Oh goodness. Time goes by way too quickly. I can't believe it's been a year since I posted in this blog.
I've had some email inquiries asking if I am still dyeing and yes, I am. :) We've begun homeschooling, so my time usage is a lot different than it used to be, but I haven't lost the love for dyeing, so I'm doing my absolute best to work dye time in as much as I can.
I wish I could promise to keep this blog updated better, but I'm just not sure I can commit to that.... I did just add a few pics to my FB page though. :)
Emailing me is probably the best way to get in touch. I do check my email.... but I'll be honest and say I'm not great at responding right away. If I have dye jobs stacked up that I'm focusing on, I tend to let the emails stack up a bit and then when I've cleared my plate and can actually see availability coming up, I will respond to emails.
Thank you so much to everyone that's emailed and everyone I've worked with. I truly enjoy being involved in creating these one of a kind dye jobs for you to snuggle your babes in. I think it means even more as my littlest (and last) is now 3 1/2 and our wearing time winds down.
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One of a Kind Hand Dyed Wraps
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Oh Carmin -- How I love thee.
Carmin is one of those wraps that I've waited my whole wrapping life for. ;) A 50% linen fish. And MAN! does Carmin deliver!! Awesome support, fabulous width, fun little toddler enticing fishies -- it's just about got it all!! Well..... it's got everything going for it other than the color. Really Didy??? Pink/red fish. Ok. Ok. I get it. Lots of mamas emailed asking for red/white fish and *technically* that is exactly what Didy delivered..... but the mix of white cotton threads and red linen threads leaves a very pink overall look. Which.... I *guess* is cute??? But it's just not me. So, I decided to have a little playdate for Carmin with first some stripper and then a dip in some dye ala this funny little tropical fish. :)

Jet Black LSE
One of the hottest, rockin-est mamas on TBW asked me if I could dye this lovely wrap Jet Black -- Heck ya!!! This gorgeous Lavendar Silk Ellipsen went for a dip in Jet Black dye from Dharma, then in black acid dye just to get the silk threads even darker. The result is a super gorgeous, soft ultimate neutral. :) I can not WAIT to see her action shots!!!


Thursday, March 3, 2011
Rock out...
with my.... uh, um.... pfau out. ;)
So, not all my pfau, but I've had the pleasure to play with some pfauen the last couple days. What a gorgeous, fun wrap. :) Loving this 50% linen Garnet Pfau.
stack of birds (from top to bottom): stripped and dyed charcoal, stripped, and original
close up of stripped/charcoal pfau and stripped pfau
Stack from further away. You can see the stripped and dyed pfau kept some of the bronze color in the linen threads despite a long soak in charcoal. Adds cool dimension and funk. :)
Also interesting to note: Didy used red (presumably polyester) threads to sew the rails and hems. It did not strip.
So, not all my pfau, but I've had the pleasure to play with some pfauen the last couple days. What a gorgeous, fun wrap. :) Loving this 50% linen Garnet Pfau.
the original red color is the same as a Red Vine




Saturday, February 26, 2011
Turquoise/Chartreuse Moss
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
My Sunset Trifecta
Didy's Sunset is one of my forever wraps. It's the wrap I picked up at the Didy store in Germany in September 2010. It's the first of Didy's 55% linen diamond weave wraps and it's absolutely amazing. The support is unreal and it breaks in to be silky and floppy. My original size 5 will remain au natural permanently, but ooooh.... it strips and dyes so, so beautifully. Through a trade with a friend, I got a Sunset 4 and chopped it to a size 3 and stripped it. It's my perfect, can take out and about with me because the tails won't drag on the ground ruck wrap. It's gorgeous and pure and makes a pretty sweet scarf when my increasingly independant 2yo wrappee chooses to explore. :) Then, I realized, my stash was 55% diamond weave size 4-less and well -- Sunset was a perfect fit to that. This size 4 recently arrived and hit the charcoal dye bath. The orange threads are still visible -- but now they are more of a rust brown -- they shimmer and shine and make a simple grey wrap interesting. :)
So, I present to you my Sunset Trifecta!!!!

So, I present to you my Sunset Trifecta!!!!

Azur for a super sweet mama
This mama approached me months ago about dyeing something for her. I had to decline, as politely as possible, because I just wasn't ready to go there. However, she just sent me the sweetest message ever, asking for a dye job -- and giving me total freedom to dye to my whims. Wow! What a dream! I asked her for some color preferences to give me a bit of direction. She listed colors such as charcoal (well, that's obviously right up my alley lol), violet, dusty rose and a few others. Then I saw a pic of her sweet little all wrapped up with a sweet hat on... And that was my inspiration. Here is the pic (cropped for privacy):
And here is that mama and babe's new Azur. I hope they love it. :)
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