At Easter, I thought that dyeing yarn with Easter Egg dyes would be fun to do with my daughters. We mixed up the dye (including vinegar) in accordance with the instructions on the packet, and dip dyed the skeins.
I had wound one skein of Footscray into two 50 gram skeins, on a skein winder with a circumference of approximately 68″. The skeins were soaked in warm water with a little dish washing liquid prior to dyeing. We left them to absorb the dye for about half an hour, and then I placed them on a clean oven tray, and put them uncovered in a 100 degree celsius oven (200 degrees fahrenheit) for about a hour.
I then placed the skeins into a lingerie bag, and put them on the machine wash wool cycle with some fabric softener. The colours are surprisingly intense, and the striping is much liked by my small children.
If you would like single skeins of Footscray, please visit the Ebay Store. Of course, wholesale orders are also very welcome, and wholesale enquiries should be directed to ingrid at yarnworkshop.com (replace ” at ” with @).
Tags: dip dyeing, dyeing striping yarn, Easter egg dye, sock yarn
May 22, 2008 at 7:56 am
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June 20, 2008 at 3:34 pm
I see the pink and blue – where did the green color go? Or were you dyeing 3 separate skeins?
Carol
June 20, 2008 at 11:58 pm
I was dyeing two seperate skeins. Photos of the green and blue socks are to come!
October 5, 2008 at 10:15 pm
what happens when you wash them? does the egg dye hold?
what type of yarn did you use?