This is a dip dyeing tool hubby made for me a few years back. Holding the wool with just my fingers meant scalded digits and I didn't like using tongs as they were too awkward to handle and kept slipping so the wool would fall into the dyebath, plus you need two hands and two pairs of tongs to hold the wool open and vertical, so he came to my rescue yet again.
Tah dah! This little Wool Widget works well. There is a knob handle for safe holding, the wood floats if you want to lay it in the water and you don't care if it gets wet. The brass hooks hold the wool nicely along the salvage edge and you can wrap it around once or twice, depending on the size of wool needed.
Simple to make and easy to control when dipping the wool up and down in the water. Maybe I should have these made for the shop?
Tah dah! This little Wool Widget works well. There is a knob handle for safe holding, the wood floats if you want to lay it in the water and you don't care if it gets wet. The brass hooks hold the wool nicely along the salvage edge and you can wrap it around once or twice, depending on the size of wool needed.
Simple to make and easy to control when dipping the wool up and down in the water. Maybe I should have these made for the shop?
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