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Old 01-08-2005, 08:12 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Can someone walk me through dying wool?

I have some procion dyes and of course, kool-aid.
I just don't know how to do w/o getting a knotted tangled mess.
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I wind about 1-2oz of yarn around 2 chair legs into a big circle.... then tie some yarn in about 4 different spots to prevent it from getting loose. HTH

knitty has some instructions on dyeing wool with kook aid
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Old 01-10-2005, 07:01 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I put my DH to work.......LOL

Wool needs acid to be dyed correctly. Kool Aid is fantastic for this. also Dharma trading has some great acid dyes with lots of color choices.

Depending on how far the colors you want . I will use DH to hold his hands a certain length apart. I also will use my arm and hand. Like the first replier said, tieing in more than one place helps to keep it from getting it in a mess. I still wind up having problem though toward the end. It is time consuming. So don't get to flustered.

Have fun. I love painting the wool yarn!

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