Dye Time

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In Dye Time #76 ( • Dye Time #76: Dyeing T... ) I dyed a skein of yarn twice with the same dye. That time it was with a purple dye. I loved how that yarn turned out and have wanted to repeat this method again. When I get new dyes, I dye 10g of yarn at a 1% depth of shade, meaning I used 0.1g of dye on the 10g of yarn. This leaves me with lots of 10g skeins I can have some fun with. Shiitake mushroom is a dye that breaks dramatically, which is why I chose this one. And it did not disappoint!
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
[00:24] Speckling the first side
[01:36] Close up
[02:44] Flip and speckle the other side
[03:52] Heat set in the steam basket
[05:09] Washing the yarn
[06:29] The finished yarn
Featured in this tutorial:
Yarn: 10g of 75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon in 4ply
Dye: Shiitake mushroom fibre reactive dye from Dharma
All equipment (pots/spoons/jars etc) used in this video is dedicated for dyeing.
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[@aeprice2904]

I love it! i’ve never used fibre reactive dye before but I will try. And yes, I like these over dyeing and over speckling videos, thank!

[@FromTheCauldron]

Thank you! I love the breaking that happens with these dyes. Good luck with your dyeing!

[@parisnchristlove]

Beautiful! I have that color and actually used it to base dye some embroidery threads, then wanted to over dye with browns that break. I have my ‘Lindy’s Stamp Gang’ dry powders, their ‘magicals’ as they are called, because they break so beautifully. They really are not formulated for fibers or cloth, though - more for paper crafting. But I like to bend the rules as much as I can 😉. I can get good breaking on my threads, but they will wash out. For my threads that are only going to be used in pieces that will never be washed, I guess that’s fine, but not ideal. Anyway, will be ordering Dharmas browns this week and see how they do. Thanks for sharing all your creative content with us! Xo

[@FromTheCauldron]

From what I can tell, the dharma fibre reactive dyes aren’t intended to be used in powder form, which is why they break so beautifully! Mermaid’s dream and blue violet are two that I love when they break. Good luck with your dyeing!

[@parisnchristlove]

@@FromTheCauldron oh! That’s great news, I have mermaids dream on hand, will have to have a play! Thanks 🤗