How To Dye Fabric with Tea Bags. I found some yellow sweatshirt fleece for a great deal online.
It arrived, and the color was a lot brighter than I wanted. A bright banana yellow. So I figured I'd use tea bags to dye it and give it a muted tone. I read up online, and got into it. First I steeped a handful of black tea bags (probably around 10) in a big pot for quite a while, over an hour. Then I threw the soggy tea bags away. Because I was trying to dye 2.5 yards of fleece, I didn't have a bucket or container large enough. So I dyed my fabric in the bathtub. I filled the tub with enough water to cover fabric, getting it all wet before it touched the tea. I pulled out the fabric and dumped the pot of concentrated tea in.
My two year old asked who went poo in the tub. I let it soak for a few hours, squishing it around when I'd pass by now and again, trying to prevent streaks of dye. Once the fabric has achieved your desired color, put it in your washing machine on just the spin cycle to get all the tea water out. How To: Dye Yarn With Food Coloring. Experimental Recycled Sleeve Dyeing with Food Dyes. December 14th, 2008 Email 29 users recommend A ball of gorgeous, unique hand-dyed yarn would be a fabulous gift for the knitter in your life!
Lee Meredith If the colors blend more, you'll get a nice variegated colorway. This in-progress scarf is being knit with yarn dyed this way. Photo: Lee Meredith I love experimentation, especially in craft projects, and I find it exciting when I don't have full control over the outcome of a project—it's like the object takes on a life of its own and becomes what it wants to become. You'll need: A wool (or mostly wool) sweater that can be unraveledSeam ripper and scissorsPlastic wrapKool-Aid or food coloringWhite vinegarCups for mixing dye (and a spoon or mixing stick)Optional turkey basterLarge microwavable bowlMicrowave If you got excited to unravel sweaters back when that tutorial got posted but put it off and haven't gotten to it yet, here's your chance to still put some sweater parts to use as a gift. Kathryn Ivy - Yarn Dyeing Tutorial.
Designed by Alice Schnebly Supplies Easter egg dye tablets Vinegar (I used a whole 32 oz. bottle by the end of the dyeing session) Aluminum foil or Steamer.
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Here's a guide to creating your own handpainted yarn. From the left, hot pour, cold pour, and dip-dye methods. Ever had a desire to create your own variegated yarns? Dying with Food Coloring. Listening To: Flathead by The Fratellis So Yesterday I decided to do some dying and I took pictures along the way, so here’s a little tutorial for ya’ll.
Ok. Ingredients: -You’ll need something to dye (In my case, wool roving. But these instructions would work the same way if you wanted to dye yarn. 1. 3. Heat up the containers in the Microwave for a few minutes, so the water is Hot. 4. So far so good? 5. I make a loop like that out of foil too keep the dye from traveling too far when I pour. Start painting! Once your fiber looks how you want, It’s time to heat it.
Once your fiber has sucked up all the dye, rinse it, wring it, and hang it up to dry. Ta-da! Guess what I’ll be doing today? Like this: Like Loading...