An Afternoon of Dyeing part 1

A request from a customer finally got me to try my hand at dying bare wool.

Wool - Knit Picks bare wool - peruvian wool
Turquoise Acid Dye

First I watched several you tube videos just to get it right. 

Then the process of soaking the yarn in water and vinegar. 

 

Dye is mixed and yarn is ready. 

The start - my customer wanted a shaded or gradient color. 

I mixed my dye in two separate batches.  

The first was full strength of 1/8 t. in 2 oz water

The second was also full strength but I divided it up into 

3 bottles with different amounts so I had three different but 

lighter colors. 

After applying the dye to the wool and kneading it in it is wrapped in saran.

Folded over.

Folded up. 

Microwaved 

1st time - 2 minutes

waited for it to cool. 

2nd time - 1 minute

Let cool to room temp before removing saran. 

Let cool further so I can handle it for rinsing. 

Cooling 

The finished product

Drying in the winter sun.  The above photo probably gives
the best rendition of the variation of color.

I am pleased with my results.
I have found that one can use a myriad of dye stuffs and
I am all set to hit Big Lots and Hannaford's the day after
Easter to take advantage of all that egg dye.

All finished and ready to knit.  I started a medium soaker tonight.