{pretty, happy, funny, real}
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~
Every Thursday, here at Like Mother, Like Daughter!
Every Thursday, here at Like Mother, Like Daughter!
{pretty}
Sorry, this is not very springy. It's a wool shawl. It is pretty, don't you think?
Rosie handed it up to me. It started out looking like this:
Rosie handed it up to me. It started out looking like this:
Which is just a very soft gray for my coloring (and no good to her at all, she's very autumnal in her coloring and this cool summer gray isn't good for her). I wanted something stronger. I've been reading about dyeing animal fibers with Koolaid. More on that after....
{happy}
Okay, this is more seasonal.
And it makes me happy, because, well, it's grass and sandals and bare feet on the grass and a skirt with bare legs and that's a pile of wood that has been made less of a mess than before and under that tarp is MANURE!!
{funny}
Apart from the shock of seeing these packets in my earthy-crunchy kitchen, here's the thing I find funny.
So getting back to dyeing the wool, the instructions say that it doesn't matter how much water you add to your packets. What matters is the amount of wool you want to dye.
I just couldn't wrap my mind around how it couldn't matter how much water you used! You are diluting the dye! C'mon! Make some sense!
But I just plunged in, figuring that it would all become clear.
Become...clear.
Clear.
Now I get it!
The dye goes into the wool! And out of the water! So that's why it doesn't matter how much water you use!
Do you get it? Oh, you are so smart!
{real}
And here is a scarf that started out sort of a beige. I love the lace. I love this scarf! It was a gift from a dear friend. But the color was also ~meh~ on me. This is what I got after 2 cherries:
I think when it's wrapped around my neck it will be fine and not tie-dye-y at all. Right?
Right.
