I wonder if there was something in the wool you introduced that changed the
PH of the dyebath. I know changing the PH will also change the color.
Perhaps the soap or detergent you used remained in the wool.
I had an interesting thing happen to such a dyebath some years back. I
made it up and forgot it for several months. When I went to do some
dyeing, the liquor was a pale, clear amber. I thought, oh well, let's see
what happens and put in the yarn. I left it a a while, I forget how long
but when I pulled it out it behaved like indigo, turning magenta as it
oxidized!! I'd love to do that again sometime. I got lots and lots of
color out of that dyebath, some turning deep red, some lavender depending
on the fiber. It lasted a long time.
Leona
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