Fiber Arts Friday – Dyeing
Last weekend at SAFF I took two classes on dyeing. It fascinates me how many ways you can dye things. Different people use different methods. Some use acid dyes, while others use plants, Easter egg dyes, or food coloring. Some use kettle dyeing, others use steam, a crockpot, or a microwave to activate the color of the dyes. I find the whole process magical, and I enjoy hearing of other cool ways to dye!
Dyeing Supplies
Immersion Dyeing
Dyed Roving
What’s your favorite way to dye? Any cool techniques that you have to share? Leave a comment and tell us.
Time to share what you’ve been up to with your fiber this week.
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October 30th, 2009 at 7:42 am
G’day, fabulous colors in the last photo. I have not dyed anything. But I remember in school we did fabric dyeing and I like that. I think I twisted the fabric and placed a rubber band around the middle and dyed with few colors. The result was fantastic, circles in the middle and colors around, everyone loved it and they used it as a table cover for displaying of crafts. Now I cannot remember where it went, they probably kept it…as they do with all things that are excellent..anyways check out my new fav fab fingerless gloves…ciao and have a great day
MonikaRose´s last blog ..Fiber Arts Friday
October 30th, 2009 at 8:16 am
Good morning, rainy and cool here in midMich. A perfect day to dye….but then any day is a perfect day to dye. I linked up above to a couple of different dyeing days at my home.
Maple´s last blog ..Mohair/Alpaca/Merino Handspun Yarn – 220 yards
October 30th, 2009 at 8:18 am
Hmmmm my comment above links to my Etsy store, not my blog and I don’t know how to change it….sorry.
Maple´s last blog ..Cold Rainy October
October 30th, 2009 at 9:28 am
I’m becoming more intrigued by the whole dyeing process… I think I might need to explore this further…
Glad you had such a great time at your classes!
Kate´s last blog ..A little handspun knitting
October 30th, 2009 at 9:56 am
I am working on a technique for dyeing self striping yarn that we call “the sausage method”. Sounds fun, right?
Emily´s last blog ..happy knitting
October 30th, 2009 at 11:56 am
I can’t believe I found you today of all days…Ive never posted on my blog about felting until today! And it was the perfect day to find you…and can I tell you how much I love alpaca? OH MY. despite my obsession with felting im allergic to wool, but alpaca? Mmmmm…no, not allergic!
Nice to meet you!
Tracy
The Crazy Suburban Mom´s last blog ..Too stupid to know better….
October 30th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
i grab a pickle jar and put the dye shove the yarn in and put it in the sun for a couple days works best in the summer
vickie b´s last blog ..fangtastic book giveaways
October 30th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
MonikaRose and Kate – Yes! Dyeing can be really fun. Depending on how you do it it can be a lot of work or not as much.
Vicki and Maple – Thanks for sharing your dyeing tips!
Emily – please blog about and share the sausage method!
Tracy – It’s great to meet you too. Sorry about your allergy, but glad you can wear alpaca! And how funny you haven’t posted on the felting til now, and we found each other. Hooray for the internet!
October 31st, 2009 at 6:40 pm
sorry I posted late-crazy days lately–have done my best dyeing with Kool Aid in canning jars and heated on the stove in a big canning pot. I’ll try to post some picures of it nest week.
kathi´s last blog ..fiber arts friday(a day late)
November 6th, 2009 at 9:11 am
I do the Kool-Aid method. Since I live in a really small apartment and my boyfriend has weird allergies, I’ve found the best way to is mix Kool-Aid in a Ziploc bag and set it outside for a few hours. The AZ sun does the rest, even in the winter! The only downside is that the whole piece of roving has to be one color, but that just means I get to mix and match my colors when I spin them.
Caitie´s last blog ..Missed opportunities