Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Cowboys, Sugar & Spice, and Hand Dyed Punch Needle Thread

 
As October comes close to being over and the prairie winds continue to blow warm yet with a hint of coolness.....I wanted to try a bit of dyeing for some needle punch projects.
 

I soaked my wool thread with a bit of suds.
 

 
Gathered up my needed supplies and went from off white to a wonderful rich color of walnut browns with a hint of  dark blues, nutmegs, and autumn reds.  Wonder what all kinds of projects will come of this wool thread?
 

Picked up this lil' cowboy from school today and of course we had to play a little baseball.  I pitch to him and he knocks it over the fence.  I get in a pretty good workout chasing balls.
 


When I'm not chasing balls I try to keep up with Miss Eva.  She is now 18 months old and loves to be outside.  We are enjoying as much time as we can outside before Autumn is gone and winter arrives!
 
 
Happy Trails....Ginger

11 comments:

Rugs and Pugs said...

Ginger,
What a fantastic dye job. Love it.
Oh, the grands are growing so fast. I can hardly believe Miss Eva is already 18 months!
Hugs :)
Lauren

WoolenSails said...

I really like how your thread came out, what type did you use and what technique for dying? I have used rit dyes and sometimes they come out nice and sometimes not, so trying to control how I dye them.

Debbie

jan said...

How do you wind such a nice spool of your dyed thread? ... jan

Jacqueline said...

Love the thread...

Your grandkids are growing up fast.

Roberta said...

Your thread turned out stinking awesome! (That's a good thing). Looking forward to seeing what you make with it. ~Roberta

Myra said...

Love that color. Hope you consider making more and selling it. :-) Your Grandbabies are going up so fast!

HomeSpunPrims said...

Ok Ginger, how in the world did you dye that thread like that?! It is so wonderful!!!! Love, love, love the colors. The grands are as sweet as ever. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Lori

Sweet Sue said...

Gorgeous! Can't wait to see what this becomes:)

cucki said...

Beautiful dye job :)

Aww cute pictures of grand baby..
Hugs x

Gayle said...

GORGEOUS new thread! Please, can you share with us how you dyed it?

Myra said...

Love the color combinations you choose. Hope you consider selling some. Your Grand babies are adorable!