Edit 16Apr25: Here are the yarns not claimed from the Preview Pricing period:
Happy Saturday!
I started the day’s dyeing with a sense of hope and promise. And, truth be told, the day did go pretty well. But there were some interesting developments along the way. I think I broke some dyes in ways I wasn’t expecting.
Some of you know I use the “waste not, want not” philosophy when it comes to my dyes. That is, I don’t like wasting dye if I can help it. When I am using full-strength dyes, I will wrap the yarns and gently press excess dye into a bowl below the dyeing workspace. And then I will use the next Twinset to pick up that dye. That is just one of the methods I use for creating some of the Fade Twinsets.
In particular Twinset #245-246 appeared to have a lilac or lavender hue. If I’m not mistaken I was using the run-off or excess from #247-248 (which used purple, teal, and navy). Anyway, in the bowl i stirred it around and it appeared well-blended, and I expected a fade effect of the combined dyes. What happened is that the purple struck first, while the little bit of navy and teal remained so the tail of that Twinset took on a pale green-blue cast without much of the purple at all. The other Fade Twinsets (#249-250, 256-257, and 259-260) were done in a similar fashion.
My other main method for doing fades is directly applying dyes onto the yarns and moving the dye inside the pouch. I didn’t do this method at all yesterday; all the fades this time were made using the run-off or excess dyes from the prior Twinset. And the dyes pretty much broke.
The rest of the Twinsets are fun combinations of colors, some related and others with strong contrasts. But there are no ugly colors, just unusual combinations. 🙂
These are all Phydlbitz Sock (75/25 Superwash Corriedale/Nylon, 430 yards each), and will be available at $27.50 each on the Blog Reader Specials page.
For Saturday and Sunday, you can claim any matching Twinset for $50.00 each pair, at Preview Pricing discount.
To claim the ones you want just email me with your numbered selections and I’ll mark your selections off the Available Yarns chart below and send you a PayPal invoice. When payment is made I’ll prepare your shipping label so your yarns can ship as soon as they are ready.
I expect to have this new collection ready to ship on Wednesday or Thursday.
Available Yarns:
Rack 1 – 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250
Rack 2 – 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260 261, 262
