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Try Something New: Dyeing Yarn with Natural Colors

May 12, 2017 by Sarah White

How to dye yarn with natural materials.I don’t know why springtime always makes me want to dye yarn. Maybe it’s because it’s so fun to dye yarn with leftover Easter egg dye, or dandelions, or strawberries.

So when I saw this article on … Read More...

Giveaway: The Modern Natural Dyer and a Yarn Dyeing Kit!

November 9, 2015 by Sarah White

This week I'm giving away a great book on dyeing and a kit so you can try it yourself.

Sock Hop Kit

This is such a fun giveaway I can’t even stand it. Kristine Vejar of A Verb for Keeping Warm has a new book out called The Modern Natural Dyer. It’s all about how to dye yarn … Read More...

Fun Ways to Experiment with Dyeing Yarn at Home

April 8, 2015 by Sarah White

natural yarn dyeing methodsOver the weekend, when we were done dyeing our Easter eggs, I decided to use some of the leftover dye to dye some yarn. It’s really simple and if you use vinegar in the dye solution the colors should … Read More...

Dye-ing To Crochet – Part One

September 10, 2013 by jd wolfe

 

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My friend Rita is the Queen of Yarn Dying.  Really!  She buys the ugliest (well, maybe unprettiest) skeins of wool sock yarn, takes them home to her dye pots, and produces exquisitely colored, beautiful yarns and projects crocheted and … Read More...

Kool-Aid Dyeing with Kids

April 3, 2013 by Sarah White

kool-aid yarn dyeHave you ever done Kool-Aid dyeing? I have, and I loved the results, which you can read about over on About. It’s really quick and easy, and because Kool-Aid is safe to drink you don’t need any special equipment … Read More...

DIY – Dyeing With Blackberry

September 30, 2011 by Terrye

From Bramble Berries in the Rain blog, a picture tutorial on dyeing fabric and yarn with blackberries. Totally easy!

Check out the tutorial HERE

Dyeing Yarn With Wiltons Food Coloring

May 30, 2011 by Terrye

Low water, uneven dyeing, and making it work!

Take a skein of yarn that has a color you’re not crazy about. Do the vinegar and water thing. Put it in a crock pot and cook it with Wiltons Food Coloring. … Read More...

Tutorial – Dying Yarn with Koolaid….

May 17, 2011 by Terrye

Using 2 packages of Koolaid, a pair of rubber gloves and a microwave you can transform those white or off white skeins of yarn or fiber into your own color creations.

From the Close Knit Blog, HERE

 

Looking for … Read More...

Dyeing Yarn With Koolaid and a Crockpot!

May 1, 2011 by Terrye

I imagine you could do this with Jello too. Take a couple different colors/flavors of Koolaid and a crockpot and of course a hank of yarn and have fun!

The link to the tutorial is HERE, at the Crafty Mini … Read More...

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