I thought I would share with you that the spinning face book group I am a part of loves your videos! You may not know this but yours is the first name that pops up whenever any one asks about dying yarn or fiber. Your videos have taught so many of us so much. Thank you for the work you do and keep it up!
Definitely an interesting experiment. Not sure if you have already checked but Rit does have a very extensive color mixing guide on their website for both the all purpose dye and Dyemore. Their ratios are based on water volume of the dye bath instead of the weight of what is being dyed but it can give a good starting point and they do provide both metric and imperial measurements.
I think that I linked to the color mixing guide in the description. I found it after I filmed this though. Their proportions would be pretty hard to match for a skein of yarn (since they're based on doing a whole tub) but with conversions and dilutions it could be possible.
I'm really grateful for this vid. I have 6 skeins of premier chamonix in the colour lettuce that I want to dye. It's 80% acrylic, 10% polyamide and 10% mohair. (It's on clearance at Herrchners right now). I'm going to over colour the green with the sapphire blue dye. Thanks especially for the tips concerning heating and colour saturation.
I wonder if instead of a traditional stove top or microwave steam bath you'd have better success with steaming it over water heated by something like an immersion circulator where you could control the temperature better; so it gets as hot as possible without going so hot that it will start to damage the acrylic?
Hi, I would like to create a soft baby pink. The super pink has a purple shade to it. I have tried a few Dyemore formulas with using super pink but there is always a hint of purple. How do a get a soft baby pink? Do I use a small amount of just racing red to get a soft pink.
I now forget what happened when I did handpainting in the past. Maybe I'm thinking of the polyester which stood up to the steaming so much better. Either way, the yarn does have a textural change.
Just discovered your channel and loved the video!-I was wondering if you ever knit/crochet up a swatch with your dye creations for the end of the video? That would be something I'd love to see!!!
I typically only do this in self striping type videos where it is helpful for people to see how long of a stripe you can get based on the size of the skein. Unfortunately I don't have the capacity to include knit swatches in all of my videos.
Do you think instead of wrapping and rolling from end to end and setting the jelly roll in the steam bath...that wrapping it and making a long snake would keep it from bleeding into the neighboring color?
If I had done this myself, I would have thought the problems were due to my inexperience. Seeing you do this, brings me to the conclusion that I don't like the Rit DyeMore on acrylic. The results are unpredictable, the red is entirely pink and the purple is gone. I also feel like there are a lot more possibilities with fiber active and acid dyes, even if they don't work on acrylic. Thanks for you willingness to test this out!
I think one big part of it is that different synthetics will take up the dyes differently and the final colors will therefore look very different. (Even with similar starting colors of the yarn.)
On the flatting I think the reason it came out flat is the the result of putting on the dye and pressing it in with you fingers. The yarn becomes flatten and then it gets steam set in that shape. The shape might make an interesting texture when knitted or crocheted.
There is a small chance that could contribute, but I can say that just pressing on it didn't deform the way the plys look - the yarn would bounce back. But this is absolutely something I should pay attention to next time I try dyeing acrylic.
I'm not sure. I was following directions that recommended boiling water. I personally choose to not put commercial (i.e. any non-food grade) dyes in my kitchen microwave. Someday I'll get a separate microwave for dyeing stuff to test out.
I've gone through many of your videos on dyeing acrylic yarn. Google says that acrylic starts getting damaged at 200 degrees F. I'm thinking about getting cheap sous vide and trying to dye acrylic yarn at 190-195 degrees F. Would love to find a way to add tonal variation to some of the leftover acrylics I have. TY for the excellent videos!
I think the hard thing for this is that the synthetic dyes want you to boil it... but I think if you can maintain a temp below 200 then there could be a good chance some could work!
yes! Well, to a point. If you have a dark color than it would be really hard to over dye, but if you have a yellow yarn or a pink yarn, yes you can absolutely overdye it. It is easier to add colors to pastels, but I have a whole overdyeing yarn playlist on the channel with examples of dyeing commercially dyed colorways.
For the rinsing in the end? I'm not sure. I have two more synthrapol vs dish soap videos and I haven't seen something dramatic yet. EXCEPT that synthrapol is low foaming so that could be better for certain applications.
Not REALLY... only once sort of and the yarn dried out! You can get inserts with holes and lids so you can steam things flat that I hope to order in the future when we set up more storage space.
You can use the Rit dye for natural fibers on these yarns. Technically you can use Dyemore synthetic to dye wool, but I don't recommend it. It takes FOREVER to rinse out and the yarn that I dyed was damage due to the Huge amount of washing required.
I got it at ACMoore right before it went out of business. :( The big one near me was supposed to turn into a Michaels but I'm not sure what happened with it not with the pandemic. We had a nearby Joanns close after the building had issues a few years ago so this is putting me pretty far from any large craft stores and made me sad. (We have a small Michael's near me. everything else is at least a 30 min drive)
I might be in the minority but I don't like acrylic yarn in the first place and this is really not helping its case with me. I had such high hopes for this dyeing and then it kinda turned out *ppbbbthhhh* 🤷♀️
I think that I need to keep experimenting with the technique for sure. Dyeing acrylic isn't my favorite, but I do enjoy trying out different dyes and fibers and will try this again at some point. (Especially since there are a lot of people who can't dye wool and other animal fibers.)
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It was great seeing the whole process of mixing specific colors on acrylic. I also really appreciate your analysis and attention to detail.
Thank you.
I would definitely love to see more acrylic dyeing experiments. I think it turned out great!! Thank you, Rebecca!!!
Thank you!!
I thought I would share with you that the spinning face book group I am a part of loves your videos! You may not know this but yours is the first name that pops up whenever any one asks about dying yarn or fiber. Your videos have taught so many of us so much. Thank you for the work you do and keep it up!
Awe, thank you so much! I'm so glad that I can help the community play with colors. (And learn from my mistakes!!) :D
The colors are amazing. I enjoy watching you experiment with the different types of yarn and the color mixing.
Thank you so much!
Definitely an interesting experiment. Not sure if you have already checked but Rit does have a very extensive color mixing guide on their website for both the all purpose dye and Dyemore. Their ratios are based on water volume of the dye bath instead of the weight of what is being dyed but it can give a good starting point and they do provide both metric and imperial measurements.
I think that I linked to the color mixing guide in the description. I found it after I filmed this though. Their proportions would be pretty hard to match for a skein of yarn (since they're based on doing a whole tub) but with conversions and dilutions it could be possible.
Yes more acrylic dyeing videos please and maybe over dyeing colored yarn please thank you 😊
Awesome! I'm never sure how useful these videos are but since people want to see more I'll add it to my queue. :D
I've been very curious about dyeing acrylic yarn with rit and mixing and how that would work. Thanks for this!
You are so welcome! It turns out that Rit has an EXTENSIVE color mixing formula sheet on their website.
That was so awesome to watch. Very educational and inspiring.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Would love to see more acrylic dyeing Rebecca!! Thank you!!
Thank you for letting me know! I do have some more acrylic yarn I can use.
The finished yarn is pretty.
Thank you, Paula!
When you flipped it i loved the white spots. Was a marble ish look. Nice weather means you can do some of the messy stuff outside.
YES!
I'm really grateful for this vid. I have 6 skeins of premier chamonix in the colour lettuce that I want to dye. It's 80% acrylic, 10% polyamide and 10% mohair. (It's on clearance at Herrchners right now). I'm going to over colour the green with the sapphire blue dye. Thanks especially for the tips concerning heating and colour saturation.
I haven't just tried using a hot bath but not sustained heat on acrylic fibers yet, so that is something to maybe test, too. Good luck!
I wonder if instead of a traditional stove top or microwave steam bath you'd have better success with steaming it over water heated by something like an immersion circulator where you could control the temperature better; so it gets as hot as possible without going so hot that it will start to damage the acrylic?
I wonder that, too! Unfortunately the directions want you to boil it I think... so I'm not sure if fabric can handle this better.
I'd love to see a triangle with this dye and acrylic, Rebecca! The colors are so pretty, and I'm curious what different percentages would look like.
I'm curious, too. Rit has a really big color mixing guide on their website for both of the main lines.
Hi, I would like to create a soft baby pink. The super pink has a purple shade to it. I have tried a few Dyemore formulas with using super pink but there is always a hint of purple. How do a get a soft baby pink? Do I use a small amount of just racing red to get a soft pink.
Would you use the same method when dyeing , chiffon 100% polyester? Or what do you recommend?
Can you make a video with 3 colors or rainbow colors?🙏
I love the colors. I have dyed acrylic and had more luck low immersion and not touching the yarn too. I think high steam flattens the yarn for sure!
I now forget what happened when I did handpainting in the past. Maybe I'm thinking of the polyester which stood up to the steaming so much better. Either way, the yarn does have a textural change.
I wonder if low temps for longer are the key?
Or higher and fast? That would be interesting to compare
Just discovered your channel and loved the video!-I was wondering if you ever knit/crochet up a swatch with your dye creations for the end of the video? That would be something I'd love to see!!!
I typically only do this in self striping type videos where it is helpful for people to see how long of a stripe you can get based on the size of the skein. Unfortunately I don't have the capacity to include knit swatches in all of my videos.
Do you think instead of wrapping and rolling from end to end and setting the jelly roll in the steam bath...that wrapping it and making a long snake would keep it from bleeding into the neighboring color?
I think it would be a little harder to seal in. I haen't tested this, though.
I think it is beautiful!
Thank you!
If I had done this myself, I would have thought the problems were due to my inexperience. Seeing you do this, brings me to the conclusion that I don't like the Rit DyeMore on acrylic. The results are unpredictable, the red is entirely pink and the purple is gone. I also feel like there are a lot more possibilities with fiber active and acid dyes, even if they don't work on acrylic. Thanks for you willingness to test this out!
Thank YOU for being my lab partner and encouraging me to play with acrylics more! Clearly I have a lot to learn, too.
That's crazy how much they changed, especially the purple. I wish they would say if they're using cool or warm tones so those things wouldn't happen
I think one big part of it is that different synthetics will take up the dyes differently and the final colors will therefore look very different. (Even with similar starting colors of the yarn.)
@@ChemKnitsTutorials ah gotcha
On the flatting I think the reason it came out flat is the the result of putting on the dye and pressing it in with you fingers. The yarn becomes flatten and then it gets steam set in that shape. The shape might make an interesting texture when knitted or crocheted.
There is a small chance that could contribute, but I can say that just pressing on it didn't deform the way the plys look - the yarn would bounce back. But this is absolutely something I should pay attention to next time I try dyeing acrylic.
The melting point of acrylic yarn is around 300 F. At around 200 F the yarn will become damaged. I prefer "changed in structure" as a description.
Change in structure is more accurate for sure. it isn't melted, but it is "killed" if that makes sense.
Interesting experiment that yielded lots of information. Rit does have color mixing information on their website.
I'm super impressed with the number of colors, but the proportions would be pretty hard to do if you only want to mix small amounts.
Could I put it in the microwave for heat or does it have to be heat on top of the stove?
I'm not sure. I was following directions that recommended boiling water. I personally choose to not put commercial (i.e. any non-food grade) dyes in my kitchen microwave. Someday I'll get a separate microwave for dyeing stuff to test out.
I've gone through many of your videos on dyeing acrylic yarn. Google says that acrylic starts getting damaged at 200 degrees F. I'm thinking about getting cheap sous vide and trying to dye acrylic yarn at 190-195 degrees F. Would love to find a way to add tonal variation to some of the leftover acrylics I have. TY for the excellent videos!
I think the hard thing for this is that the synthetic dyes want you to boil it... but I think if you can maintain a temp below 200 then there could be a good chance some could work!
Is it possible to dye yarn that is already colored? I bought acrylic yarn in the past and don't really like the colors anymore.. 😅
yes! Well, to a point. If you have a dark color than it would be really hard to over dye, but if you have a yellow yarn or a pink yarn, yes you can absolutely overdye it. It is easier to add colors to pastels, but I have a whole overdyeing yarn playlist on the channel with examples of dyeing commercially dyed colorways.
The sapphire blue appears to tend a little to lavender to me. Is that just my screen?
I do see a bit of lavender notes when it was wet and I was applying it, but overall I think that it is fairly cool toned.
Do you think the synthrapol could make a difference?
For the rinsing in the end? I'm not sure. I have two more synthrapol vs dish soap videos and I haven't seen something dramatic yet. EXCEPT that synthrapol is low foaming so that could be better for certain applications.
In a past video you were dyeing wool and you soaked the yarn first. What did you soak it in and how long did you soak it?
Likely plain tap water for at least 30 minutes. Sometimes longer.
Have you ever used your restaurant pan as a double boiler so it could steam flat?
Not REALLY... only once sort of and the yarn dried out! You can get inserts with holes and lids so you can steam things flat that I hope to order in the future when we set up more storage space.
Also if you want sprinkles one might use a toothbrush put it into dye and use your finger on the bristles and flick the bristles so you get a spray
I don't love splatter techniques because I worry about staining my environment. :D
How does this smell? I tried a brand (which?) and it smelled like dry cleaning fluid.
Maybe a bit like paint?
Can you use rit dye on merino will and merino blends?
You can use the Rit dye for natural fibers on these yarns. Technically you can use Dyemore synthetic to dye wool, but I don't recommend it. It takes FOREVER to rinse out and the yarn that I dyed was damage due to the Huge amount of washing required.
I'm still trying to figure out where you get this yarn since A.C. Moore is gone 😂😭 I used to work at A.C.M.
You can buy it at Michael's online
@@Tabby_Angela didn't know that 🤔 thanks for the info ❤️
I got it at ACMoore right before it went out of business. :( The big one near me was supposed to turn into a Michaels but I'm not sure what happened with it not with the pandemic. We had a nearby Joanns close after the building had issues a few years ago so this is putting me pretty far from any large craft stores and made me sad. (We have a small Michael's near me. everything else is at least a 30 min drive)
@Tabby I didn't know that either! I thought it was gone.
@@ChemKnitsTutorials nope. They have a few Stitch Studio varieties online.
In the past video you were using Easter egg dye
Then very likely just plain tap water
I might be in the minority but I don't like acrylic yarn in the first place and this is really not helping its case with me. I had such high hopes for this dyeing and then it kinda turned out *ppbbbthhhh* 🤷♀️
I think that I need to keep experimenting with the technique for sure. Dyeing acrylic isn't my favorite, but I do enjoy trying out different dyes and fibers and will try this again at some point. (Especially since there are a lot of people who can't dye wool and other animal fibers.)