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My sister, Dagny, just tried something new to add to her love of working with yarn in the summer of 2011. She tried out hand dying yarn with Kool-Aid and told me I should give it a shot.
After visiting a local yarn shop for "blank" yarn,was the start of a journey, a trip to the grocery store to buy a plethora of colors of Kool-Aid to make into dyes. That same summer I rose to the challenge to try my hand of dying yarn. First time dyeing the yarn I followed the directions to a "T". I wasn't happy with the washed out colors that where appearing. With some trial and error I came up a formula that worked to bring the yarn to life with bright colors.
I couldn't believe how easy it was to dye yarn and how additive this new art form would be. When I couldn't find the color I wanted to use or couldn't spin up from a batt or roving, I would dye yarn and use it instead.
As summer faded into fall, every so often I would crave the creativeness and break out the Kool-Aid packs and dye jars and make some great color combos.
As any good story you read there are struggles and crisis before an epiphany which usually leads to a happy ending.
My story of dyeing yarn has been like this. For years I was happy with just using Kool-Aide and other food safe product to dye my yarns I use. I even sold a few skeins of them. Life would get in the way and I would have to put my dyes away for an other day. Every so often from my sister and a lady named, LeiLaniSue, from Heavenly Fiber, whom I befriend on Ravelry would tell me I have a talent for this art form and I should take it to the next level by using professional dyes.
Now 6 years later I am taking that leap of faith with this new line of yarns for my shop, Minis and Wonderful 100's. This past month my passion for dyeing yarn had an epiphany which has led me to a happy ending of having graduated from Kool-Aid to the professional dyes from a company called Greener Shades.
I have also became a "Phattie" for the group Phat Fiber Sample Box. I hope to continue this avenue of sharing my yarns.
Thank you for joining me on this adventure which I call my " ikigai". Even though it has been challenging over the years to bring my vision of yarns, in which I feel now would be a great addition to any yarnies stash.
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