Painted threads and fabric

 Two of us got together again for a dye day. I had found these linen napkins when I cleaned out a drawer and knew I would never use them as napkins. They are so nice to stitch on, so now I have a range of colors for future stitcheries.

Here are the threads I did. These colors are more intense, because I washed the thread first. Isn't it amazing how we don't tranfer knowledge? The fabrics I dye are either prepared for dyeing or I wash them. Never thought about the fact that the thread should be too. Also, some of the crochet "cotton" from my mother's stash is actually polyester.

Painted Threads

I started with the pink perle cotton, because I had a cone of it in machine knitting yarn. I added blues to get the blend using Colorhue. In later experiments, no matter what I colored it with, it came out in this blend. There must be a finish on the yarn, so I'll try something else to change it. I'm more likely to use the thread for stitching than knitting, so it would be nice to have a color range-only so much pink can be used.

Thanks for everyone comments. DH had cataract surgery this week, so I've been playing nurse. Men need more TLC,