Yarn Dyeing Workshop

So, when I went to the Edinburgh Yarn Festival I spotted a rather large and overflowing stall called Yarn Pony

Although I didn't buy any yarn from this stall (sorry Mica) I was intrigued to learn that Mica runs Yarn Dyeing workshops, right here in Edinburgh. As soon as I got home I booked myself a place and went along last Saturday.

I had a really great day, here is the Yarn Pony Studio all ready for the workshop

We started by making our own dyeing recipes using small skeins of yarn, this was such fun, although I did struggle remembering which colours to combine to make another colour. When we finished our recipes we then had to pick the colour we wanted to use on a full size skein, this took a wee bit of cogitation, decisions, decisions!!

Here is my finished skein, I'm so pleased with it. It is a little greener in real life, the photo doesn't show that really.

There are no photos of the actual dyeing, because believe me I am the sort of gal who could easily drop my iPhone into a bubbling cauldron of dye!

The workshop was such good fun and it's set my brain whirring with all sorts of ideas.