Dyeing yarn is a messy process not for the faint of heart. This means that more often than not I am left with lots of leftover dye in a pot after cleansing all the tools used to make my beautiful colorways.
I use jars that are lying around the house to save this excess dye in efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Remember that?
Once I have gathered enough Dye water, I create new batches of one of a kind colorways. Because they are made with whatever excess dye pots I have available they are not repeatable.
By reusing the dye water made from the cleansing of the utensil, or miscalculated dye batches, I am not only saving water for additional colorways but also reducing my waste of dye. The more dye the yarn soaks up the less dye that ends up down the drain.
For this reason, I call them serendipities. Because they create unplanned and unique colorways, their every existence is serendipitous.
I never know what colors are going to come out and it’s always an exciting process for me to create such unique and unexpected colorways.
When you purchase serendipities you can be sure of two things:
- You are getting a one of a kind piece. Even if there is more than one skein per serendipity dye each skein will take on its color in different ways.
- You have a hand in recycling. Who doesn’t love to help the planet?
Cute colors and being environmentally friendly? That’s our kind of yarn.
Thank you,
Amanda
{Resdient Dyer, photographer, and Owner of Amanda-knits.com}
