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RE: Wonderful hand dyed yarn by @neumannsalva and another lap blanket - 040219
The yarn is soooo beautiful! It should make a lovely shawl :)
I really have to start dyeing...
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I agree, @muscara. I especially like the fact the dyes are edible so they're not contaminating :D
If I ever do dyeing, it will be with natural dyes and mordants :D
I know several people who dye with KoolAid (the sugar free one). It's sold in Germany mainly for that purpose + not as a beverage.
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I guess it's got to be sugar free because you microwave it, @muscara - I guess...
yeeeeees you should: it will lead to an instant addiction :-D
Do you use sugar free because it's got to in the microwave, @neumannsalva ? Oh, that would be a good video tutorial :D
I remember someone called @luthvarian used to do really nice posts on textiles adventures like dyeing and spinning :D
I think I have written a very old post about dyeing... I hope I will have more time on Thursday, I will try to find it then
I have used a powdered food coloring I mixed with acid and water
There is no sugar in this color. The other colors were liquid and from a Netherlands store, also without sugar... I guess sugar will felt the wool
Thank you, @neumannsalva - not that I'm planning to start dyeing 'yet'... :D
Ohhhh loook I found one old post on my Wordpress blog. This was my first attempt with wool which is made for spinning (scratchy) and was already dyed.
Maybe this helps a bit
http://www.blissandblisters.com/how-to-dye-wool-the-cheapest-version/
Oh, that's so interesting : no microwave ! It sounds really cool to do - I'm being tempted to start something new here, @neumannsalva, but I'm not colourist. It's really interesting to read about this process because I normally see people either microwave or 'boil' in a pan (without stirring), but I hadn't read about baking the fibre.