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Scheduling Conflict

Saturday, June 7, 2008

The annual GLASG Dye Fest is coming up on June 28th. There are two mini workshops that I want to participate in. One on natural dyeing, the other on no-felt space dyeing. I just made a purchase on spunkyeclectic.com. Some gray Icelandic, some black Shetland and some dark brown Blue Faced Leicester. I want to experiment dyeing with naturally colored fiber. There will be many expert dyers there and I can expect excellent input. Can you guess why I got the black Shetland?

The thing is… this morning I found out that I might have to be in China on June 26th for room designs. ARRGGHH! Are you kidding me? The scheduling seems a little funny to me. Maybe there’s a mistake. I need to call Taiwan to confirm this. Of course I’ll go to China and miss the Dye Fest. But, but…..

Tags: China, Dyeing, hotel, wool
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May Guild Meeting

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

May’s GLASG meeting was another fun-filled and informative one. It was good to get out of the house and stop thinking (worrying) about what’s happening in the family. Too bad the Jills weren’t there.

The highlight of the meeting was Janel’s lecture on dyeing and color theory. She is a chemist, and she brought to us so many interesting facts. I can honestly say that it was actually FUN talking about chemistry and how our eyes perceive colors. Who’d knew! Janel also announced her new book, The Eclectic Sole, which is available on Amazon. How exciting for her!

Tags: Dyeing, glasg, guild, Spinning
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GLASG January 2008 Meeting

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

This last Saturday’s spinning guild meeting was quite fun and educational. We had Dr. Elizabeth Barber giving a lecture on ancient textiles. She was quite engaging and funny. Lots of interesting info. Ellen and Jerry were there, too! You can read more about the lecture on their blogs.

Then during Show & Tell, Ruth introduced us to the Caracol dye.

Caracol dye comes from the Caracol snails. No snails are harmed to get the dye. They release the liquid when handled in a certain way. Maybe a defense mechanism? The dye goes on the fabric kind of muddy green. After it is exposed to sunlight it turns magenta. Fascinating. You can see pictures of the snail on Ruth’s blog.