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Post by Chelle on Mar 10, 2009 17:18:32 GMT -5
Well I got all my wool dyed. I am reballing some of it and the rest is still out on the line drying. I took lots of pics so I will post them later tonight.
The dying was so fun!!
We are parked at our friend's right now so I did it in their house. I learnt that I cannot do this in the rv lol!! It uses way too much water. Not too much of a mess though.
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Post by Chelle on Mar 16, 2009 15:51:31 GMT -5
From 2 balls of wool to skeins  Washing it before dying  Testing the colors first  Dying the yellow  I messed up and tied this skein too tight .... be very careful not to do this!!  Hanging them out to dry  The 4 colors I used: dark orange: orange red: strawberry yellow: lemonade lighter orange: mango  |
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Post by Chelle on Mar 16, 2009 15:53:51 GMT -5
I have not tried knitting it yet. I have a few other projects to complete first ... and I need to decide what to make with it.
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Post by tufflillangel on Mar 17, 2009 1:59:27 GMT -5
I am amazed all the ease of dying the yarn, I do have a question though, with using kool aid does it fade over time? how do you go about sealing the color in so it doesnt fade when washing or wash out? Lori
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Post by Chelle on Mar 17, 2009 10:22:58 GMT -5
The instructions say that the dye is permanent but may fade if in the sun a lot.
After you dye the yarn in the hot Kool Aid water you rinse it real good and then hand wash it one more time. This will take care of any bleeding that would occur later if you try to wash it.
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Post by eliea on Mar 18, 2009 11:43:37 GMT -5
The instructions say that the dye is permanent but may fade if in the sun a lot. After you dye the yarn in the hot Kool Aid water you rinse it real good and then hand wash it one more time. This will take care of any bleeding that would occur later if you try to wash it. Exactly. Plus kool-aid has a natural setting agent in it. It smells great too! |
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Post by auntietoy on Mar 18, 2009 16:43:16 GMT -5
I love this! I may have to gather up the courage and try it. Can you use anything else besides Kool-Aid?
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Post by Chelle on Mar 18, 2009 17:04:44 GMT -5
The website said to use unsweetened fruit drink (Kool-Aid). I used the generic brand Flavor-Aid.
You can dye with other things as well. I know Jane used Rit on one of her skeins.
The Kool-Aid was fun though and very easy. Also easy to clean up.
Check out the post with the instructions for more info.
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Post by tufflillangel on Mar 22, 2009 9:20:03 GMT -5
beautiful colors chelle! I cant seem to get my pics of anything posted, not sure what I am doing wrong.
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Post by eliea on Mar 23, 2009 16:55:44 GMT -5
i've heard of people using egg dye after easter, and I know you can dye with flowers and things I jsut have no idea how to do it. But I know people who do do it! lol
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Post by dolphin on Mar 24, 2009 8:33:54 GMT -5
Those are very pretty colors. I am allergic to wool, makes my hands very itchy.
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Post by haileyzworld on Mar 24, 2009 11:52:02 GMT -5
this is great!
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