Learn to dye with Easter egg dyes!

Posted on 12 June 2009 by Tara

A few months ago, I shot some videos on How to Dye with Easter egg dyes. At the time, it answered the most common question I got:  How do you dye?

Since posting those videos, the questions have switched to  “where can I get those dyes?” “Are THESE the right dyes?” I’ve always answered with a general “Well, this is where I get mine”, but when I got an email from someone in Japan who loved the videos, but couldn’t find the Easter egg dyes at a good price (they go for $4/box on eBay!), I knew I could provide the answer.

I was telling Jay about how exciting it was to send something so American to Japan.

He responded said “So why don’t you offer kits to EVERYone who didn’t stash 1000s of boxes at Easter time?”

Duh! (I’m going to promote him from “tech guy” to “Product Development” although it occurs to me now that this might have been a sneaky plot to “help” me part with my huge stash of Easter egg dyes!)

Quick as a lick, I put together everything you need to dye some fiber using a pack of East Egg dyes.

Learn to Dye Kit - Make rainbows

12 oz of fiber, already divided into the size you need for each tablet + pack of dyes + instructions!

You can find the Make Rainbows kit right here!

And you really lucked out, because the dyes I have the most of come 6 to a pack (last year I only found 5-packs) and they are HUGE. Each tablet dyes 2 oz of fiber!

Your resulting fiber will look something like this:
make Rainbows Fiber
(of course, if you don’t want to try dyeing, you can find the already-dyed fiber right here)

  • CC
    If you've ever noticed,(or ever done this) When you're picking black berries, they tend to stain your hands,very easily.They have very dark,thick juice,could you dye yarn with this?
  • I have read about dyeing with blackberry juice! You need a specific mordant to set the color and I'm not sure what it is. A quick google of "dyeing with blackberries" should turn up something if you decide to try it out.
    Let me know if you do!









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  • Painted fiber look simply stunning! I think of them get a good thing!
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