I've never seen it used in any sense but fastness. For example, if you
call someone, "A dyed-in-the-wool Republican," you mean their political
beliefs are thoroughly those of the Republican party, not mixed or
uncertain.
Of course, if you dye some woolen yarn one color, and some linen thread
another color, if you weave a fabric from both you might get something
the modern fashion industry would call "heathered." (Or instead striped,
or checked, depending on how you set up the loom and wove the fabric.)
Or for that matter, if both yarns are wool. What matters is having the
different colors. In this case the wool could be dyed either before or
after spinning, but you'd need to do it before weaving.
Fran
Lavolta Press
http://www.lavoltapress.com
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But of course referring to dying the fleece makes much sense...with less of
a story.
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