'Dyepot PS #8 - Dyeing Handspun Wool Yarn with Food Coloring'

25:17 Oct 2, 2021
'I spun some N-ply yarn out of KnitPicks Full Circle Roving (discontinued), and now let\'s overdye this high twist yarn by layering colors from the Wilton Color Right Food Coloring System https://amzn.to/2NJGm90 (Affiliate Link)  Items used in this video (Affiliate Links): Kromski Fantasia Spinning Wheel - http://shrsl.com/1a3fl (KnitPicks Affiliate Link)  My steam pan - https://amzn.to/2tGWYph Reusable Zip Ties - https://amzn.to/2Oz3xqj Wilton Color Right Food Coloring - https://amzn.to/2NJGm90  72 wraps width of skein?  what is the wpi?    VIDEO CONTENTS: [0:00] Introduction  [1:14] prepping my hand spun N-ply yarn for dyeing [2:21] Setting up the dyebath - 8 cups of water + 1 Tablespoon of white vinegar [3:38] Adding the first color (Color Right Base Pink: 9-10 drops).  Wait 10 min [6:13] Adding the second color (base black: 9 drops), wait 10 min  [8:36] Adding more vinegar - 3 tablespoons [10:04] Adding the third color (base blue: ~10 drops near the end of the bottle.) [12:19] 10 min later [13:25] Adding a bit more blue dye [14:41] Adding some more vinegar to help the blues absorb - 3 tablespoons  [15:56] turn off the heat completely [17:28] washing the cooled yarn [20:09] the finished dry yarn and conclusions    ChemKnitsCreations Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/chemknitscreations ChemKnits Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChemKnits ChemKnits Lab Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChemKnitsLab/ ChemKnits Blog: http://www.chemknits.com  All items used in this video were purchased and selected by me. All thoughts and opinions are my own.' 

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