How do You Mix Dharma Acid Dyes: Beginner Step-by-Step + 100 Yarn Dyeing Recipes
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- čas přidán 10. 04. 2023
- By mixing Dharma Acid Dye colours, I have created my very first Muffs Merino approved yarn colour collection. I will show you the basics of dyeing semi-solid wool yarn step-by-step in a beginner style so you can begin upgrading your craft more quickly. Subscribe and follow along as I unearth my yarn shop from scratch.
This is a great way to dye yarn to obtain solid colour, however since making this video I have experimented with various yarn dyeing methods. New videos are coming :)
♥ Hi, my name is Lori and my goal is to teach, inspire and live off the land in style by knitting my own clothes, creating essential survival items and living luxuriously warm, dyeing fibre using bright acid colours and occasionally plants, fungi, muck and mud.
When I began wet felting 10 years ago, there were only a few basic tutorials. On this channel, I want to share everything I know so so that you can easily begin upgrading your craft by creating remarkable fibre art more quickly. From illustrative conceptual ideas into beautiful creative work that is ready to repeat quickly using minimal tools and resources.
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I so enjoyed your video! I am new to this and have only dyed a few times. I am really enjoying knitting with mohair held together with my projects and thought I could dye mohair to compliment the yarn I have in my stash. I think getting the measurements and technique right can feel intimidating and then that squashes the creativity. You made this look so easy. I think I may try to dye a little today! Thank you for the inspiration! All your hard work and time you put in to make your colors has paid off! Your color palates are so beautiful!
Thank you! Yes, keep trying when the mood strikes and eventually you find your method and what works the easiest for you. Focus on the process of it. Hopefully the videos help others not waste time and yarn trying to figure it all out haha. I have also been knitting two strands held together and love the Mohair so much with a 4ply Merino. Now I just have to learn how to knit the things I want to knit! Also intimidating!
I did indeed dye today and got a beautiful version of “Salt”! Gave me confidence and sparked me wanting to do more! Thanks again!
@@Shastastacy Thank you for sharing, I’m so happy hear!!
That salt color is so pretty and your yarn color selections is amazing. Plus OMG when you showed the dye books 🤯 WOW!
Thank you for your lovely comment. So encouraging :)
I thought I'd never be one to dye yarn, but what a change. Your dye book is just amazing and we can see the dedication and time spent on it. Thanks for sharing this video as it was so informative. I wish you success in your business.
Thank you so much for sharing, I am so glad to hear that you are having success with dyeing yarn! Great to get some good feedback on the dye recipe book!
Great video! Love all your sample colours!
Ha thanks, they are very pretty. Hard to capture.
You are a skilled Chemist!
So kind to say, thank you!
OMG!!!! I'm so glad I found you!!! Thanks for this amazing video and sharing your knowledge! Very inspiring! Can't wait to buy your recipe books!
So glad you love the video! More to come in the new year :)
I found you on Etsy with your dye triangles and love that, then I was on CZcams watching wet felting- and it’s you! My goodness thank you for putting all this out there. I’ve made quite a mess testing dyeing. I’m a rush in and surely my talent will strike into success kind of person. That is not reality.
Yes more to come too in the future. Oh I am so curious how your test dyeing went. Did you try out the dye triangle? I am really hoping it's helpful. I will make a video to go a long with it too.
@@muffsmerinowell I babysit grandkids during the school year, I’m just about to get to my me time. I have all my dyes and bare yarns. So just a matter of time. I’m also going to felt a backpack because of your videos. Have all my stuff for that too
That was AWESOME! Thank you for showing your books and your process. Such pretty colors!
So glad you liked the video! Thank you for your comment, as aways the feedback is encouraging :)
Very soft and pretty. I hope you wear a safety mask when you are handling the acid dye powders, to mix your colors. 😊
Beautiful!! What a wonderful video
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for sharing ❤
Thanks for watching!
That colour is stunning
😀 Glad you like it 😀
Thank you very much for your video. I always learn something new with you. I have to try layering the dyes insted to mixing all my colors together. 😍😍
Yah I am not sure if others ran into this issue. I am always mixing dye colours and they all take up differently on different fibres. Especially if you have one yarn with two different fibres. The layering seems to be my best solution so far! Especially with delicate yarns you don't want to stir as often. :) I hope it helps you.
Thank you so much! Really useful for mohair yarns, I'll try it!
Yes more time consuming dyeing the mohair. But I have improved my mohair yarn dyeing and it has gotten easier. No matter what I still unwind it and the. wind it back up so it’s fluffy again.
Awesome video thanks
Thank You!
Thanks for sharing.❤I have your Classic Color Dye recipes. I was wondering what color are you wearing? It’s lovely.
Oh awesome! I hope the dyeing is going well for you. If you have any questions feel free to ask. I will check in the sweater colour!
I hope you will sell some to people like me! They are stunning! Pretty very pretty I could see a little clutch bag made with those pretty pinks & reds!,
Already done lol! Clutch is in illustration mode as we speak! But now I do wonder what shape you or others would go for. Might need to do a poll post.
Yes the templates are available in my Etsy shop, digital and actual foam resist templates. The only thing, the digital ones need to be printed as large format plan prints which seems easy enough to do but not as easy as printing at home!
from Gerry- GORGEOUS!
Thank you so much!!
Gosh that’s gorgeous. What’s the acid you use
Thanks for the video! What are you using as acid?
I like using vinegar and I use citric acid sometimes. Citric acid in New Zealand is much more cost effective :)
Hi Lori, is this also possible with the dye from Landscape dyes ? I saw you using them in older video's.
Yes 🙌 Definitely possible with Landscape dyes. I will be making my first dye recipe book using them, coming soon! They are really nice dyes.
@@muffsmerino Thank you for your replay...Will it be a full range of colours just like the other dye books ? What kind of mohair do you use ?
@@carla6973 Yes I will do many colours for the Landscape dyes, same as the other books. The mohair is a bulky brushed 12ply mohair.
Awsome vidéo and beautiful colors.. ! English is not my language… so it is right in this video :0.02 gr Teddy bear and 0.2 gr red ? Thank you for sharing
oh yes, maybe I don't have it correct on the video... (haven't watched it in a while..) should be .02g Teddy Bear Brown and .02g Cayenne red :) You can also use .02g fawn for a warmer tone.
@@muffsmerino so ...I have to try !! I bought your collection receipes so nice ! but I have Jaquard Acid dye and only few Dharma... maybe possible to obtain same results...?
@@marie1933 Replied on Etsy :) But will respond again in case others want to know. I have not used Jacquard but I am led to believe they could have similar concentration. So you could use the recipe amounts in the Classic collection in order to achieve similar results and then adjust to how you like from there :). It would work well as a guide for mixing colours of any brand.
@@muffsmerino thank you twice :-)
The problem is I can’t get ahold of sunflower yellow, no one has it. Sold out even at Dharma
Hi Sandra, yeah unfortunately Sunflower Yellow is now discontinued. I definitely need to catch up on making dye videos. Dharma recommends replacing Sunflower Yellow with Brilliant Yellow because the reformulated version was so similar. I have now tested both yellows in this collection and the colours come out exactly the correct hue, only a bit brighter, clear and more intense. I think doubling the brown or black in the recipe could help tone down the colour if that's the desired look :)
@@muffsmerinoah. I chose duckling as the closest yellow. Oh well. Next order I’ll get the other.
@@sandradelvecchio6894 The Ducklings Depth of shade is 25% compared to Brilliant yellow, so it doesn't really match up properly for the recipes. I do recommend using the brilliant yellow as the best replacement :)
@@muffsmerinothank you, I will. I have to say I am notoriously bad at seeing color contrast. Hard to believe I want to try to dye these shades that are so close! But I figure if I follow your recipes I can come closer than my own eyes allow.
@@sandradelvecchio6894 and it’s great to experiment with different dyes and make your own new recipes! You can use the same amounts but experiment with mixing different dye colours :)