I fiddled with that cotton/silk twist and also remembered its provenance. Liz, I am pretty sure you had this sent to me all the way from AU or NZ? Please confirm. Thanks. I found the post about the greasy demise of that original hank. Be glad there were no pictures.
I used a tapestry needle on a piece of heavy linen because I couldn't find my damn glasses and was too intent on the project to get up and find the spares.
They were in my hair.
Weather is going to play a bigger role in this work in the future. I have not retaken the holy BATCHING oath. It's because I'm a lazy bitch and if I have to wait for a red-hot thunderstorm to do the primary rinsing, so be it. There are no elves to help out here.
I wound off a few because they looked so unappetizing in the hanks and I needed to look deeper.
Revelation #1: Morton's Kosher Salt gave a new dye delivery option that paid off nicely. Short and abrupt color changes were further enchanted by some clumsy handling with dirty gloves. And yes, the new Black Mix really came through nicely.
You always wondered about that 'dirty', didn't you?
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First silk/cotton came from Jude … then I tracked some down in Australia, close but not exactly the same
I remember you saying the original stuff “loved the dye” … the Australian not as much
And I’m now officially stalking the Dirty Threads link 😉
Forgive me if I am clueless but I would like to buy some thread. How do I do that?
DHYANA,
I will update the Dirty Threads tab when I post sets for sale. (Up there at the top of the page). FYI, I'm still only shipping to the US.
Gosh these are beautiful Deb!!
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