Look! I made it myself! (now with more pictures!)

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:51:44 GMT

Posted by: indeliblesasha

I have a few skeins of plain Lion Brand Fisherman's wool for a massive year-long blanket project I'm working on. (The Learn To Knit Afghan Ravelry link) So, I mean, obviously since I have so much of this bare yarn and it's such a long project...I should totally use some of it to learn how to dye yarn! Right?

Right. :D

This one went so well that I'm going to do another one and take some pictures and actually write a tutorial for it. I used a number of different methods from various tutorials I've seen. The result was that when I went to rinse it I go NO bleed. None! On my first try!

I'm very excited. :D I'm not hugely in love with the pink section. I needed to dilute my pink more and spread it more evenly, but I think that it will knit up looking really great. ~~Two~~ Five ( pictures behind the cut! )

~~So now I need to name it! Any suggestions?~~ :D Anyone else reminded of getting Baskin Robbins Gumball Ice Cream when you were a kid? I think that's what I'm going to call it.

Gumball Ice Cream!

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Dye Issues

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:58:47 GMT

Posted by: jumpuphigh

I just finished a scarf made out of silk sari yarn and when I washed it, the colors bled horribly. I've handwashed it multiple times and there is still a bit of bleeding. Any ideas? I'm having vague recollections of talk about salt setting dyes? Do we have any dyers in this comm with experience with silk?

ETA: When I was washing it with cold water, it was starting to bleed less. I've now washed it about 4 times with warm water and the bleeding is almost as bad as the first cold water wash.

ETA2: I seem to be allergic to the dye. *facepalm* Guess I'm done fiddling. It's laid out on towels for drying.

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Look! I made it myself! (now with more pictures!)

Dye Issues