Chilkat robes require quite a bit of preparation before the weaver can even begin weaving.   Our ancestors would gather goat wool from the mountains in the spring and the clean and spin the wool with bark.  This is the “Warp” that is used to hang from the loom.  Next would be dying the wool that is what is used for weaving the rows.  My start is here.  I have the weaver wool prepped and ready to dye.  Each skein needs to be tied in 4 or 5 places to make sure as it is cooked that the yarn doesn’t tangle.   Once that is complete, then cooking the yarn in a pot of water and vinegar and the dye powder can begin.  It took me 6 hours to dye the yarn in the color of yellow and blue/turquoise.   Once the dye is set, it’s taken out of the pot and hung to dry.  It turned out beautiful.