In partnership with http://AllFreeKnitting.com and http://www.chemknits.com I am pleased to present this video on creating kettle dyed yarn. By adding the yarn to the dyebath before the dye, you get a mottled “kettle dyed” effect rather than a complete solid. For more free knitting patterns, tips and tutorials go to http://AllFreeKnitting.com
You can dye yarn with many things in your kitchen, and this includes tea! The following tutorial will show you how to dye yarn with three different types of tea: Black Tea, Chamomile Tea and a Fruity Herbal Tea. You will need wool yarn, vinegar, tea bags, a microwave, and a microwave safe container. This…
Silk hankies (also known as Mawata) are a great way to experiment with unspun fibers. Each layer comes from a single cocoon. The fibers are so long that it is really simple to draft them to spin, or to even knit with the unspun fibers. This video was brought to you by http://www.ChemKnits.com and AllFreeKnitting.…
In other dyeing videos, I usually use 100% wool since it takes up food coloring the best. I have mentioned that you can dye wool/acrylic blends, and I thought it was high time to show you! The yarn in this tutorial is the yarn I started experimenting with: Lion Brand Wool Ease 80% acrylic/20% wool.…
The most frequent question I get asked from my yarn dyeing tutorials is can I dye cotton or can I dye 100% acrylic yarn with these methods. Today I am going to medicine online united kingdom show you side by side what happens when you try to dye 100% wool, 100% cotton and 100% acrylic…
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The tulip Tie Dye instructions state that you can presoak whatever you want to dye, but they don’t stress that you MUST do this. I have achieved some stunning results from dyeing (100% wool) yarn while dry, so I wanted to see how this would work using the dyes that came with the tie dye…
You’ve probably heard of breaking purple or black food coloring dyes, but what about breaking blue? Certain shades of the Wilton’s food coloring pastes (including Delphinium Blue) are composed of both blue and small amounts of red food coloring. This means that we can have some fun causing the colors to separate when we add…
Sometimes the best way to get dark colors from dyeing with non-toxic food dyes is to start with really dark wool. In this video, we will show you how we over dye charcoal grey roving with cherry Kool Aid to get a deep burgundy color. Welcome to another dyeing experiment, where you can discover the…