Cotton, rayon of bamboo and a bamboosilk blend are waiting for you to create beautifully dyed yarns for your next project. Yarns for dyeing the yarn tree fiber, yarn and natural dyes. I recently read chris mclaughlins book a garden to dye for. Jun 12, 2012 this yarn is a wool blend, but there is more than enough wool to take the dye. The dye was separated into 3 individual vessels and a different mordant added to each one to test for varying results. Now through sunday, april 26, with the purchase of each kit, you will receive a coupon code for a free pattern download on ravelry. If you simply remove existing colour, by using a colour remover for example, you will get a dirty looking fibre. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This is a priceless addition to my library that will be used again and again. Dont be alarmed by the name jacquard acid dye, the only acid involved is the vinegar that you add yourself. The fibre studio offers kits using our studio smitten. We stock a huge assortment of premium yarns including imported fine yarns wool, alpaca, angora, silk, cotton, acrylic, mohair, and cashmerewe also teach knitting. We invite you to browse our store and shop with confidence.
This approachable mini guide is aimed at helping beginners. Quick answer is you will not be able to get a pure white without a bleaching process. Rather, weaving yarn weight designations are used to describe the physical construction of the yarn. When it comes to the marriage of projects and colors, the options are endless. Yarn was added and then the dye bath reheated to just below simmering point and allowed to cool completely overnight. No photos of the process, just a couple scant illustrations. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Most of these color ways are available in all of our fiber bases although the tones and hues may vary depending upon the fiber content. If you are a weaver, knitter or crocheter who loves to. Yarndye definition is to dye before weaving or knitting. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Oct 22, 20 making your own dye is one those practical skills that brings fashionistas and homesteaders together.
Its everything i hoped it would be for a cosy mystery. How to dye wool to a pure white colour without using. If you have too much dye to the weight of the fibre, itwill not exhaust. Cushing dyes are packaged in small quantities of about 2 teaspoons and come in a lovely range of colors, which for the firsttime dyer is a real. Yarns to dye for offers you an easy, inexpensive, and fun way to dye your own selfpatterning wool or naturalfiber yarns using commercially available dyes. After releasing their colour, these plant materials are composted and reused. In hand dyeing yarn and fleece, selftaught dyer gail callahan uses fibre, colour.
Dye molecules are fixed to the fiber by absorption, diffusion, or bonding with temperature and time being key controlling factors. Hand dye yarns, new colour ways, pembrokeshire, shop update, uncategorized posted on 18072018 21012020 by hooks and dye leave. An introduction to handspun wool mother earth news. And its possible to find all your fall wardrobe colors growing in the garden or at the supermarket, we wont tell. Weaving yarn weights are not used to describe how much the yarn weighs. I got a phone call tonight from my good friend, sue ellen fox, in canton, nc. Ashford wool dyes allow you to create every colour of the rainbow time. I loved the articles on the individual fiber artists, and the really clear instructions on not only the different dyes, but the techniques involved. The time is set in the 1920s and the descriptive detail of the countryside and small village of bridgestead is so vivid i could literally have been there. If youve ever wanted to dye your own yarns at home, heres the book youve been waiting for. The next morning the yarn was taken out of the coreopsis dye, rinsed well and dried. Some people even find that the superwash treatment this yarn is given in the factory helps it take up more color from dye.
We offer a full color book of our valley yarns lines for weavers. Always something new for knitters and crocheters, weavers. Unlike synthetic dyes, natural dyes are nontoxic, nonpolluting, environmentally friendly and do not cause any allergic reactions. The woolery offers an extensive selection of yarn and fiber dyes.
Weaving yarns are typically assigned a weight of 32, 52, 84 and the like. Jan 25, 20 this book teaches you how to make your own yarn and fabric dye using natural plant extracts. May 01, 2005 expected this book to be more comprehensive on the dyeing technique with lots of photos of the process. We frequently get questions about custom yardage or additional yardage in specific shades, and if you take into account that winding 20g off a 100g skein and calculating dyestock just for that 20g is a highly timeconsuming task. All the basics are covered things i didnt think about like how to set up your dye studio, supplies needed, fixation methods, the role of different fibers and plies, preparing the yarn, color theory and dyeing methods i didnt know before. Yarns for dyeing the yarn tree fiber, yarn and natural.
Remember to wash your yarn before you dye it or the dye wont take as well, if at all. Dive into a world of natural dye as michel takes you on a wonderful journey, sharing his knowledge as one of the leading natural dye experts in the world. First, figure out how much water and beans to use, choosing a ratio from below. The little book of yarn dyeing from suzie blackman is a great beginners guide to how to dye yarn. Quality knitting and crocheting yarns, classic and fashion patterns. Here are rough ratios of water to beans in each of our dye lots. Yarns to dye for provides the methods, color schemes and examples to start down the road to creating your own selfpatterning yarns.
Even though it was not as comprehensive as i had wished, i still learned a few. Almost all of our undyed yarns are sold by the kilo 2. Its so easy 10gm of dye powder with 10 tablespoons of white vinegar will dye 1kg of fibre to full shade. I am currently using this book to learn how to acid dye my homespun yarns. Earthues natural dye instruction book, dyeing book. If you need help, check out our selection of books and dvds on dyeing. Either way, you end up with something that is more personal that you will treasure. However, to create a wide range of tints, only a few dye sources are necessary. Here you will find a variety of yarns for dyeing all these natural yarns will dye beautifully with either lowimpact dyes or natural dyes. Little book of dyeing by suzie blackman peak district yarns. We source our yarns globally to bring yarn shops the most fashionable trendy yarns. If you dont find exactly what you want, or would like a dye product recommendation, please call the shop directly at 8004419665 or contact us for assistance.
Looks like this book came out in june 2010, but this is the first ive heard of it. The yarns we use to dye gradients are all milled exclusively for us in peru, and come from the mill in 100g skeins. You can follow a lot of rules or you can experiment and see what the results turn out to be. Dyeing is normally done in a special solution containing dyes and particular chemical material. Refers to fabric in which the individual yarns are dyed prior to weaving denim is a yarn dyed fabric. The little book of yarn dyeing is available right now, here on its a stitch up website. Our skeins weigh 100 grams, the industry standard for hand knitting yarns, and each kilo package contains ten skeins of 100 grams each. See more ideas about how to dye fabric, spinning yarn and hand dyed yarn. I gave it a 4 only because i want more and this book is more about the authors examples than branching off to making your own creative yarns.
Natural dye workshop 2 with michel garcia an indepth exploration and explanation of red, blue, and yellow natural dyes on animal protein fibers. This dye bath is used straight away on premoistened yarn to retain the dye s efficacy and vibrancy. Wool2dye4 manufactures and distributes undyed yarns intended for hand dyeing. These acid dyes are for wool, silk and other animal protein fibres. Because the dyes i used for my first experiments were from the cushing dye company, i still have a special fondness for them and used them to demonstrate some of the projects in this book.
Weaving yarn and knitting yarn for sale widest selection. Hand dye yarns, new colour ways, pembrokeshire, shop update, uncategorized posted on 18072018 21012020 by hooks and dye leave a comment a little thank you goes along way. Anyone who can make a pot of tea can dye a skein of wool or yard of plain linen. Besides our trusted staples, we offer numerous featured yarns. Dyeing your yarn is a great project for the warmer months of the year, and can blossom into a hobby that youll enjoy year round. Earthues natural dye instruction book, dyeing book halcyon yarn. Color collections the fibre studio at yarns to dye for. It is important for new dyers to understand that we chose this skein. This easy to read book includes everything you need to know about dyeing and painting with natural dye extracts. This book contains the feast, including not only immersion dyeing of fabric and yarn, but recycling a dye bath, spacedyeing yarns, direct. Dyeing is the application of dyes or pigments on textile materials such as fibers, yarns, and fabrics with the goal of achieving color with desired color fastness. This worstedweight yarn is super soft, and a great candidate for a dye project. Make your own natural dyes by growing a dye garden growing a dye garden will allow you to create natural dyes for coloring textile fibers, fabric or yarn at home. The dyeing of mixed fabrics composed of wool and silk.
The first number designates the size of each ply fiber strand. Yarn dye definition is to dye before weaving or knitting. In this book she guides you, stepbystep, showing just how easy it is to make your own unique woven creations. It includes generous samples of each color in each of our lines appropriate for weaving. Then choose from more than 25 projects to create your own knitted socks, scarves, hats, vests, and other distinctive garments. If you dont find exactly what you want, or would like a dye product recommendation.
This book teaches you how to make your own yarn and fabric dye using natural plant extracts. The pictures are inspiring and made me want to dig out my dye pots and get started but it is 30f here, so it would be hard to accomplish as my dye kitchen is located in my back yard the weather is not cooperating. We stock a huge assortment of premium yarns including imported fine yarns wool, alpaca, angora, silk, cotton, acrylic. I really enjoyed the authors writing style, its beautiful and very english. Aug 25, 2017 the little book of yarn dyeing is available right now, here on its a stitch up website. The amount of dye used is always in ratio to the dry weight of fibre to be dyed.
Have you ever tried spinning painted top or rovings only to be disappointed with the color outcomes in your yarns or finished projects. The ashford dyes are very easy to use and the colours are clear and bright. The other 34 of the book was dye patterns to dye the exact yarns in the photos. Do you love those expensive, imported yarns that magically knit up into graduated bands of color, stripes, fair isle and zigzag patterns. Jacquard acid dyes will dye yarn or fibers and fleeces, silk, wool fibers, cashmere, alpaca, feathers, and most nylons easily and are also great for overdying. Instructions are provided for choosing materials and equipment, skeining and preparing yarn, and painting and dyeing the yarnall with materials that are found in most grocery and craft stores. It doesnt just cover the dyeing of yarn but also talks about dyeing. If you are local, the fibre studio offers curbside pickup on all phone and online orders.
Natural dye workshop 2 with michel garcia an indepth exploration and explanation of red, blue, and. Beginning and veteran knitters alike can learn how to produce homemade selfpatterning yarns with this easy, stepbystep guide. Foraged plant materials are collected, freshly crushed in water and then boiled to make a dye bath or dye pot. If the weight of fibre increases, the weight of dye increases proportionally to achieve the same dye shade. Making your own dye is one those practical skills that brings fashionistas and homesteaders together. Explore our basic knitting and crocheting yarns like encore, baby alpaca grande, galway, dreambaby, plymouth select merino superwash and fantasy naturale.
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