As long as I had the dye materials out, I hand-painted a skein of yarn myself. I used the leftover teal dye my granddaughter used along with green and yellow. The green had a few drops of yellow added to it and the yellow had two-three drops of McCormick’s Neon lime green food coloring mixed in. I also dropped some right-out-of-the-bottle yellow down the center of the yellow sections and random drops of the neon green elsewhere just because I wanted less white yarn showing. Could I repeat the process? Absolutely not!
The dye was not placed in even sections around the oval on purpose. It took a lot of rinsing to get the water to run clear.
I have 100 grams/462 yards of this fingering weight yarn and no idea what to make with it.
My winter coat is yellow and a triangular or crescent-shaped scarf/shawl would be a welcome addition to brighten up the dreary winter days. Or maybe socks? Or possibly gloves? I’m just not sure…
I must try this. I love how the colors evolve.
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Scarf and gloves, for sure.
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I have a few skeins of unbleached organic cotton. Would those be good for dyeing my own?
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Cotton is a plant fiber that doesn’t absorb this type of dye (acid) like wool or other protein fibers. Plant fibers need a different mordant. I don’t know much about dyeing cotton but an inexpensive tie-dye kit would be a great way to try it out.
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Can’t wait to see what it looks like!
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