Yarn dye on hands
May. 12th, 2012 11:01 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
babs_bee posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
knittingI was at Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival last weekend and bought some Tilli Thomas Artisan Sock Yarn. I got in the 3 different colorways because I'm making the Color Affection Shawl.
Right now I'm using the black yarn and til I get done knitting, my hands are completely black with the dye. I did do a swatch with the black, light, and blue colors and the black didn't bleed into my swatch when I soaked it and dried it. But I am still kind of paranoid about it!
The dye does come off my hands very easily when I wash them. I don't see any dye going down the drain or even in the suds so I'm really wondering where all of it comes from (and where it goes). Or even if it truly is dye or if it's kind of like a coating that's on the yarn.
My plan for soaking once the shawl is done--cool water, SOAK or Eucalan. Do you think I should throw in one of those dye catcher sheets for laundry just in case?
Right now I'm using the black yarn and til I get done knitting, my hands are completely black with the dye. I did do a swatch with the black, light, and blue colors and the black didn't bleed into my swatch when I soaked it and dried it. But I am still kind of paranoid about it!
The dye does come off my hands very easily when I wash them. I don't see any dye going down the drain or even in the suds so I'm really wondering where all of it comes from (and where it goes). Or even if it truly is dye or if it's kind of like a coating that's on the yarn.
My plan for soaking once the shawl is done--cool water, SOAK or Eucalan. Do you think I should throw in one of those dye catcher sheets for laundry just in case?
(no subject)
Date: 2012-05-12 08:39 pm (UTC)