Now that summer has reached the Northwoods of Wisconsin and the sun can shine mightily, I would like to try sun dying a wool roving rug. I imagine the size would be about 2 x 3 feet, and it would be woven of white mohair/wool roving with cotton/poly warp..... like the white part of my rug on my website listed below.
That is as far as my imagination has taken me......... is anyone interested in throwing out some thoughts, ideas, suggestions, warnings, etc? I have never done this type of dying and wouldn't want the rug to leave its colors on the floor. Does the project need to fit inside a black garbage bag or can it be wrapped in clear plastic? Should it lie flat or rolled with plastic between layers? How long in the sun? How wet should it be? Should I put it on the roof to increase the temperature, or will that melt the bag? While I'm stripping the stain off the garage (and getting "dyed" by the sun myself) I'm thinking of the cool basement where my looms are waiting for me and working with wool wouldn't be uncomfortable. So, please folks, help me, guide me........ any and all suggestions and thoughts are welcome. Thanks bunches. Robin Murphy, in the Northwoods of Wisconsin [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/weaverbird2001/index.html where my rugs are To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
