We got more snow! So, of course, I ran to the back yard, shoveled some into a bucket, and headed for the basement.
I did half yards this time, and in this batch stuck with variations on yellow/orange/red (mostly) so I could play with proportions of each, variations on each (tangerine dye versus orange dye, etc.), and also be able to more easily rinse/wash it all together.
Tangerine and Strongest Red combination. The one in the back has more tangerine and the one in the front more red.
Once the snow has melted--so you can see how I had the fabrics arranged for the dye process.
Tangerine and Strongest Red #1 (the one from the back of the snow picture)
Tangerine and Strongest Red #2 (the one in the front of the snow picture)
Next batch: Golden Yellow, Strong Orange, and Mixing Red
Now with snow melted.... These were both just sort of scrunched up, although I did a few little loose spins in the one on the bottom. I used a lot less red in the one in the back, emphasizing more of the yellow and orange; the one in the front got a lot more of the Mixing Red.
Golden Yellow, Strong Orange, and Mixing Red #1.
Golden Yellow, Strong Orange, and Mixing Red #2. Although it was quite interesting to me that some of it looks more fuchsia. I'm thinking that must come from the Strong Orange breaking.
Finally, the yellows. In this one I combined Sun Yellow and Antique Gold. I wanted to see how Antique Gold would break.
Here they are dyed. I did a loose pleat on the one in the back. The one in the front is just scrunched, nothing fancy. I believe I used about the same proportions of dye on both, although the one in the back may have gotten a little less of the gold.
Sun Yellow and Antique Gold result #1. The white splotches at the top are likely places where a little bit of fabric hung out over the edge and wasn't getting hit directly by snow and dye. I tried to keep track of that but things can move around when you're stacking the snow up.
The pleat isn't all that pronounced, but I could use this fabric for depicting reflections on water and that kind of thing. (The "Rorschach Test" of hand-dyeing: "What do you see in this fabric?")
And obviously Antique Gold has a lot of green/brown in it. Makes sense, when you think about tarnish and all that.
Sun Yellow and Antique Gold result #2.
You can see a lot more of the green coming through in this one. That's why snow dyeing is so much fun. You never quite know what you're going to get!
Stay tuned for Snow-Dye Batch #3, which is in the rinse/soak cycle as I write this. And we're due for another storm tonight and tomorrow, woo!