I am completely baffled. I wanted a plum color. I weighed my wool and yarn. I calculated twice to make sure I got the right numbers. I measured the dyestuff. I made the dyebath. It looked like the right color in the pot.From the same dyebath I got:
1st batch:
mallard blue green - pretty but not what I had in mind. It looks like the magenta didn't strike.
2nd batch: periwinkle - The dye wasn't used up, so I figured I could dye up anything. The leftover white bats were closer to the plum.
3rd batch: God knows. I'm leaving it to completely cool down, maybe overnight. It looks more magenta than plum. But now I'm curious, how will this turn out.As you can see, below, the pale plum color is the one I wanted. My husband has a hard time with all these colors from one dye vat.
I'm certainly getting my money's worth. I wonder why the magenta didn't strike? Any ideas?Does the magenta strike in the declining temperature as it sits in the cool down?
