I made a cushion

[guthrie]

Madder dyed wool, first time dyeing anything and it worked fine.

[sally]

Thats lovely, beautiful rich colour

[guthrie]

Thanks. Dyeing isn't so far apart from alchemy, and I read up a lot online about the need to control the temperature. So it worked out okay.

[aendr]

It's a lovely colour, and really even.

[guthrie]

It's a lovely colour, and really even.

Ah hah, that's the wonder of not taking a close up shot. There's a couple of lighter patches, but you don't see them so easily.
I was rather surprised how easy it all was, actually.
I used a slow cooker for the heating, with a thermometer stuck in to monitor temperature, stirred it every ten minutes and that was about it. Oh, and maturing the alum mordant for 3 or 4 days beforehand, and when dyeing kept the temp below 65C.

[gregory23b]

Lovely work oh Great One.

[johnywilson]

Yeah, it's really nice cushion.

[Helen_wetherells]

Hey there, I know this is an old thread. But I would like to make a reply here. It is a colorful one and lovely too...Good job!!!

[kevinsteve]

Wow! The color is so sharp!