I recently heard/saw this is possible, but there is little to no information about it online. Does anyone know, or has anyone done this before?
Hey I am looking to dye some merino wool yarn with dharma procion fiber reactive dyes. This is my first time dying yarn and I am looking for any tips or tricks from anyone who has experience.
I was going to follow this guide. https://www.dharmatrading.com/info/fiber-reactive-dye-dyeing-wool-silk.html
Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks!
In my first attempt to dye superwash merino wool a bright red, I think I used to much food coloring. I heated the coloring, water, and vinegar with the yarn and noticed after several minutes that the yarn had stopped soaking up the coloring. I took the yarn out and have been washing/rinsing it with some wool detergent, but the water is still not running clear. Is there a way to pull the extra dye out?
I am making a baby blanket using 100% cotton in an off white colour. The second batch of yarn I bought is a slightly different colour and it is very noticeable. I am considering just finishing the blanket and then dying the whole thing a different colour. I have never done this, so I am worried that I might ruin the project, or that the dye job will fade quickly or be uneven. They dye also needs to be baby safe. Because of the time and money already invested I am rather reluctant to start over and buy more yarn, but it is an important project, so I need to get it right. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Working on a cardigan and my white yarns are completely different. I was thinking of dyeing it a tan color and was curious if anyone has done it before. Any tips and tricks are welcome!
I've tried to dye it in a normal process like a shirt but the dye won't stick. Badly need help
I want to start making amigurumi dolls modeled after the characters in my favorite movies. I'd like for them to have hair colors as natural in color as possible. Does anyone know a good way to achieve this?
I'm having trouble finding the answer I'm looking for with Google and YouTube. I've got a skein of white yarn I picked up recently of 70% alpaca wool and 30% bamboo. I've never dyed yarn before so I'm going to practice dying in general with store bought stuff, but not sure how to go about the mixed skein. Any help or advice is welcome. Thank you!
So I finished my project and noticed that the dye lot was clearly not the same for the yarn I got. Half my project is a beige color and the other half is much lighter.
Has anyone tried to dye their projects once it was finished? I was thinking of trying to tea dye it to get an even light beige.
Hey, folks! So I'm pretty new to all the different yarn crafts, and I've got a question.
My mom has been crocheting her whole life, and she's made more blankets than I can count. But no one in her life has ever made her anything. I've just started getting into this stuff. I've been doing some crochet, some needle knitting, and some loom knitting. I've decided I want to make a cotton blanket for my mom, since she absolutely loves knit fabric, and cotton. And since she doesn't knit, she's never been able to have a knit blanket, only crochet.
Here's my question. Her favorite color is tie dye. Lol. She loves it. Throughout my life, we have tie-dyed everything from our curtains to her pocket books. She loves doing tie dye, and she loves having tie dye.
If I bought white cotton yarn to make the blanket, could it be tie dyed? I don't want to ruin the blanket by soaking it or anything, and I really don't know if it would work. I know cotton will hold color, but I don't know if the tying and binding will ruin it. I was thinking I would probably do a waffle stitch.
I'd also love suggestion on what weight yarn to use, and a decent place to order it from (I am, as the kids say, impoverished, so cheap is good).
Can anyone help me out?
