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One fool and a tub. Painting sixteen yards of warp? Fun. Rinsing sixteen yards of warp for two whole days? Not so fun. But it must be done. I learned the hard way that weaving a dyed warp with the dried dye still on it means every single surface area, large to minuscule, of one's entire studio will inevitably be coated with an invisible layer of dye particles...and these particles will make themselves known as soon as you lay down anything with the tiniest amount of moisture in it. Not worth it! Therefore the warp must be cut from the loom (I haven't even woven anything yet) and the excess dye must be rinsed and rinsed and rinsed away. Meanwhile I am watching those sixteen yards tangle tighter and tighter every time I drain a pot full of pink water, wring out my threads (aka rat nest), and start again with a fresh pot. The upside: the work sink in my new studio is actually a bathtub. Wasn't making that first line up.
Rinsing is the worse but as you say it's totally necessary. Really liking your work. Nice! As an aside, I hope you wear a mask because (you prob know this) but those dye particles are toxic...not so much in the short term but def in the long term. Happy dyeing (and weaving!)
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