On this channel, we have explored many different food coloring dyes breaking on yarn to create stunning mixes of colors. Grape Kool-Aid is made up of both red and blue food colorings, so we wanted to explore whether we could also get this color to break by adding dry 100% wool yarn to a simmering…
Most of the dyeing tutorials I have made only work on animal fibers, not plant fibers like cotton. I am thrilled today to show you how to dye yarn with the Tulip Tie Dye Kit, allowing you to dye cotton in addition to wool and other fibers. This video shows two methods to dye your…
The Tulip Tie Dye Kit is a fantastic source of dye for any of your yarn dyeing activities. I wanted to take this opportunity to show you how you can dye you completed knit projects using a more traditional tie dye method. The squeeze bottles provided in the kit make it easy to apply dye…
This is the second part of a two-part tutorial. The first part (where we make the sweater) can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6KqUowwnZM We’re on location with Doug Upchurch of White Bear Fibers, where he shows us how to get the ombré effect on our finished sweater. You can visit Doug’s website and see his beautiful…
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When I started dyeing yarn with food coloring, I read that you needed 4 components to dye yarn in your kitchen: 1) protein fiber based yarn, 2) food coloring, 3) heat and 4) acid (usually in the form of vinegar or citric acid.) I through that it would be fun to demonstrate the necessity for…
After you have hand painted your roving, how do you store it to keep it safe? Most people will braid their roving to display it for sale, and in this video I will show you how you can braid one long piece of roving, rather than breaking it up into three different pieces. (Please note…
As soon as someone who loves to dye their own yarn starts spinning, it won’t be long until you want to start dyeing your own roving (unspun fiber). The fiber used in this video is 100% wool. You will need roving, vinegar, food coloring, plastic wrap, a microwave, a microwave safe plate and some containers…
How to make a dye stock solution to dye or “paint” yarn or roving.
This is more a demo than a tutorial about how I dye yarn for my hand dye business (a tutorial would take 3x as long as this already overlong video). The shop is http://www.lightbrownhare.etsy.com The yarns in the video are all superwash and not at risk of felting. I’m using Jacquard acid dyes and citric…