30" of Fresh Snow = A Snow Dyeing Opportunity!

We had 30" of fresh snow in a 24 hour period which has been overwhelming. After 3 days our street hasn't been plowed... not even a pass through. The good news is the weather today was beautiful - sunny with a bright blue sky and about 30 degrees - perfect! I used the snowshoes over the past few days and had an opportunity to visit with neighbors who were also enjoying the "forced" relax-mode.

With so much fluffy new snow I just had to dye some fabric! I soaked 10 yards in soda ash and water to prepare the fabric for dyeing. I put one yard lengths into smaller pails and added snow. Next I sprinkled dry dye powder over the snow. I brought the pails back inside and left them alone for 24 hours. After rinsing, washing and pressing I have the results. One piece had too much white in it so I tossed it on my pile of fabrics I plan to over-dye.

Here are the results!

 

I thought this color combination was the most interesting!

Here is a detail of the unusual color combination