~ Into the Frying Pan ~

Hello Friends & Folk!

brrrrr.....

stoking up the woodstoves 

and keeping my hands busy to stay warm here today 

I love cold weather ~ and can't wait until our first snowfall!

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 I've been hooking on this rug for the last couple of days

in  between shipping orders and decorating/cleaning ~

my progress is slow thus far, 

as I might not like the background wools that I've hooked already...

but, I won't reverse-hook them out...

instead, I'll leave them and overdye some wools that I have.

the wools below are too grey/blue for me, 

so I will put all of the wools I've previously used for the background {above} 

~ plus a few more and overdye them with black walnut dye

into the pot they go

to saturate them ~ along with a squirt of dish soap...

 once the wool pieces are saturated, 

I pile them into one of my electric frying pans

then pour the black walnut dye over the top of them...

cover & set on 'simmer' for about 30 minutes or so.

... while waiting for the wool to 'cook' 

I noticed our rogue-rooster and lone-guinea hen outside foraging under the kitchen window

where the remainders of this past summer's garden and spent sunflower heads are tossed...

~ they are best friends and hang out with each other constantly!

  ♡

once the wool has simmered, 

I add a glug or two of white vinegar to set the dye... 

then let it cool off before washing it in the machine and fluffing it in the dryer ~

I really like the colors now,

and will show more progress on the rug later on ~

have you ever dyed wool using an electric frying pan?

it's easy-peasy and quick to clean up too.

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 FINALLY received the back-order of threads for the PPNC {Punch Needle Club} kits!

a batch has shipped this morning, and the last batch will ship tomorrow or Monday morning.

we apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your kind patience ❤

Blessings from the Farm ~

 Peter & Lori