Fun With Easter Egg Dye

I started with a knitted blank of white sock yarn and put a few straight pins at the half way point. I followed the direction for dissolving the for Easter eggs using vinegar and water. Next came painting the dye on to the yarn. When I got to the halfway point I repeated the colors in the same order as the first half. I then flipped the yarn blank over and repeated painting the dye. After I was satisfied with the colors I wrapped the blank up in plastic wrap and put it in the microwave for two minutes and then let it cool for two minutes. This was repeated two more times. At this point all the dye had been absorbed. I let the blank cool done and then rinsed with cold water. After letting the yarn dry I wound off half the yarn for the first sock and half for the second sock.

Dyeing Yarn

I thought I would try my hand at dyeing some yarn. My first attempt at dyeing was a sock weight yarn that is 75% wool and 25% nylon. I used unsweetened Koolaid in reds and purples. It is a quick and easy process.

The sock below is a pattern designed by Wendy Johnson and is in her book " Socks from the Toe Up".

Having Some Fun

I have been playing with some fabric and doing some over dyeing. I had some Dylon dye that has been in the drawer and was needing to be used. I thought it would be fun to change the colors of of several fabrics from my stash. I love the effects of the dye on the fabrics, especially the white on white designs. I usually dye using Procion MX dyes.

Fabric Dyeing

Dyeing fabric has been one of those things on my to try list. I have decided to start small and begin with Zip Lock bags . Sue Bleiweiss has a tutorial link on her blog with the instructions. It didn't come out quite the way I thought is would, but it was a learning experience. I used Procion dyes. With some of the leftover dye I dyed some scrim, on the right side. I purchased a book "Color by Accident" by Ann Johnston, which looks to have a lot of information about dyeing.