Dye Wool

I love dyeing wool! It is so much fun to experiment with different processes and then use that wool for rug hooking or applique projects.

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Dye Variegated Wool - One Color

I am getting ready to hook a Santa coat and I want his coat to be hooked with a variegated Read more

Tie Dye Wool for Rug Hooking

Because I was completely out of any striped wools to use for a background on a rug hooking project, I Read more

Natural Dye Wool: Carrot Tops

I enjoy experimenting with dyeing felted wool for rug hooking, backing punch needle projects, and applique projects. When we harvested Read more

Hand Dye Wool Skin Tones

When hooking the new George and Martha Washington rugs, we had enough skin tones wool for George's face, but not Read more

OverDye Wool for Rug Hooking

I didn't have any wool just the right color for the nose and cheeks on this hooked rug of George Read more

Create Mottled Wool from a Solid Wool for Rug Hooking

I have a lot of solid wool fabrics from my days of thrifting wool garments. Sometimes, a solid wool is Read more

Remove Black Dye from Wool

I have recently had questions about making commercially dyed black wool look more primitive. When thrifting wool garments, black skirts Read more

Tone Down Vivid Wool Colors

I started with some natural colored felted wool and dyed it with orange dye. It turned out to be a Read more

Overdye Wool Fabrics

I have some wool fabrics in my stash that aren't colors I will use in my rug hooking or applique Read more

Color Remover Experiment on Rug Hooking Wools

I ran across some Rit Color remover in the clearance section at a store and decided it would be fun Read more

DIY: How to Hand Dye Wool

Today, I am going to show you how I hand dye wool  using Cushing's powdered dyes. Hand dyeing wool allows Read more