Feeling a little nostalgic this morning, looking back at where I started dyeing, back in New Orleans in the spring of 2006, still reeling from Katrina and wondering if I had what it takes to be a full-time yarn dyer.  Heck, I’m still not sure I can pull it off, but I jumped in feet first and I’m still here.  The industry has changed, and I have tried to change with it.

I won’t comment much on these images, but they are taken from my personal website, so they were before knitivity.com was started.   I can tell from most of the pictures they were taken at the house I lived in on Constantinople St. in New Orleans.   I was still experimenting with Kool-Aid dyeing, along with other types of dyes.

These first images were yarns I dyed with onion skins and black walnut husks, in a stitch pattern I called “Peppercorns” because of how the little dark blips stood out.

And here are some random examples of the early dyes….

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Okay, after 12+ years of dyeing yarns, I’m finally posting an actual video of me dyeing yarn!   It only includes 3 Twinsets, so I still have 9 more to do for this weekend’s batch.  I may finish tonight or in the morning.

Feel free to comment, critique, opine, whatever.  And, of course, ask any questions you may have.  I never guarantee an answer, since I don’t know everything and sometimes “I don’t know” is the most honest answer I can give.  But I’ll try.  🙂

Thanks for watching!

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