Comments on: Learn to dye with Easter egg dyes! http://www.blondechickenboutique.com/index.php/learn-to-dye-with-easter-egg-dyes/ Eco-friendly, Handspun Yarn: Recycled, organic and local Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:53:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: blondechicken http://www.blondechickenboutique.com/index.php/learn-to-dye-with-easter-egg-dyes/comment-page-1/#comment-1306 blondechicken Wed, 26 May 2010 20:38:15 +0000 http://www.blondechickenboutique.com/?p=905#comment-1306 Well, I may do my first trial on something less precious than alpaca! It will take some experimenting before you get results you love!<br>To dye it like you mention, I would definately soak the fiber in water + vinegar. Then squeeze it out (gently!), lay it out (I lay it in a pan), then pour the colors over it. Go very slowly and leave plenty of white space (the color will seep out to the edges) if you don't want it to mix.<br><br>For best results, use colors that are close to each other, so they look good if they blend. You're only going to get brown if you put complimentary colors next to each other (red/green, orange/blue, yellow/purple).<br><br>Good luck!<br><br>Let me know how it goes,<br> Tara<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>________________________________ Well, I may do my first trial on something less precious than alpaca! It will take some experimenting before you get results you love!
To dye it like you mention, I would definately soak the fiber in water + vinegar. Then squeeze it out (gently!), lay it out (I lay it in a pan), then pour the colors over it. Go very slowly and leave plenty of white space (the color will seep out to the edges) if you don't want it to mix.

For best results, use colors that are close to each other, so they look good if they blend. You're only going to get brown if you put complimentary colors next to each other (red/green, orange/blue, yellow/purple).

Good luck!

Let me know how it goes,
Tara

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]]> By: blondechicken http://www.blondechickenboutique.com/index.php/learn-to-dye-with-easter-egg-dyes/comment-page-1/#comment-1307 blondechicken Wed, 26 May 2010 20:33:31 +0000 http://www.blondechickenboutique.com/?p=905#comment-1307 Well, I may do my first trial on something less precious than alpaca! It will take some experimenting before you get results you love!<br>To dye it like you mention, I would definately soak the fiber in water + vinegar. Then squeeze it out (gently!), lay it out (I lay it in a pan), then pour the colors over it. Go very slowly and leave plenty of white space (the color will seep out to the edges) if you don't want it to mix.<br><br>For best results, use colors that are close to each other, so they look good if they blend. You're only going to get brown if you put complimentary colors next to each other (red/green, orange/blue, yellow/purple).<br><br>Good luck!<br><br>Let me know how it goes,<br> Tara<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>________________________________ Well, I may do my first trial on something less precious than alpaca! It will take some experimenting before you get results you love!
To dye it like you mention, I would definately soak the fiber in water + vinegar. Then squeeze it out (gently!), lay it out (I lay it in a pan), then pour the colors over it. Go very slowly and leave plenty of white space (the color will seep out to the edges) if you don't want it to mix.

For best results, use colors that are close to each other, so they look good if they blend. You're only going to get brown if you put complimentary colors next to each other (red/green, orange/blue, yellow/purple).

Good luck!

Let me know how it goes,
Tara

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]]> By: Andrea http://www.blondechickenboutique.com/index.php/learn-to-dye-with-easter-egg-dyes/comment-page-1/#comment-1305 Andrea Wed, 26 May 2010 19:40:23 +0000 http://www.blondechickenboutique.com/?p=905#comment-1305 I have a question. I wanted to be able to lay the roving out (like a snake) and I guess tie-dye it with the easter egg dyes. How do you do that? Do you have to soak it first in a vinegar/water mix...cause I don't want to just have solid colors...please help. I have been sitting on this darned computer with easter egg dyes and fiber looking at me...and I just want to find the right way to do it before I turn some pretty alpaca roving into muck. I have a question. I wanted to be able to lay the roving out (like a snake) and I guess tie-dye it with the easter egg dyes. How do you do that? Do you have to soak it first in a vinegar/water mix…cause I don't want to just have solid colors…please help. I have been sitting on this darned computer with easter egg dyes and fiber looking at me…and I just want to find the right way to do it before I turn some pretty alpaca roving into muck.

]]> By: blondechicken http://www.blondechickenboutique.com/index.php/learn-to-dye-with-easter-egg-dyes/comment-page-1/#comment-1205 blondechicken Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:18:31 +0000 http://www.blondechickenboutique.com/?p=905#comment-1205 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. <br>Let me know if you do!<br><br> <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>________________________________ 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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]]> By: blondechicken http://www.blondechickenboutique.com/index.php/learn-to-dye-with-easter-egg-dyes/comment-page-1/#comment-564 blondechicken Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:18:31 +0000 http://www.blondechickenboutique.com/?p=905#comment-564 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. <br>Let me know if you do!<br><br> <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>________________________________ 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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]]> By: CC http://www.blondechickenboutique.com/index.php/learn-to-dye-with-easter-egg-dyes/comment-page-1/#comment-560 CC Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:49:56 +0000 http://www.blondechickenboutique.com/?p=905#comment-560 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? 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?

]]> By: Isac http://www.blondechickenboutique.com/index.php/learn-to-dye-with-easter-egg-dyes/comment-page-1/#comment-539 Isac Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:10:38 +0000 http://www.blondechickenboutique.com/?p=905#comment-539 Painted fiber look simply stunning! I think of them get a good thing! Painted fiber look simply stunning! I think of them get a good thing!

]]> By: Tamarie Timmerman http://www.blondechickenboutique.com/index.php/learn-to-dye-with-easter-egg-dyes/comment-page-1/#comment-527 Tamarie Timmerman Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:44:41 +0000 http://www.blondechickenboutique.com/?p=905#comment-527 Great Idea blondechicken. I have been to several $ stores since easter and they do not keep them on the shelves here after easter. So I went with food coloring. Great Idea blondechicken. I have been to several $ stores since easter and they do not keep them on the shelves here after easter. So I went with food coloring.

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