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Maker Faire Austin 2007
Handpainting Yarn in the Microwave
Use a fiber reactive dye to handpaint skeins of yarn, then set color with the microwave.
Web site: http://makezine.com/images/makerfaire/projects/handpaintyarn557.jpg
Topic(s): Crafts
Tags: handpainted+yarn procion+dyes microwave+dyeing
About the Maker(s)
Robin Pascal Robin has a BFA from the University of Houston in studio art/metalsmithing. She has made jewelry and been a lapidary for 10 years, being known for her unusual stones and color combinations in her jewelry. She's been a seamstress since pre-teen years and a knitter for over 40 years. Always wanting to make her own cloth, it was not until 1997 that she was able to purchase a loom and begin weaving. In 1999 she started spinning after being introduced to the craft while demonstrating at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo with the Contemporary Handweavers of Houston. She has been dyeing her own fiber and yarn since she began weaving and spinning. In addition to Perfect Buttons, Robin sells her handwovens, handpainted yarn and fiber, and handspun yarns at shows around the country. She also teaches knitting and handpainting yarn classes in her studio in the East Mountains of New Mexico (east of Albuquerque) where she relocated in 2003. Robin teaches knitting in her studio in Edgewood, New Mexico, and at other conferences around the Southwest. Perfect Buttons, handpainted yarns, rovings and yarn kits are available at the Tapestry Gallery in Madrid, NM.
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