of wool, so hopefully we’re all set there. KoolAid yellow (lemonade) is kind of weak, so we might just use regular food coloring for that.
In other news- while I was away, I got to spend a little quality time with my spinning wheel that lives in Florida
I just realized that I never gave this wheel a name, so maybe think on that one for me. I’m open to suggestions. Anyway, I brought down some indigo, cochineal and madder dyed wool from dye day and almost got through it all- need to finish up the madder singles here at home.
These might need a little more ply twist, but I’ll make the call after they are washed and finished. It’s always hard for me to tell with superwash.
And speaking of superwash- I just finished up a pair of fun and funky socks for a friend. All done but the toe grafting
and perhaps enough yarn remaining for some fingerless mitts? Yarn is Laines du Nord Eclectic Sock (colorway 02).
Ok- time to go. Momo is trying to eat my laptop
Take care, and have a good week folks-
Please explain why one of your wheels LIVES in Florida! And is Flor-Ida too obvious?
the short version- bought the wheel while visiting a few years back, thinking that i could disassemble and ship home. but that hasn’t panned out. have priced shipping it intact, and is really spendy. so she’s living in FL for now. Methinks Flor-ida is a little too close to Flo Rida. she’s not really a rap girl. maybe Flora? I purchased her in Mims, FL. She could be a Mimi…
I like Michelle’s idea. It appears to be the same color as the wheel I inherited from my great, great grandmother in Northern Sweden. But totally different style of wheel. I love the Kool Aid collection. I think I used the same colors but don’t remember for sure. Love the socks. The Momo photo is great.
i thought i remembered your Swedish wheel being blue? Black wheels always make me think of the Netherlands for some reason (?) She’s a really interesting style. Haven’t seen another like it. Maybe some day I’ll be able to bring her home!