Sharing skills in spinning, prepping fleece and crock pot dyeing

By Chris -
The pictured yarns were all dyed in a crock pot using Wilton cake dyes
- although we did need a much larger pot for big skeins. 
At our meeting on Saturday October 21st at the Methodist Church (our usual venue but on this occasion in the Foyer/Lounge areas), we will be discovering some of the things that members learned at the Association summer school in August. Theresa will talk us through spinning plant fibres (including some unusual ones such as mint). Chris will share some of what she learned about how to prep a range of fleece (from down breeds, to primitives with dual haired fleeces). 

In the morning a slightly more formal but definitely experimental session (following the Getting Better At ... format) will explore what you can do with a crock pot/slow cooker and some Wilton food dyes. If you have tried Kool-Aid and microwaves this is a step beyond, but nearly as easy. Think of this as kitchen-friendly low cost dyeing for newbies, with some surprises for the more experienced dyer too! Advice on what to bring will be in the early October newsletter.