Answer:Have you ever noticed that even with 1000’s skeins of dyed yarn, you somehow can’t find just the yarn you want for that certain knitting or crochet pattern?
Either the yarn is the wrong weight or the colors won’t work for what you have in mind or maybe you it to be machine washable.
That has always been my dilemma so I decided to start making my own hand dyed yarn. Not only that but I actually had a yarn dyeing business for a few years so I have had tons of practice.
How do you dye yarn at home? Here are the basic steps you need to know:
Choose your yarn and determine the type of fiber content
For example: is it made of wool or cotton? Is the fiber plant based, animal based or synthetic?
Match the dye to the fiber content
If you have a wool or animal based yarn, you need Acid Dyes. For plant based, you will use Fiber Reactive Dye.
Pick the dyeing method that will give you your desired yarn colorway
For instance, if you want to make a solid colored yarn, you would use the submersion technique.
For multi color, you can either hand paint the yarn or use the kettle dye method.
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