Tim was off from work all last week so not much was done around the house, but I did find time to dye my handspun yarn. All of the yarn is 30% Angora and 70% Alpaca. I'm almost out of my Alpaca (Chelsea) so my next visit to the farm I'll grab a new bag. Speaking of alpacas, Susan has lots of new babies, you may want to take a look. http://www.mylittledarlingsalpacas.com/ . Back to dyeing. I was not going for any special dyeing technique, I just wanted to play so I doubled the amount of dye powder I usually put in and came out with very bright color. I use the Jacqard acid dyes, my angora takes the dyes really well. Abby helped and we had so much fun playing with all the different colors, she dyed her own roving with koolaid and it turned out wonderful. I'll be teaching her to spin today after we finish school, she can't wait. She has finished her first scarf for Christmas and is now working on her next project. Both Abby and I have put in half of our fall garden and we plan to finish the other half this weekend. She will start training a baby alpaca on Friday for a obstacle coures competition in November. I'll make sure to post pics.
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