In My Dye Pot

 Recently I stumbled upon the most wonderful old enamel pot at a yard sale that I plan to use exclusively for fiber dyeing. 

Today I used it to prepare four skeins of my handspun yarn for dyeing.  Soaking the fiber in a mordant is required for the yarn to "take" the color of the dye and for it to last, especially if you are using natural dye.

 After simmering in a bath of alum and cream of tartar on the stovetop for about an hour, the skeins are rinsed, drained and hung to dry until next week when they will take on some color!