Messy Theeads

 I'm working on a project with Vikki Clayton silks. She has bags of leftover threads that she sells on her website. I decided to play with them.

I think it will work..

A Little Start

 

But I will be ripping this out. I dyed this fabric; I think it is Monaco. I also dyed the floss, but I don't like how it looks. I think I will start again with a solid thread-dark grey, perhaps?

An Experiment Gone Wrong

I was trying to dye some threads for Softly Feathered, an ANG Cyberpointers group correspondence course. I like the colors, but the threads are not solid. I will have to find another project for all my new threads.

Dyed Threads

Last week I dyed some fabric and threads with some friends. I did a colorway called Fiery Blend. Despite my love for the color red, it was not my favorite colorway that we did.

See the threads at the bottom? It is a colorway called Tutti Frutti. The colors remind me of Easter Eggs. Yes,I rinsed all those threads by myself. I am totally insane. Now, what to do with all my beautiful colors?

Not Quite Done...

I didn't quite get Gay Ann's Townhouse done. I hope to continue to work on it and get it done before I start on the Echoes of Elizabeth Needlecase. I started a new ANG Stitch of the Month. I want my guild to see a different colorway. I am using my Flower Gardens over dyed threads.

Threads and Soy Wax

I finally rinsed all my threads out. I love the colors. What am I going to do with them? I am sure I will find a project for them soon. We did some resist dyeing with soy wax. I love how they turned out!

My dear friends at the library are adding more soy wax to a few of these and redyeing them. I can't wait to see the results!

Still Rinsing

I am still trying to rinse my threads from Tuesday. Hopefully I will get them all done today. Here is some perle cotton that I over-dyed:

It looks better in person.

Little Crazy

I have crazy friends!!! We have been trying to use up the dyes we made on Friday and we have plans to do more dyeing in September. I must get a project done so I can start a new one with my pretty threads! Will try to post a picture of them when I finally get them rinsed.

Mother's Day Weekend

I restarted my Illinois canvas. I am close to being done and hope to see some progress this week.

These are the threads I dyed this week. I think they need to be over dyed, but it will have to wait for a while. I need the "pure" colors to show my guild for our upcoming dyeing workshop.

Here is the front of my Townhouse. I have moved to the smaller piece of fabric so I can play with door colors and flower colors before I do my "front" door.

New Threads and Windows

I spent yesterday morning dying threads at my local library. I am not thrilled with the results-some of the threads did not take any dye. I will eventually over dye them, but I need the "pure colors" to show as examples for a workshop we are holding in August.

Gay Ann is having a party tomorrow to celebrate the end of the Townhouse class. I am terribly far behind, but I am making some progress.

I promised to tie dye with my kids today and I need to finish rinsing the threads I dyed yesterday. I will try to take pictures of our playtime.

Jerusalem 2000-undone

I decided that there was a section in this piece that I did not like and it bugged me. So instead of taking it to the framer, I ripped. Here is a close-up of the mosque undone:

I know I will be happier in the long run, but it was a tough decision.

Below is a photo of my latest "big" project. My local EGA is doing these canvases of the various Midwest states.

I am using those threads that I dyed. I love how it looks! Now if I just could spend less time on my garden and more on my stitching! Fat chance!

Hope everyone is have a good summer and getting lots of stitching done!

Bad Pictures of Dyed Threads

Here are some photos of my threads as they dried in my basement. They look so lovely in person! The colors are vibrant and have so
many hues.









I hope to start on my project soon. But I must

finish my cat ornament. Why is it taking me so long? Maybe it is that I want to be dyeing threads and working on a different project...