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Part 8 of Processing Agnes’s CVM wool is dyeing the yarn and wet finishing. This is a two part process because even if the yarn was being left its natural color, it would need to be washed to set the twist and bring back the elasticity after being under tension on the bobbins. I used acid dyes with citric acid as a mordant. Once the yarn is heated up the color sets, and you can see the progress from what the color initially appears to be to after the chemical process is complete. At the end the