Yarn dyeing resources?

[untonuggan]

I know this is *slightly* off-topic, but I was wondering if anyone had any links to some good tutorials on dyeing your own yarn. (I have come to realize that if I'm going to support my spinning habit *and* my knitting habit, I better start dyeing my own fibers.) I know I've seen posts over time on dreamwidth, which is part of what sparked my interest in the first place. Where those posts are, I do not know.

Also, any thoughts on natural dyes versus I-don't-even-know-what-the-term-is dyes, books, etc. would be most helpful! Thank you!

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Comments

[adonnchaid]

What dyes you use depends a lot on what result you want :) Chemical dyes tend to be more color fast than some of the natural dyes (but not always).

A good place to start looking for dye information (as well as a good source of products) is Dharma Trading Company. They have a good number of tutorials on their site along with a lot of good products.

http://www.dharmatrading.com/info/ scroll down to "dyes" and click on it to open a long list of informational articles.

[untonuggan]

Thanks so much for the info! It's also so hard to know which dyes to buy, so it's good to have a reputable link. ^___^