Yesterday I took my first leap into Kool Aid Dying some yarn. What a blast! I can see this becoming a new obsession. I basically mixed the KA with warm water. Soaked the undyed skeins for about 20 minutes. Then I gently squeezed out the water and lay the skeins onto some clingfilm. I also used newspaper underneath to protect the table. Then using a syringe I squirted the dye where I wanted it on the yarn and gently patted it with my fingers to ensure it went all the way through the skein.
Then I wrapped the clingfilm around the yarn and into the microwave it went. Two minutes on high, two minutes to stand, repeat. One last go on high for 1 minute. I took it out of the microwave - and glory is it hot!! Unwrapped it from the CF and let it cool. Then I washed it in some soak and left it to dry. I then wound it into cakes and ta-da... beautiful hand dyed yarn. How on earth anyone would want to drink this stuff is beyond me...bleh!
I can't wait for more supplies to arrive and try different colourways. Total, messy fun!!
3 comments:
Uh oh....when you get a spinning wheel you really will be doomed!
These look lovely. Well done
(And I agree with wondering, who drinks KA?!)
Kat
Simply love the Kool-Aid dyeing. Can you buy KA in Belfast?
You can't get it in Belfast, but you can order it from DT Craft & Design
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