| HAND PAINTED YARN PROCESS Here is a photo gallery of some of the steps taken in the hand painted yarn process. The difference in hand painting yarn and simply dyeing yarn is the way the dye is applied to the fiber. The dye is literally painted on the fiber using foam brushes. Hand painted yarn creates a unique skein of carefully placed colors and blends. This was the making of The Twisted Purl's Magic Wonder. |
| This is one of the Warping Boards I use. It is used for wrapping yarn so it will be self-striping. So, I start by wrapping the yarn...long process, yarn goes back and forth. |
| Now it is all wrapped! From this point I tie off each section and get it ready for the yarn bath. |
| The yarn needs to soak so it will be able to take the dye. Plus the bath washes out the excess oils that maybe left or any bits of dirt it may have picked up. |
| It's ready. Once the yarn is ready to be dyed it swells up. The yarn has bloomed and is ready to accept the dye. Now for the fun part. |
| While the yarn is soaking, I make sure I have all my supplies ready. If I need to mix up some dyes, this is the time to do it. |
| Here are a few mixed dyes. My main stock of dye solution stays in large plastic bottles. The jars house the mixed colors that are in use for different skeins. |
| I use watercolor paper to experiment with colors. This one looked pretty fun so let's check and see if the yarn is ready to dye... |
| Once it is completely painted and the dye is set. The yarn hangs to dry. |
| Each individual section is hand-painted in the color scheme. |
| The yarn comes off the swift, gets twisted into a hand wrapped hank and is ready to go! This is Magic Wonder. Spiffy...no? |
| Round and round and round it goes until all the yarn is on the swift. |
| Once dry the yarn gets laid out and ready to go onto the swift. |
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