Guild Dye Day

Remembering Dye Days of the past, many Guild members were looking forward to a day in the Marlborough sunshine with dyepots bubbling in the woolshed at Burnside, Wairau Valley where Joan was our hostess. Newer members did not know what to expect but were excited to find out.
It didn't happen the way it was planned with the after effects of a cyclone bringing rain, rain and more rain!  However, with Joan's house richly furnished with textiles handwoven by Joan herself and more collected from her overseas travels, there was a wealth of inspiration to keep us all absorbed.  
Some dyeing did happen, in Joan's new kitchen which was only hours old. With a  microwave oven and an electric frypan - non-food appliances, designated for dyeing - various yarns and fibres were sprayed, sprinked, dipped, painted, wrapped, heated, washed or whatever and colour magically appeared. Here are a few pics of the activity. More of show and tell in a few days.