Junior Dye Day at the Farm
Yesterday was a “Junior Dye Day” around here. Each of the GrandGirls wanted to dye their own roving, so out came all of the dyeing stuff.
They followed the protocol just like the adults do:
Measuring out their roving…
Soaking it in warm water with a bit of Synthropol in it…
Choosing their colors, laying their roving out, and applying their dye with big syringes,
and squirting it with vinegar and wrapping it up.
Zuzu took care of putting it in and taking it out of the hot steamer. I also rinsed it out for them, but then they…
Laid it out on the drying racks…
This morning, it was dry and everyone was really happy with their colorful roving! (Can you tell which one of the GrandGirls is currently in love with BLUE??? More on that later; she is currently spinning her own roving on one of my drop spindles!)
(Left to Right) Ally (age 8), Lizzie (age 10), and Georgia (age 6)
All of you are SO lucky to have this time to spend together! The girls will remember their time “on the farm with Zuzu” forever! Way to go, MaryB! …and they are SO young to be starting on Stash Acquisition! Good job!
Precious girls! So nice that you can spend time infecting them with fiber.
What lucky girls
Love the second picture!