Eight Ways to Kettle Dye Yarn
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
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Dye used:
Pro chem Hot pink, turquoise, brilliant violet
Dharma flourescent orange, flourescent lemon, spearmint breeze, bright aqua, xtreme blue, midnight
Dye Stock Recipe:
1 Tablespoon dye
1 Tablespoon citric acid
2.5 cups near boiling water
** dyestock must be used within 1-2 days. Stock without citric acid can last up to 6 months (but it does start to separate and turn grainy or get a scum on the top depending on the composition of your tap water).
Superfine merino, superwash and non superwash
Here's a link to my Google drive folder with photos of the yarn/swatch/dyepot
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The cost of this video:
-$121 for yarn
-2.5 hours to reskein all yarn twice & tag
-$8 in dye, citric acid, butane
-11 hours to set up, dye, film & break down for all techniques
-4 hours to photograph, edit, caption
-8.4 hours of gauge swatch knitting
-2.2 hours to edit the video footage and pix together
I wish there was a budget for a professional videographer, professional editor, a real lighting rig, and rented studio space, but alas. It's just me and my cell phone. If I spent $2500 producing this video, I'd have to put a paywall in front of it, and people who can't afford to buy in would be left out. I appreciate each and every one of you that donates, because you're helping to pay the way for someone who can't otherwise join in on the fun.
When I started out in 2008, I was desperately poor and totally enthralled. I had to start with mill ends, kool aid & a microwave. It took me 5 full years of stumbling around in the dark before I had a handle on what I was doing. I'm trying to make the indie dyer market a friendlier, more open space for the next generation. It was highly proprietary, cliquey, and exclusive when I started. And so disheartening and lonely. Thanks for helping me make it a more inviting space.
Thank you for sharing. Not many dyers want to share there knowledge about dyeing.
I love this, you explain it so well! I can really appreciate that you included how the skeins knit up, that's so important. I think we are all guilty of buying that gorgeous skein that never knitted up how we imagined it would.
Kristin Davidson yes I would be happy to just know how and why a yarn that will stripe. LoL btw I crochet, but I may challenge myself to learn to knit. LoL
i know this video is a couple years old but i just have to SHOUT THANK YOU for understanding the connection between technique for dying versus knitting products. as a plus size designer/crocheter- so many pretty skeins disappoint when making a 25-30 inch width. i loved all your information and attention to detail and your stance on clown/unicorn/vomit/poop/etc. some dyers are bonkers throwing everything in a pot and calling it 'art'. thanks again.
Glad it's still resonating with people!
Wow, I just clicked in and heard "if you don't know what kettle dye is, think [long French word] or [long Greek word]" ... I am not sure I should be here! But I'm going to continue watching! ❤️
the matching ends and tips: palindrome is SO awesome! What a cool effect!
I agree that it looks amazing in the skein, and its more likely to pool as an argyle, it definitely limits the amount of different colors you can pack into a skein.
I really appreciate that you k it swatches so that we can see how these beautiful yarns knit up. THANK YOU!
I like to use my tribe’s technique of dyeing that’s basically painting the dye on. Took a bit to develop a method to not get too much bleed over but my Gram told me a trick they used to use.
I would love to know more about your tribe and techniques! Are you on Instagram or facebook?
Thank goodness for you! Finally someone that shows how the yarn knits up 😃 I learnt more in this video than most others I've watched...you rock!
That blue is gorgeous
Love how you know your color wheel. A lot of folks that I watch just throw the color on, not knowing what the 2 colors will bring up on the opposite end of the color wheel. I am a crocheter and just started knitting. I would never have thought that the pretty skeins/hanks, would turn up so differently in a project when hooked or knitted up. That is super good to know. Thank you.
I learned the hard way, but it built up a lot of intuitive knowledge. Im hoping to finish the D.O.S. video & triad dyeing before baby comes (3ish weeks) but that may be pushing it
@@NicoleFrostYarn totally understand. Just try not to push it too much. Baby might come out with colored hair. Lol I can't wait to see more of those color lots, I'm tempted to try some out myself and see what colors I produce.😉
Great video Nicole! You are very generous to share not only your technique but also the knitting swatches which really tell the tale. Wishing you a well baby and delivery.
OMG I love those rainbow colours, so bright!
Thank you sooo much. I bookmark it, and will come back.
I am soon going to make my first dye...
I also deeply appreciate you having this available and showing the hours and cost you put into this. I hope i can donate someday. Anyone that is able please donate to her.
This was great. Thank you Nicole.
Nicole, I deeply appreciate your tutorials. Although there are other dyers who post tutorials, some of them quite voluminous, what I love about yours is your artistic skill. You show professional-level technique and, equally important, sophisticated color blending and mixing. Other dyers sometimes show great technique but with colorways that are simply -- pardon the pun -- tone-deaf. This is gorgeous. Thanks a squillion!
I hope to be able to offer more in 2021! Thanks for the kind compliments
Very,very beautiful hand dying.
Thank you. I continue to learn from you and truly appreciate all the hard work in both dying and sharing your talents. Your videos are wonderful.
Nicole I appreciate the time and effort you put into this. What a fabulous tutorial!
I hear ya on making "indie" dyeing a more welcoming space. The more the merrier. It can be like knitting shops still.. you walk in, and everyone like stops in their tracks to look. Or calls you out on knitting funny. I like your approach, for I find some dyers a little toffee nosed. I ask way too many questions! :-) But, I follow directions some, and wing it some. Again, I appreciate all you do.
I'm always here to be a resource and friendly dye expert for you all.
I am not even half way through this video and I have already learned so much. Thank you so much for sharing this information with us!
If you're on Instagram I'm @frostyarn there and I have even more dye tutorials logged under #frostyarndyetutorial
@@NicoleFrostYarn I do follow you. Love your work!
This video is the best I've ever seen. It gives more of dyeing insight., that I never knew. THANK YOU.
As a fairly new dyer, doing yarn for myself and a few friends, this video was a very valuable tool. Thank you so much, and enjoy your coffee!!
All of your yarns are beautifully done
Thanks, this was great, I still don't understand how the color repeats work both in creating and using them but I certainly gained a greater appreciation for your craft. I am still just using kool aid and food coloring but thinking seriously about getting into the wider world of actual dyes sometime this year.
If you email me what part was confusing or unclear, I'm happy to help you out. And I can also recommend where to buy true wholesale cost fiber, best performing dyes etc frostyarn@gmail.com
@@NicoleFrostYarn thanks, I will email you. I think my problem is trying to take in too many ways to arrange the yarn and apply the dye all in too short a time frame. Then the knitting repeat part feels like math formulas when I try to figure it out. My brain just isn't getting it, lol.
@@NicoleFrostYarn I think I am binging too much, I already watched this once, (rewatching) and obviously did not put the contents together with my last question where you recommended this video, LOL. so... OK, taking notes this time.
Brilliant, thanks so much Nicole for paying it forward to make your experience available to everyone
Love love your video!
Learned a lot you are very creative and a very good teacher!
Thankyou!
Fantastic information for a complete newbie, thank you so much. I, off to watch your other videos now x
i really appreciated showing a swatch, that was very helpful.
Thank you so much for this video! Maybe it's the nonstop Pokemon in my house, but I've now gotta try them all!
Very informative. Learning the differences of color mixing in materials ranging from har dying/ paints /earthen clay glazes / polymer clays/ paints and newer technology and how yarn dying is very different from other color mixing and blending exercise techniques and results
Super helpful, thank you very much
Very informative!!!! Thank you!!!!
Love that cake duster you are using. Excellent video. I really appreciated the comparison between superwash and non-superwash. Thanks!
Thank you so much! Your tutorials are highly appreciated! Greetings from Romania :)
Your videos are so instructional you are a really good teacher and (based on many of your videos) you have a real talent with color! I’ll vouch for what you said about the palindrome skeins. I got a very $$$ skein of “fusion” yarn: same dyes on 8 different yarn bases for texture interest. I realized later that the hanks all had basically 5 stripes of colors, evenly divided around the circles, with harsh borders. It was for a shawl:wtf? Ugly pooling. I solved it by winding 2 mini balls for each of the 8 yarns, and alternating constantly to keep the colors flowing nicely and not like a messed up circadian rhythm chart, zig zagging to oblivion. What a huge pain. And you’re right: I won’t buy from that person again.
I really appreciated your video on rainbow dyeing. Excellent information and technique. Hope you are having fun with the baby.
BEST EVER dyeing tutorial. Wow, Nicole. I would purchase classes from you. Heard tips and techniques (and hints of more) tht I've never heard elsewhere. Super helpful - Thank You!
Thank you so much for the information. I’m just beginning and I’m trying to learn everything I can. P.S. I love the phrase “clown vomit.”
As a beginner this video is perfect! I loved your honesty through mistakes and sharing how you succeed as well. And clown puke! Love it!!
LisaR- I had to tell you even if you know it - You look fabulous! I remember those days and just a bit of refreshing to get back to feeling myself was something Ill never regret . I'm so glad to see your book and dye cards out - if almost forgotten ! Purchased them both and look forward to getting mad scientist gear on ♥️♥️♥️ Thanks Nicole ! Lisa
I was so pregnant and miserable filming this video 😨 please do join the Facebook dyeing group and show us your experiments!
Very instructive. Nice and easy to follow directions. You make a good teacher. Thank You!
I've never seen how yarn is dyed at home before. I've only seen how they dye yarn in Peru with natural organic matter's! This is a great video compared to the others I've watched before yours!
First rate presentation and content. Love love love your channel.
Amazingly helpful video. A great reference tool
Thank you very much. I really enjoyed this. Concise and very well done.
Fantastic!! this will certainly help those starting out and just cement a few things for those, like myself, who have embarked on the dying journey but are still figuring it all out and learning as we go. :D
So my friend and I just started dyeing yarn, this was such an awesome informative video! Thank you!
Many thanks for sharing your techniques. Looks like you're ready to go any day now...congratulations for a healthy and happy baby. :)
Very informative and helpful. Thank you.
This randomly showed up in my feeds, which is odd since I was messing about with blueberries, fake lemon juice & wool the other day. Never used dyes before, kinda interested now.
The fiber content in lemon should must likely lend a sticky, clotted feel to the fiber, better to get white vinegar or order citric acid. Blueberries would yield only a minor stain, not lightfast or washfast.
If you want to try dyeing but are more interested in natural dyes vs synthetic, check out www.dharmatrading.com and go to their dye section.
Word of warning- natural dyes are significantly more expensive than synthetic and have a limited color range.
@@NicoleFrostYarn Oh my plans were to use white vinegar but it seems my boyfriend had used it up a year ago and never threw out the bottle... The yarn did only stain and its consistency is oddly wavy now...the cotton shirt that I was wearing did stain by accident a very lovely color.
I am definitely going to get citric acid thanks to your tutorial. I knew I was on to something with the fake lemon juice AND im checking out that organic dye too! Thanks!
Thanks so much for your fantastic information
interesting to see them knitted up. I'm a complete novice so these details are important IMO.
This is one of the very best dye videos ive ever watched. This helped so much! I hope you and your baby are well. This is my first time watching you and im now subscribed and cant wait to watch more. I love love love how you go over the technique, the dye, the issues and what type of dye and you make a knit sample and skein. Omg everything i dream of! Keep on keeping on. This is exactly what i would do. Thank you thank you thank you!
Remarkable work Nicole! Congratulations on your lil one! I LOVE 💕 your videos and your work amazing Artistry🌈🧶
Thank you so SO much for this - I kept on learning exactly what mistakes I've been making! After this tutorial I can try again and will (hopefully) do better in the future.
Thanks so much, I really appreciate this tutorial!
Fantastic demo! I'm returning to dyeing after a 5 year hiatus. Trying out the low vs high-water method on two skeins of similar base, with two shades of orange, along with dyeing with citric acid for the first time. Easy to understand, love your swatch samples, too.
Are you still on Patreon?
The bullseye skeins make me think of a colorful parrot.
Thank you so much Nicole! Very informative and well done. Congrats on the new addition to your family, and hello from Maine!
What a lot of information! Thanks!
Very informative video. Thanks for sharing.
J'ai adoré ! Cela me donne envie d'essayer 😉
Beautiful yarn effect outcomes 😍 real artistry 💙👏👏
Hola Nicole! Aprecio demasiado tu explicación, no muchos comparten sus conocimientos. Gracias por este video, ayudas a hacerme entender 😊
Maria de los Ángeles Quispe de nada! Estoy encantada de ayudar, espero ver lo que haces algún día.
Thank you Nicole, for sharing this video. Clear explanations and great end products. Love that you knitted swatches to show the various effects of the colours. Hope you and the bub are doing well.
Thanks so much Nicole. This is very very helpful.
This is so helpful, thank you 🥰
Great job with this video. Thank you so much for all the info you've packed into this video for those of us just learning. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
Btw- I literally laughed out loud at the "unless you like that clown barfed on look" 🤡🤮🍭
I love this! I love the swatches and really getting to see what these skeins turn into. You threw me off for a minute saying complimentary colors when you meant analogous. But you fixed it later. I think this is great though!
Fabulous, thank you so much. I learned a lot
I'm new but you caught me with the bright colors
Wow, this was great!!
Thank you for taking the time to show all the different techniques and the affect (effect?) on SW or Non SW
This was the best information I have ever seen , thank you so much. You are so talented and sweet for sharing your knowledge. I will constantly refer back to this for inspiration and information!
Wow...this is fascinating!!!
Thank you so much for sharing your learnings.
i found this so so interesting, as someone who as never dyed yarn ( think i will leave it to the experts lolol ) i loved watching you do it, brilliant detailed, informative video thankyou
Awesome video! Thank you for posting the costs.
Thank you excellent tutorials and thank you for your time and information much appreciated
Thank you this is a very informative and interesting guide to dye. I’m new to this world and really enjoyed it xxx
Your a pro sis🙌🏽🙏🏾
Thank you love!!! I got a batch of bulky Sw to dye. Can wait to try your techniques 💙
Beautiful xx and congrats on the new arrival as I'm assuming you have had said little one now x
Спасибо!Это просто магия какая-то!💕
GIRL!! I'm finally using up the last of the ridiculously gorgeous superwash single "galaxy" yarn I scooped-up from you a couple of years ago and, of course, need more! Haha! So I'm finally taking the plunge and am going to try dyeing some myself (practicing on the fisherman's yarn first, of course)! Can't wait to try this in fluorescent rainbow colors + black spray bottle speckling! Will tag you in my insta pics (scrumptiousNsassy) when it's all said and done! Big hugs to that beautiful baby and to you, gorgeous Mamma!! (ps: Let me know if she needs a handmade doll! You know I'm all over that for you! :P )
You are so special 💕
Thank you so much for your tutorials. I’m going to give this a try, but I have a few questions. You may have already replied but I can’t see it yet. Are there recipes for these colours or is this asking too much lol. (I meant is it a secret). 2. I keep watching people dying yarns but no one has answered this on. Where do people get the yarn base names? 3. How do you keep records for colour repeats? 4. Last but not least I’ll buy you a coffee, but where do I do this. Your videos are worth more than 1 cup of coffee but that’s about all I can afford right now. Having said this, I just turned 69 years young this year and yes i would love to give real acid dyes a proper go. No no not turning pro lol. Thanks fo all the answers. Congrats on your baby. As I’m a first time viewer may I ask when are you due and do you know what the sex is or do you want to know. Thanks.
1). Read the description below the video, I have the dye recipe listed. It's my own personal formula that yields super saturated colors with no bleed.
2). No fucking idea why dyers name their bases. Most dyers in the U.S. buy from wool2dye4 or Ashland Bay. The manufacturers of this yarn have named them (like, "sheila's sparkle" after the owner Sheila Trunzo, or Wilamette, which is a place in the state Ashland Bay is). But why, specifically, do dyers take already named bases and christen them something new? Couldn't tell you, I don't do it because it's always struck me as a cheap marketing gimmick. I think I'm not that romantic or whimsical of a dyer, I dislike even having to give my colorways names.
3). I don't keep records of my colorways. I don't do regular shop updates nor do I have colorways I repeatedly offer for sale, I'm more focused on teaching. Besides, after 11 years, I can look at a skein and know exactly what colors were used in what application style.
4. In the description is a link to the funding platform, website is www.ko-fi.com/frostyarn . Many thanks for investing in me & your fellow fiber artists who want to expand their dye knowledge.
5). Follow me on Instagram for more dye tutorials under hashtag #frostyarndyetutorial and I'm having a girl, Beatrix Charlotte, on July 9th.
@@NicoleFrostYarn thanks for this answer. I read through the comments first before asking the same thing. The Ashland Bay is a new one for me. I'll check it out. This is the first video of yours I've seen, but definitely subscribing and watching more. Love, love, love the deep saturation on your colors. I'm looking to dye for myself really, not sell, but very fascinating information on pooling. Best take away comment "clown puke." HAHAHAH Congratulations on your baby, love the name Beatrix Charlotte.
Nicole Frost thank you so much for all the info. Finally got an answer Re bases lol. I’ll reread your message but I’m off to a wedding right now. I’ll check closer at what you said. Thank you
Francine st-denis you cans also buy yarn from knit picks ( look in the bare section) Dyersupplier.com undyedyarn.com roosteryarns.com hope these help happy dyeing
Thank you so very much, you are amazing 🖤🖤🖤
I would buy it again 🤷🏽♀️😁❤
Nicole this is just amazing! Thank you very much for the informative content! Sending you some ☕☕☕☕ soon ❤️
Thank you...Blessings
Gorgeous!
Awesome thank you
Oh my goodness these are gorgeous! Beautiful work! I’ve never dyed yarn, but I enjoy watching everyone else. Would Borax help with the process? Just a thought for some reason. LoL.
awesome video great info thanku:)
Loved your demonstration very much. Please add me to your substantive. I have a vision problem. So excuse my errors. Love to see more. Thanks.
Thanks a bunch 😊😊
I’m thanking you again for this video and all the hard work you put into the making of it. This is my go-to video for pan dying. Question, when doing a tonal solid yarn in the pan, do you flip it as well? (Like as in the rainbow speckle technique)
Depends on how much saturation I want, flipping and adding a second pass of dye is going to make for a more highly variegated yarn. I don't flip my solid shade tonals in the round.
Thanks a lot