I was dyeing some linen today, so I decided to put a small piece of the pink
wool/linen in
with it (using procion). Not good news. It became very clear that the fabric
is half
wool half linen with the threads of both weft and warp made up of a strand of
each. The
linen absorbed the dye beautifully, the wool not at all. And it fulled up and
left a fuzz
of pink wool on the surface.
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I'd try fulling a piece first, then dyeing with acid dye. If it's leaving the
wool on the
surface, it's probably because the linen is shrinking a lot more than the wool,
and if
that's the case, maybe it won't matter if the linen fibers don't take any dye.
I'd think that the relatively low amount of acid needed, and the relatively
short amount
of time needed to dye would have a minimal impact on the linen. Sample, Sample.
:)
Denise
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