Making a Handpainted Warp

This is something I’ve done a couple of times in the past and it’s been on my mind. Time to do this again.

 

My Cabin Cove notebook from way back in the day:

 

Paging through my sample notebook with swatches of merino wool yarn, merino wool yarn and silk fiber:

 

I also have my old color sequence samples for reference:

 

The warp has been handpainted and it getting aired prior to steaming:

 

After steaming to set the dye, this is how beautiful it is prior to drying: