These are snapshots of the student’s work in progress from the last time I taught this class (plus some finished yarn balls). On Sunday October 25, I am teaching “Handpainted Skeins” for the Weavers Guild of MN. We are going to focus on dyeing yarns made from animal fibers: wool, alpaca etc and some nylon. I teach how to dye several styles of skeins in this class. Semi-solids are basically one color but have variations of light and dark. Self-striping are divided up and dyed in sections so that you can get a striped effect when you knit it up. Confetti skeins have lots of different colors but can read as one color from a distance. We will also talk about some techniques for overdyeing, both starting with yarns that aren’t white and learning to overdye as a way of creating a cohesive colorway. It is a fun fun class and you will leave with several mini-skeins (which we use to practice technique and test out colors) and then you will have time to dye 1-2 of your own skeins. Class will be held at the Weavers Guild. (It’s past the deadline to register online, but you can call and still get in!)
