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Katazome + cross-dyeing – oh, the possibilities!

By Tien Chiu | Published: August 8, 2012

As I prepare to wrap up the Celtic Braid Coat, I’m thinking about my next project.  I think I’m going to do katazome on warps and mix it up with cross-dyeing. Here, at least in theory, is how it works: Starting with a white warp in a cellulose fiber (cotton, rayon, linen, etc.): First, you [...]

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Fiber-reactive dye chemistry

By Tien Chiu | Published: May 23, 2012

After a week of cat-in-ICU stress followed by a weekend at a weaving conference, my body said “Enough!”  I fell over exhausted on Monday and spent sixteen hours sleeping yesterday.  But I feel much better today! And I have discovered something intriguing…fiber-reactive dyes will actually dye wool and protein fibers in an alkaline environment, in [...]

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Cross-dyed dye samples

By Tien Chiu | Published: May 16, 2012

Here, as promised, are photos of my cross dyed samples, woven with 100% cotton warp (10/2 cotton from UKI/Yarn Barn) and 100% alpaca yarn (Henry’s Attic Alpaca Lace, from Catnip Yarns): The Lanaset (acid dye) samples were dyed in the microwave in a vinegar-water-dye dyebath, then removed and boiled in soapy water to remove the [...]

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Not dying, but dyeing!

By Tien Chiu | Published: May 15, 2012

Thanks for all the well-wishes to The Fuzz!  I’m very pleased to say that he is doing well now and the vet expects to send him home with us sometime tomorrow.  She thinks it was straight-up dehydration from the cold he had last week – she’s still got him on an IV drip, but she thinks [...]

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Worried

By Tien Chiu | Published: May 15, 2012

The Fuzz went into the kitty ICU yesterday, which is not good for any cat and positively ominous for a 20-year-old kitty.  I’ve been trying not to stress because he’s in a state-of-the-art hospital and they’re doing everything they can for him, but it’s hard not to.  He’s been with me since I graduated college, [...]

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