Hi! Thanks for the video, it's given me the encouragement I need to dye my own yarn. Quick question. I the want to use dyed cotton yarn for dish scrubbies and bath scrubbies. Will the color fade or bleed?
Hi there! Fiber reactive dyes that have been allowed to process for the time needed will be color fast and wash fast ... for the most part. There may be a little bit of fading but not very much. Just make sure and follow the directions on the dye container and you should be good to go!
Hi Malika, if you want to dye a solid, you could just do basic tub or immersion dyeing. Dharma has a good tutorial www.dharmatrading.com/techniques/tubdye/the-tub-washing-machine-vat-bucket-dye-method.html
Hello, thank you for the video, my doubt is about the 1 cup / 1 gallon ratio, does it mean it's the same amount of soda ash and hot water? sorry I'm not familiar with gallons and it's not clear to me what I found on internet
Hi Anna, 1 Gallon is equal to about 3 1/4 Liters. 1 Cup is equal to about 128 grams. So you would need 128 grams of Soda Ash to 3 1/4 Liters of water. Does that make sense?
Hi Zeniyx.. Yes, you would use a very small amount of dye powder or you can mix it with lighter dyes. Start with a tiny amount ... you can always add more.
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Very helpful video! Thanks for making it.
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Awesome vid! Just what I needed!
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Hi! Thanks for the video, it's given me the encouragement I need to dye my own yarn. Quick question. I the want to use dyed cotton yarn for dish scrubbies and bath scrubbies. Will the color fade or bleed?
Hi there! Fiber reactive dyes that have been allowed to process for the time needed will be color fast and wash fast ... for the most part. There may be a little bit of fading but not very much. Just make sure and follow the directions on the dye container and you should be good to go!
Thankyou for your clearly tutorial
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hi, love the video! i want to ask, how do you dye solid colors instead of variegated? do you just soak the yarn in the dye mixture? thanks so much
Hi Malika, if you want to dye a solid, you could just do basic tub or immersion dyeing. Dharma has a good tutorial www.dharmatrading.com/techniques/tubdye/the-tub-washing-machine-vat-bucket-dye-method.html
Hello may I ask, aftter soaking the yarn into the soda ash. Do i need to dry the yarn before applying the reactive dye? Thank you
Hi Maja! No, you do not need to dry the yarn first. Just squeeze out any excess liquid and then you can go ahead and apply the dyes.
Hello, thank you for the video, my doubt is about the 1 cup / 1 gallon ratio, does it mean it's the same amount of soda ash and hot water? sorry I'm not familiar with gallons and it's not clear to me what I found on internet
Hi Anna, 1 Gallon is equal to about 3 1/4 Liters. 1 Cup is equal to about 128 grams. So you would need 128 grams of Soda Ash to 3 1/4 Liters of water. Does that make sense?
@@FiberArtsy That makes a lot of sense, thank you very much! ❤️ I will be doing experiments soon
@@lasillera Let me know how it goes! :)
to get a lighter, more pastel colour, should i just use less dye powder?
Hi Zeniyx.. Yes, you would use a very small amount of dye powder or you can mix it with lighter dyes. Start with a tiny amount ... you can always add more.
Do you not use salt with the dye??