Antique Black ~

I don't dye wool often and when I do the results usually are so-so.  Often great colors, but just not what I was looking to achieve.  I found a Kathy Morton recipe for antique black in the September/October 1996 issue of Rug Hooking Magazine.  I must have 2 yards of the wool on the left.  I haven't a clue where or when I got it, but I'm guessing it must have been a great price since I have such a large piece.  It is not something I would use as-is (unless maybe hooking a chicken), but I love the dyed result.  The piece on the right will be much more useful, too, though I don't have much of it.  I hope next time I use the recipe, I will have the same outcome, but since I am sort of a laid back dyer (not measuring too precisely), who knows?  BTW . . . both wools were in the same dye pot but the wool on the left ended up much darker.

Here is a close up of the dyed wool on the left.  It is more black as in the previous picture, but you can see it is not just a flat black wool.  I think it will be the perfect wool to add to an antique black background.

I see quite a few people wearing a face mask, but not covering their nose.  I think this cartoon sums it up.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Pug hugs :)
Lauren