first attempt.

So I have been wanting to dye yarn naturally for the longest time and have finally bought a skein of wool to play with.

I separated this large skein into 3 smaller ones in order to practice dyeing different colors.

This part took far too long...


I gathered rose petals and lavender to create what I hoped what be a soft pink color.

I added a few tea bags to bring some more color into the dye.

Below is the color of the dye I came up with.

I soaked the yarn in the dye solution for around 12 hours and this is what the yarn looked like.
Not exactly pink....
This just means I'll have to experiment with a lot more dyes. Can't wait! I really enjoyed the process.
I know I'll find ways to use this soft brown in knits. I always need more neutrals in my stash anyways.
-esther