A friend of mine recently gave me some tips on dying fiber prior spinning. Usually I would not do this as it is easier to dye a hank of yarn but the end product can be very different if you use other methods. In this first picture I have put some soaking wet fiber in a roasting pan and got a little crazy with some dye.
Now I have a heaping mess of matted up fiber.
After I carded it out and spun a ply it's beginning to look like something that resembles yarn. 
Now I have a heaping mess of matted up fiber.After I carded it out and spun a ply it's beginning to look like something that resembles yarn.
Presto! Now we have yarn. It is a long road from rabbit to yarn but if you have patience and enjoy the process you eventually will get a lovely end product. 
4 comments:
Beautiful Yarn Maureen!
Wow! That's gorgeous!
Penny
Hi Maureen, this is Jane from Canada. I am Annette's friend. I just saw how your yarn turned out and think it is so neat. What do you plan to make from it? I hope you don't mind me posting.
Jane Murray
AKA JFMDolton
I''m with Jane - now we need a picture of the finished knitting project. :^) Lisa
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