Showing posts with label dying alpaca fiber. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dying alpaca fiber. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

ONE POT, TWO POT, ORANGE POT, BLACK POT

It's been a busy week for me, despite the lousy weather and lack of energy on my part.
I got creative and started dying more of the alpaca fleeces I have accumulated in my garage.
I am totally out of white, so I need to be  creative in choosing colors to dye over the browns and grays.
I also had some yarn that was too white for me, so I used my designated electric fry pan to dye that a luscious raspberry.


My first attempt in the orange pot was for a peach color.  It looked like sewage, so I changed it to turquoise.




I can't dye too much at a time because I only have 4 drying racks, and with this cold weather, it takes several days to dry.


Once these are dry, I will add them to the boxes and boxes of clean/dyed fiber I have waiting to card.  I love blending the colors.

Meanwhile, I am busy experimenting with new foods on the HHA program.  I made chicken bone broth in my instapot yesterday.  I have to drink at least one cup a day.  I made beef bone broth last week, but I don't like the flavor as well.
Last night I made FAT BOMBS.  Oh, my gosh, what a wonderful treat.
But, you can't eat just one.

I've been organizing and cleaning out my garage.  That seems to be a never ending chore, but I am making progress.  The local thrift store has opened, so I took a car load to them today and I feel such relief.  Now I have room in my car for more donations.