Saturday, November 25, 2017

Lovely Regina Mohair...

So I was shopping at my local thrift store and found these...






All 100% mohair and in excellent condition, two bags with 2 balls each, 99 cents a bag. I almost didn't buy it because it was orange. I like orange well enough but not for a whole garment. Then I thought I could over dye these with red and get a nice coral color. So I went, payed my tiny bit over $2.00, and took them home.



My first try at dying was with apple cider vinegar and fresh beet juice.... I don't know if it was the juice or the vinegar but it just didn't take, at all. So I had a second go with red food coloring and white vinegar and got exactly what I was hoping for :)







Now I'm picking out a project for them :)