Comments for Harpa Jónsdóttir

Comment on Kool-Aid, Food Dye and Polyester Blend Fabric by HarpaJ

HarpaJ — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:30:32 +0000

Þetta er gamli sloppurinn þinn Svala

Thank you Sonja! I know Kool-Aid is excellent for dyeing wool, and not cotton (let alone polyester) – but I just didn’t have anything else….

Comment on Kool-Aid, Food Dye and Polyester Blend Fabric by Svala

Svala — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:01:00 +0000

Er þetta gamli sloppurinn minn? Flott að hann skuli koma að góðum notum, ef svo er.

Comment on Kool-Aid, Food Dye and Polyester Blend Fabric by Sonja

Sonja — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:57:31 +0000

In order to dye cotton (or other plant fiber) the dye has to be basic (have a high pH), and if you want to dye wool (or other animal fiber) the dye has to be acidic (low pH). You can therefore increase the intensity of the dyeing by adding something like baking soda (or even lye – vítissódi).

Now the thing with kool-aid and dyeing is that they add vitamin C to kool-aid. Vitamin C is another name of the compound ascorbic acid, which is a weak acid. Kool-aid is therefore very good to use for dyeing wool, but due to the added acid, not so good at dyeing cotton. You can still add baking soda to get a darker color.

Comment on Free Neck Warmer Pattern by ella

ella — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:55:21 +0000

Ég sé það ekki alveg fyrir mér að þér takist að búa til hörmung. Een , maður veit aldrei

Comment on More Winter Photograps by Krystyna

Krystyna — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:36:37 +0000

I DO love your wintery pictures so much!

Comment on More Winter Photograps by Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:24:30 +0000

You truly live in a wonderful part of the world.

Comment on Today’s Rock Picture by ella

ella — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:38:37 +0000

Jahá, þú stendur þig í landkynningunni .

Comment on Winter Photographs of Abandoned Stables by ella

ella — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:36:42 +0000

Það er svoo gaman að horfa á gömul hús. Líka þó að þau séu farin að hrörna.

Comment on My Embroidery by leah jo

leah jo — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:23:39 +0000

these hats are so wonderful! i have been dreaming of a trip to iceland…in the meantime perhaps some felting is in order! i found your website on knitting pattern central – and am so glad i did. thank you for the photos!

Comment on Free Neck Warmer Pattern by Rani

Rani — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:52:59 +0000

There is a reason I am not a designer. I would have no idea how to finish off that pretty blue sweater. I’m sure you’ll whip up something beautiful and inspired.

Thanks for the whoopie pie recipe. I have a houseful of chocolate lovers.