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. Its so easy 10gm of dye powder with 10 tablespoons of white vinegar will dye 1kg of fibre to full shade. 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. May 01, 2005 expected this book to be more comprehensive on the dyeing technique with lots of photos of the process. And its possible to find all your fall wardrobe colors growing in the garden or at the supermarket, we wont tell. Making your own dye is one those practical skills that brings fashionistas and homesteaders together. Then choose from more than 25 projects to create your own knitted socks, scarves, hats, vests, and other distinctive garments.
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. Refers to fabric in which the individual yarns are dyed prior to weaving denim is a yarn dyed fabric. This book contains the feast, including not only immersion dyeing of fabric and yarn, but recycling a dye bath, spacedyeing yarns, direct. Unlike synthetic dyes, natural dyes are nontoxic, nonpolluting, environmentally friendly and do not cause any allergic reactions. 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. We use shopify as our platform and offer multiple payment options for your convenience. In this book she guides you, stepbystep, showing just how easy it is to make your own unique woven creations. Always something new for knitters and crocheters, weavers. We stock a huge assortment of premium yarns including imported fine yarns wool, alpaca, angora, silk, cotton, acrylic, mohair, and cashmerewe also teach knitting. See more ideas about how to dye fabric, spinning yarn and hand dyed yarn. It includes generous samples of each color in each of our lines appropriate for weaving. 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.
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. First, figure out how much water and beans to use, choosing a ratio from below. Our skeins weigh 100 grams, the industry standard for hand knitting yarns, and each kilo package contains ten skeins of 100 grams each. An introduction to handspun wool mother earth news. Here are rough ratios of water to beans in each of our dye lots. The little book of yarn dyeing is available right now, here on its a stitch up website. Anyone who can make a pot of tea can dye a skein of wool or yard of plain linen. The fibre studio offers kits using our studio smitten. This dye bath is used straight away on premoistened yarn to retain the dye s efficacy and vibrancy. Yarns for dyeing the yarn tree fiber, yarn and natural. Foraged plant materials are collected, freshly crushed in water and then boiled to make a dye bath or dye pot. 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. Dont be alarmed by the name jacquard acid dye, the only acid involved is the vinegar that you add yourself.
Yarn dye definition is to dye before weaving or knitting. The first number designates the size of each ply fiber strand. Either way, you end up with something that is more personal that you will treasure. Weaving yarn weights are not used to describe how much the yarn weighs. The little book of yarn dyeing from suzie blackman is a great beginners guide to how to dye yarn. Natural dye workshop 2 with michel garcia an indepth exploration and explanation of red, blue, and.
This easy to read book includes everything you need to know about dyeing and painting with natural dye extracts. Quality knitting and crocheting yarns, classic and fashion patterns. Yarns to dye for provides the methods, color schemes and examples to start down the road to creating your own selfpatterning yarns. If you have too much dye to the weight of the fibre, itwill not exhaust. If you need help, check out our selection of books and dvds on dyeing. I loved the articles on the individual fiber artists, and the really clear instructions on not only the different dyes, but the techniques involved. 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. 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. Quick answer is you will not be able to get a pure white without a bleaching process. After releasing their colour, these plant materials are composted and reused. The other 34 of the book was dye patterns to dye the exact yarns in the photos. The next morning the yarn was taken out of the coreopsis dye, rinsed well and dried. Yarndye definition is to dye before weaving or knitting. 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.
Beginning and veteran knitters alike can learn how to produce homemade selfpatterning yarns with this easy, stepbystep guide. Natural dye workshop 2 with michel garcia an indepth exploration and explanation of red, blue, and yellow natural dyes on animal protein fibers. Here we have provided a color guide to display a few of our most popular color collections. Rather, weaving yarn weight designations are used to describe the physical construction of the yarn.
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. Earthues natural dye instruction book, dyeing book. Ashford wool dyes allow you to create every colour of the rainbow time. Yarn was added and then the dye bath reheated to just below simmering point and allowed to cool completely overnight. I am currently using this book to learn how to acid dye my homespun yarns. No photos of the process, just a couple scant illustrations. 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. This is a priceless addition to my library that will be used again and again. Jan 25, 20 this book teaches you how to make your own yarn and fabric dye using natural plant extracts. 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.
Here you will find a variety of yarns for dyeing all these natural yarns will dye beautifully with either lowimpact dyes or natural dyes. 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. In hand dyeing yarn and fleece, selftaught dyer gail callahan uses fibre, colour. The dye was separated into 3 individual vessels and a different mordant added to each one to test for varying results. Dyeing is normally done in a special solution containing dyes and particular chemical material. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Have you ever tried spinning painted top or rovings only to be disappointed with the color outcomes in your yarns or finished projects. 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. Now through sunday, april 26, with the purchase of each kit, you will receive a coupon code for a free pattern download on ravelry. 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.
Explore our basic knitting and crocheting yarns like encore, baby alpaca grande, galway, dreambaby, plymouth select merino superwash and fantasy naturale. I recently read chris mclaughlins book a garden to dye for. We invite you to browse our store and shop with confidence. Even though it was not as comprehensive as i had wished, i still learned a few. These acid dyes are for wool, silk and other animal protein fibres. When it comes to the marriage of projects and colors, the options are endless. Wool2dye4 manufactures and distributes undyed yarns intended for hand dyeing. Some people even find that the superwash treatment this yarn is given in the factory helps it take up more color from dye. Yarns for dyeing the yarn tree fiber, yarn and natural dyes.
If the weight of fibre increases, the weight of dye increases proportionally to achieve the same dye shade. Looks like this book came out in june 2010, but this is the first ive heard of it. 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. Remember to wash your yarn before you dye it or the dye wont take as well, if at all. Earthues natural dye instruction book, dyeing book halcyon yarn.
We source our yarns globally to bring yarn shops the most fashionable trendy yarns. 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. If you simply remove existing colour, by using a colour remover for example, you will get a dirty looking fibre. Weaving yarns are typically assigned a weight of 32, 52, 84 and the like. Besides our trusted staples, we offer numerous featured yarns. Jun 12, 2012 this yarn is a wool blend, but there is more than enough wool to take the dye.
This worstedweight yarn is super soft, and a great candidate for a dye project. You can follow a lot of rules or you can experiment and see what the results turn out to be. If youve ever wanted to dye your own yarns at home, heres the book youve been waiting for. Dye molecules are fixed to the fiber by absorption, diffusion, or bonding with temperature and time being key controlling factors. It is important for new dyers to understand that we chose this skein.
The yarns we use to dye gradients are all milled exclusively for us in peru, and come from the mill in 100g skeins. This book teaches you how to make your own yarn and fabric dye using natural plant extracts. The ashford dyes are very easy to use and the colours are clear and bright. Its everything i hoped it would be for a cosy mystery. The amount of dye used is always in ratio to the dry weight of fibre to be dyed. 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. Aug 25, 2017 the little book of yarn dyeing is available right now, here on its a stitch up website. Hand dye yarns, new colour ways, pembrokeshire, shop update, uncategorized posted on 18072018 21012020 by hooks and dye leave.
The dyeing of mixed fabrics composed of wool and silk. We stock a huge assortment of premium yarns including imported fine yarns wool, alpaca, angora, silk, cotton, acrylic. Little book of dyeing by suzie blackman peak district yarns. This approachable mini guide is aimed at helping beginners. I really enjoyed the authors writing style, its beautiful and very english. The woolery offers an extensive selection of yarn and fiber dyes. I got a phone call tonight from my good friend, sue ellen fox, in canton, nc. Almost all of our undyed yarns are sold by the kilo 2. How to dye wool to a pure white colour without using. However, to create a wide range of tints, only a few dye sources are necessary. If you dont find exactly what you want, or would like a dye product recommendation. If you are a weaver, knitter or crocheter who loves to. It doesnt just cover the dyeing of yarn but also talks about dyeing.
In a dye bath, i dye 12 skeins of yarn in 34 litres of water using half to one kilogram of selected plant material. We offer a full color book of our valley yarns lines for weavers. Color collections the fibre studio at yarns to dye for. Weaving yarn and knitting yarn for sale widest selection. If you are local, the fibre studio offers curbside pickup on all phone and online orders. Cotton, rayon of bamboo and a bamboosilk blend are waiting for you to create beautifully dyed yarns for your next project. Do you love those expensive, imported yarns that magically knit up into graduated bands of color, stripes, fair isle and zigzag patterns.
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