Time for a bit of experimentation, since these are baby steps in spinning and all things related I stuck with simple dye, Dylon to be exact, since it is easy to buy in most places.
Since I was experimenting dying fleece I thought I might as well have a go with some cotton too..
There doesnt seem to be a big difference between the cotton and the fleece over all though the tips of the locks did take on much more colour. I am guessing that there was less residual lanolin at the tips.
Later I will try dying some spun wool...for now I want the variation.
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Umm...didn't the ancients fix the dye in wool with hot urine? Yes, filled with such suspect trivia, I am!
Valuable stuff urine...everything from an astringent to wash the lanolin from the raw fleece,to a handy mordant. in the wool industry it was also used by fullers, the woven wool cloth was soaked in stale urine and trampled, the process felts the fibre and creates a much softer wool fabric. When it comes to dyeing the Vikings used stale urine to bleach their hair blonde ..
a good few medical uses spring to mind too.
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