Last Day of July

I took my camera today on my walk with my aussies.  

Below are a couple of shots that I particularly liked.

 

 

Just finished a small piece, yes, I am back to lupines. 

 

Looking forward to August!

My sheep, my pretties, my wool source

 Bilbo scratching his bum

 Bilbo and shy Thorin

 Gandolf up close and personal

 Precious waiting to be in the green pasture

 Little Lady

Legolas, aka Meanie

Dyeing wool using KoolAid

I am spending the day dyeing wool, using KoolAid.  Right now I have wool simmering in blastin' berry cherry!  This is such a fun, non-toxic method and my kitchen smells yummy.

                                                                                                                                                                       First I soaked the wool in warm vinegar water

 

                                               

Hot Red before adding the wool 

          

              Finally:  The darker red was a cookies and cream wool from my sheep, Thorin

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Two new pieces going to Archipelago

Precious

I love taking care of my sheep, watching them is so much fun.  Here is my first attempt - trying to convey their whimsy.  This is my ewe Precious.  I think there will be more sheep pieces.