Posted by Dori Ann on Sunday, 26 April 2009, at 10:04 a.m.:
Hi,
I have posted on several groups and it dawned on me this morning that some of you may be interested in some of these items. I have a gentleman near me that has lost his sock making business. He is in his 70's and not in good health. I am helping him get rid of his inventory in trade for some weaving yarns. I have set up a flicker site with pictures of the yarns he has available and a few other things. I had no idea it would be as large of an undertaking as it has been, and it is not my day job so please be patient if you see something you want! I have been swamped with orders, but I think I am getting a handle on them about now! Yesterday I started going thru his dyes. There are mostly fiber reactive dyes. I have been testing each color to make sure it will dye wool,cottons,rayon's ect. They are quite strong and I am using much less than I usually do. The wool is taking the dye nicely with alittle vinegar and bring it to a simmer. Then rinse and colors are very bright. The yarn I am using is a cotton/rayon blend, and as soon as it touches the dye, it has taken, also very bright. The dye is perfect for dyeing quilting fabric, tie dyeing and painting on fabric. The dyes are 13.50 a lb. There are primary colors red,green,black,blue,yellow a few others. There are also some acid dyes and I will know more about those in a day or two.
The yarns he has are very nice, he does have a lot of singles as he used multiple cones on his machines. Some wonderful weaving yarns, beautiful acrylics ( much nicer than you see in the stores!) and some nice wool/blends. Great wool/nylon/lycra blends for socks and a lot of cotton lycra very stretchy, only in black. He has a lot of wooly nylon, nylon thread, very fine, all kinds of things. I am still finding more in his warehouses and posting new things every few days. All yarn is 5$ a lb. most cones weighing around 2.5lb. some of the wooly nylon is 5lb a cone, some of the cottons come in wheels which are 3 to 5 lbs. If you have any questions please post me, I will get right back to you. It is first come first serve basis. If you would post me the # of the photo and amount I will pull the yarn and take a picture for you and give you shipping. You can pay PayPal or check what ever works for you.
Here is the flicker link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27104718@N03/
Thanks!
Dori Ann