Formulas for September Skies

From my September Skies Article in my Dyeing Matters Column on The Welcome Mat

 Storm Froth 

Storm

Both are from the same recipe:

Over 1/4 yd of wet natural wool with Majic Carpet Dyes using the dye bath method.

Dissolve these together in 1/4 cup of boiling water and top off to 1 cup with cooler water.

 1/8th tsp. Blue

1/32 tsp. Chocolate brown

I did something special  to help you get good light blues which can be difficult.

I measured out 1 tbsp. of the Storm formula and placed it in a dye bath with 1/4 yd of wet natural wool. I processed this colour without adding acid.

After the dye bath cleared I placed the wool into an acid and water bath, 8 cups of water 1 tsp. acid.

Storm Froth was the result of that tablespoon of dye recipe over 1/4 yard of wool.

Use the rest of the formula to create Storm as pictured, it will not make a difference to the colour if the tbsp is used for Storm Froth or not, proceed with or without it.

Happy Dyeing!