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Today I asked the kids (Mr 11, Miss 6 & Miss 4) if they would like to dye some fibre (mohair).

So we took some dirty nasty mohair and washed and washed and rinsed and rinsed.

Then we divided it into 3 pyrex bowls after we had squeezed all the water out.

Then the kids chose their colours.

Mr 11 - blue and purple

Miss 6 - red and pink

Miss 4 - pink, pink and pink

Mummy then mixed up the colours using a mixture of 1/4 cup water, 2 tablespoons white vinegar and 5 - 10 drops of the relevant food colourings (just the standard cake making one's in my pantry)

The kids added their colours.

Then we covered the bowl with cling wrap

Then into the microwave for 5 minutes

out it comes all steamy and very very hot "be careful"

We checked to make sure the water was clear (clear water means all the dye has gone zoom into the fibre) We had to pop Mr 11's back in for another 3 minutes. It seems the blue is a little more stubborn than the rest.

Then we left the bowls and fibre to cool then mummy will rinse it all ready to put out in the sun to dry in the morning.

 Mummy rinsed all the fibre before going to bed and wow don't these colours look fantastic.

Mummy will post the photos of the fibre out in the sun tomorrow and more when it's all dry.