A new-to-non-bedroom rope fan I
recently tied met, gave me a request for some custom dyed rope -- teal to
be exact. I was concerned about the color showing properly with the light brown
jute so I did a test run and it seems to work. I discussed it with some
folks before-hand, but there are so many variables, it's just best to
jump in and do an actual trial.
After letting it dry under tension I
spun the yarns into rope at The Element's Rope and Photo Social. I
had a new rig for the rope machine and it worked great. My only
problem was the nut driving the machine – me. I spun the rope a
little too vigorously, and it ended up coming out stiff. I'm learning the
nuances of the machine and it's moving and weighted tail, but it looks like it has
a bright future ahead of it.
This week I'll be dying yarns
in earnest to make up three requested pieces -- I'd forgotten how much fun
it is to make rope!
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| Freshly dyed jute yarns |
Stay knotty my friends.
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