Hand Dyed Alpaca Tops
Hand Dyed Yarn Samples
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Using Alpaca & Llama Fibre (wool, silk etc)
Alpaca & Llama fibre comes in a range of beautiful natural colours; however both white and coloured fibre can be dyed to produce a never ending range of beautiful colours.
Often dyeing fibre, yarn or a finished product is the only way to achieve the exact shade of colour that you desire.
In this workshop we will:
- Explore both cold and hot water dyes for protein (animal) fibres
- Make samples of dyed fibre. Each sample will be small (around 50 gm, but large enough to be usable)
- Learn about basic colour theory
- Learn to use colour wheels
- Dye various fibres – alpaca, llama, wool, silk
- Dye yarn & fabric
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You will need
- Clothes you don’t mind getting dirty
- Sensible shoes
- Rubber gloves
- A camera if you like
- Your lunch
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Hand dyed fibre on a felted project
White Nuno felt scarf, hand dyed silk felt
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