July 01, 2004
the cochineal skeins
it was a surprise to go into the backyard and see how purple the cochineal had become on the soy silk and wool skeins. (this was not true of the unspun silk waste in the lingerie bag; but that is for another post.)
still, very pretty indeed. i was motivated to ply it on my wheel.
also very pretty!
this whole project loomed large over our weekend, and frankly, the process of using the heavy metal mordant was a real buzzkill. indigo, though messy and smelly and certainly an activity for caution in the kitchen, isn't quite as worrisome as mordanting yarn.
my kinda sloppy skein-making notwithstanding, these are right nice.