Dyeing with madder

Today I dye some wool with madder.

These handspun singles are part of a much bigger projects I'm working on to produce an 100% homegrown wardrobe.  Fibreshed taken to the extreme

It's taking a lot longer than I expected, but so does knitting sweaters.  Single stitches.  Small steps... it all adds up

Isn't it pretty.

The video goes into details about the method I choose and why I wanted to stay away from the more scientific side of natural dyeing.  Whatever happens, madder makes pretty colours.  It was just a matter of finding out what it wanted to become.