Weaving with Hand Dyed thread
A decade or more ago, back when I was seriously into knitting, designing knitwear patterns, and living/breathing all things wool, I also dyed a lot of the protein fibers (i.e., wool, silk) I worked with. With weaving, I did not begin to play with dyes and cellulose fibers (cotton, hemp, linen) until just a few years ago. Fortunately for me, when I went down that rabbit hole, I discovered Alix Victoria’s videos on dyeing cotton. She was the mastermind behind Spellbound Weaving. I am not sure where she went, but she does not appear to have updated her Instagram or Facebook group since December 2019. In any event, she has a multi-part video series on how to get started dyeing and hand painting cotton. I bought a couple of books, read and watched everything I could find on the internet, but her videos were the most helpful. There is not much, if anything, I can add to the videos on how to dye cotton, so I encourage anyone interested in the process to watch them and take notes. Since ...