I’ve dyed 7 rovings in the past 2 evenings; the first 4 were dry enough to photograph when I got home after work last night. The other 3 dried fully last night and are braided up, but the light this morning was bad (and then there’s the issue of the RAIN making it hard to take outside pictures). I really need to make a light box for photographing these things. I want to have at least 12 rovings ready to go before I start updating the store.

I’ve had my first experience dyeing superwash merino, and it’s a super pain in the ass. It’s like dandelion fluff. Wonderfully soft, but damn does it want to be cotton candy and shred all over the sink. The regular Merino and Targhee I dyed last night were great to work with by comparison, and they dry up so soft, fluffy and plump. I suspect I just don’t like superwash wool very much, period. I have some Wensleydale that I want to try dyeing up tonight.

Assuming that it’s not pouring rain when I get home, I’ll post pictures of the newest three rovings this evening, but here some samples of the first four:

Ice Palace (Columbia/Dorset)

Tropical Sunset (Superwash Merino)

Dappled Firs (Superwash Merino)

Sea and Sand (Columbia/Dorset)