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I was given a 3-ply wool blend of yarn many years ago. I held on to it not knowing what I wanted to do with it. I've been looking into dying yarn recently. There are natural dyes that I plan to use in the future like spinach leaves, black beans, onions, red cabbage, etc. While browsing, I discovered a recipe for Paas Easter egg dye. So when I was buying our kit to use with the kids, I picked up an extra box for a dying project. Natural state of the wool Any box of Paas with the tablets can be used I rinsed the yarn and hung it to dry on the drying rack outside. It dried in an afternoon. This morning I had to soak the yarn again so it would soak up water and absorb more of the dye. While it was soaking in a bowl, I started getting the dyes ready. I added 3 tbsp of vinegar and a cup of hot water to the dye mixture. Wool soaking in room temperature water Bowls of Paas dye I draped the yarn in each bowl and made sure the undyed parts transitioned into the bowl t...

Not to be confused with the cycling class at the gym... I have been curious about spinning fiber. Main Street Yarns and Fibers in Athens, GA offered a 2-hour class for $60. I never took it because I thought it was expensive.  Add caption My husband and I went on a mountain vacation a couple weekends ago. We visited a small town, Franklin, NC below Asheville, NC. Since snow was expected for Saturday, I recommended us going in town on Friday to look around. We hit Main Street and stopped in an outdoor store, an art supply store and yarn shop. At  Silver Threads and Golden Needles , I saw that they offered spinning so I asked about classes and costs. It was $10 for a 1-hour class on a spindle and $15 for a 1-hour class on a spinning wheel. I couldn't believe how cheap it was so I booked a class right then to come back in 1.5 hours. Spinning wheel We visited more shops in the mean time and I went back for my one-on-one lesson.  I had a young instructor and...