Actually, there isn’t so much to say about dyeing project. I mordanted both spinning wheel- and spindle-spun yarn in alum bath and dyed warp yarns in the first bath and then weft yarns in the afterbath. This was a small loss – I should have thought before dyeing that of course more loose-spun weft will absorb more colour, which meant that the difference between colours of the warp and the weft is very slight.
Because I didn’t had an iron pot for dyeing I used iron vithrill, which I had about 1,1g/100g yarn. I was afraid that the colour would become too dark and was quite cautious with the amount of iron – too cautious, I can now say. The colour is much lighter than I planned. I’m still considering about dyeing the whole cloth after weaving in an another iron bath, but it could be a bit risky.
I have set up the warp (the sett is about 6-7 threads/cm) and should begin to do the tie-up. I tried to begin it a while ago, but I had to admit that without teacher’s intructions I’m probably doing it wrong from the beginning, so it’s better to wait that someone straightens out couple of things to me.
