Dye Time

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In this Dye Time, I hand paint and speckle a new to me, unusual plant based fibre; pineapple! I used the same dye with these two techniques to hopefully create an interesting colourway, that wasn't solid. This was a very interesting experience and the whole way through, I kept saying to myself "I can't believe this is made from pearl!"
Fibre reactive dyes can be used on plant based fibre and animal based fibres. Acid dyes can only be used on animal based fibres.
Contents:
[00:00] Introduction to the pineapple fibre
[00:50] Hand painting the fibre
[02:06] Speckling on the fibre
[04:18] Washing the fibre
[06:45] The finished fibre
[07:56] The fibre spun into yarn
Featured in this tutorial:
Yarn: Approx 12g of pineapple fibre
Dye: New emerald green fibre reactive dyes from Dharma
All equipment (pots/spoons/jars etc) used in this video is dedicated for dyeing.
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[@vintersol_wintersun]

I'm wondering if it's made from the leaves of a pineapple plant? Because I know if you tear them apart they're quite fibrous and stringy, I could see that being something good to make fiber out of. Gorgeous yarn by the way!

[@FromTheCauldron]

I have no idea! It’s very interesting though.

[@leoniecochrane3108]

What will you make with your beautiful green pineapple fiber ❤

[@FromTheCauldron]

I don’t know. It’s only about 12g, so probably a swatch! I might try combining all my unusual fibres and make a hat.

[@leoniecochrane3108]

That sounds lovely 💗