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Thursday, July 9, 2009

"Garden Afternoon"

Inspired by the colors of a garden during an afternoon stroll.

I hand painted dye onto this thread differently than I normally do - the dye was applied around in a circle instead of from end to end. The result is that the colors change in continuous succession, for example - ABCDABCD - whereas my usual skeins have the colors do something like - ABCDCBA - if that makes any sense.

It was a lot of extra work to do this circular method! So, this may be a one-time treat...or one-time disaster, depending on your opinion of the result, LOL.
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17 comments:

  1. DonnellyJuly 9, 2009 at 1:47 PM

    This is gorgeous!
    Have a great day.

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  2. Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ DianeJuly 9, 2009 at 1:48 PM

    Beautiful! I can't wait to see something in this new thread!

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  3. UnknownJuly 9, 2009 at 4:15 PM

    Yes, that ABDCABCD/ABCDCBA thing made perfect sense and that's a great way to explain it...at least to me it is, LOL! I look forward to seeing more of your fabulous creations! :)

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  4. KrystleJuly 9, 2009 at 4:50 PM

    Must.....have....thread........

    You know I'm never going to see a profit from my etsy because I'm going to spend it all on thread! Lol

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  5. FoxJuly 9, 2009 at 9:13 PM

    I cannot believe how these colours leapt off the screen! This is the BEST! Love it. Must have it. Now!

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  6. JBJuly 9, 2009 at 10:16 PM

    Beautiful thread. I love your thread--no matter how you dye it.

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  7. rainbows and raindrops July 9, 2009 at 11:04 PM

    It's SO PRETTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Any chance it'll be in your store in my favourite size 40?

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  8. LadyShuttleMaker aka MadMadPotterJuly 10, 2009 at 2:37 AM

    It's really lovely. Can't wait to see what it looks like tatted up.
    I dye many colorways in the same manner, it does take extra time but the effect is very nice.

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  9. SusanneJuly 10, 2009 at 3:00 AM

    Thank you for the help.
    The thread is so awesome and I look forward to tat with it.

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  10. SunelaJuly 10, 2009 at 7:11 AM

    Gorgeous color thread.

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  11. Marilee RockleyJuly 10, 2009 at 7:36 AM

    Thank you very much, all!
    It's already obvious that there is no way to keep up with the demand for "Garden Afternoon" unless I find an easier way to do it. I may go to longer skeins and paint them end to end, using these same colors.

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  12. TAT19540July 10, 2009 at 12:40 PM

    I like your new color. It reminds me of the colors found in parrots. I would like to see it tatted in a doily that would best bring out the color pattern. It is worth the extra work.

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  13. UnknownJuly 11, 2009 at 10:27 AM

    The new colourway is deffinately a treat. I love it.

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  14. ElizabethJuly 15, 2009 at 9:09 PM

    I was away at a show and so sorry I missed this one... :*-( It's gorgeous!

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  15. Gyöngy-sziromAugust 31, 2009 at 5:13 PM

    Beautiful colors you can paint. I've never seen such beautiful yarns. I read somewhere is a microwave oven heats the yarn is dyed. I would like to ask how they are produced?

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  16. Marilee RockleySeptember 1, 2009 at 9:17 AM

    Hi andrea j,
    there is more information available on how I dye my colors at my blog post here:
    http://yarnplayertats.blogspot.com/2008/03/dyeing-art.html

    I do not use a microwave oven for the kind of dyeing that I do.

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  17. Gyöngy-sziromSeptember 2, 2009 at 4:58 PM

    Marilee, thank you for the help!

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