***Note: I say in one spot to place the dye in the steam. I meant to say to place the dyed yarn in the pot to steam or microwave.* An experiment on dyeing a cake of yarn. I use acid dyes, yellow, orange and red. I soaked the cake for a couple of hours in…
Dyeing a wound cake of yarn creates beautiful asymmetric long colorways, but what do you do if you want to knit up a pair of socks? In the following video, we will show you how to prepare your cake of yarn to cake-dye a symmetrical colorway (or two colors in the same “dye lot”). Before…
Like tie dyeing a T-shirt, there are many ways you can dye yarn to acheive unique results. In the following video, we will dye yarn that has already been wound into a cake, creating a unique-asymmetric colorway. Even if you put two cakes of yarn in the dye bath at the same time, each skein…
Learn to dye 100% silk hankies (aka Mawata) with food coloring in the comfort of your own kitchen. To help preserve the luster of the silk, we are heating the yarn in the oven at a maximum temperature of 175 degrees F. This video was brought to you by http://www.ChemKnits.com and AllFreeKnitting. For more free…
I have used many surfaces in my house to wind skeins of different lengths, and I now have the proper tool for the job: a niddy-noddy! In this video I will show you how to wind yarn into a skein on a niddy-noddy. This video was brought to you by http://www.ChemKnits.com and AllFreeKnitting. For more…
Niddy-Noddies can be hard to find commercially, but it is so easy to make your own! In the following video, I show you how to make your own niddy-noddy out of PVC piping you can pick up at your local home improvement store. This type of niddy noddy is easy to store and take apart,…
Here’s another cool technique to dye your wool on top of the stove. I show you how to make the dye stock solution in another you tube video. Thank for watching!
There are many different ways to hand dye long gradients of color. I am Lina and I am in the same boat with my pregnancy drug. Just did my 3 round of the same clomiphene medicine. Stay encouraged my sista. An seen better results than with Clomid. I have the same issue as u as…
Transformations 2011 An enterprise project by Maitai School, Nelson, New Zealand. This project is inspired by the artisan India Flint and her book Eco Colour. In this video Khailana uses eco dyeing techniques and upcycles a t shirt.
Dyeing yarn with food coloring and teas got me thinking about other colored substances in my kitchen. How many times have you stained something with red wine? Well why not try to “Stain” with wine purposely? In the following dyeing experiment, we will attempt to dye some 100% wool yarn with (an inexpensive) Merlot. Visit…