Tonight is my first foray into dyeing...I have a few things I need to remember when doing this again!
1. Having a child help keep the yarn on the chair as you are winding the 440 yd skein into the correct lengths is helpful, Having three is NOT!
2. Tie the yarn loosely into shorter segments marking which colors go where in your design, USE DIFFERENT COLORS for the different colors!
3. Tie MORE segments once you have the color sections masked off! This will keep the massive tangling to a minimum, unlike the tangled mess you had in your kitchen sink when you pre-soaked the yarn before dyeing it, thus making it much easier to determine which parts go in which color later!
4. Have more than half a bottle of wine chilled and ready to go or you will have to break into the margaritas!
5....Isn't it fun what we will do for a stranger on the other side of the country!
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