Looked at that thread, and it's very interesting. But the idea of putting wool in a wash machine hurts my soul.
As my dad was fond of saying "Do not as I do. Do as I SAY do."
I don't advocate machine washing tartan. I only did it because the fabric was unsuited to the task I had commissioned it for and I thought it might work as a boiled wool blanket.
I was right. It still is a very comfortable and wind-proof plaid, suitable for use as a picnic blanket, stadium blanket, whatever.
'A damned ill-conditioned sort of an ape. It had a can of ale at every pot-house on the road, and is reeling drunk. "
Ah - difficult - most of the dyeing and staining I have done has been on cotton fabric rather than woollen.
I've dyed lots of yarn, but that is a bit different as it is far easier to work on previously undyed yarn than many yards of already coloured fabric.
Do you have something you could experiment on?
It always helps to work up to something in steps.
Anne the Pleater
I presume to dictate to no man what he shall eat or drink or wherewithal he shall be clothed." -- The Hon. Stuart Ruaidri Erskine, The Kilt & How to Wear It, 1901.
Originally Posted by KD Burke
Bookmarks