ChemKnits Tutorials Thank you! Ordered some bare yarn and have some coming in my Knitcrate. I plan on having the kids dye with kool aid for a science and art project.
OH MY GOODNESS, I over died an ugly lace wait malibrigo, with 3 packs of cherry Koolade, and was shocked that it soaked up all the pigment and after washing it didn't bleed. Now I did cause a little felting but I am so pleased with the simple, quick easy process, absolutely thank you for your videos. I thought about throwing some instant coffee in there but realized the stuff that was sitting in the cabinet 10 years is gone. Thanks again, it was so much fun!
Totally can't wait for my May Knitcrate. Thank you so much for these kool-aid videos they are super helpful, I truly can't wait to see what other videos you have in mind to do with kool-aid! Super exciting! Thank you Rebecca!
I just tried a gradient dye job using cherry and lemonade. Instead of making a cake, I made a giant ball! I did the lemonade first, then I rewound the giant ball and then dunked it in the cherry! Using Hawthorne, weight that I can't remember lol!
Giant hand wound balls are some of my favorites to dye, too! It is just easier on my wrists to do the cakes. ;) Hawthorne DK is a more recent addition to the KnitPicks line so if you didn't buy it recently then it was likely fingering. I love love love hawthorne!
@@ChemKnitsTutorials It just arrived not to long ago. It is DK....got my lazy bum up and found the label. LOL!! I can't wait to try working with it once it dries.
I broke grape Kool-Aid on accident. After I watched this video, I was dinking around in my kitchen and decided to try something I had seen in another video. I have a giant, 4-cup pyrex measuring cup that I filled to the 3-cup level, then microwaved it for 5 minutes. I have a food thermometer, and it read 190 degrees. I poured in a packet of grape Kool-Aid, and it fizzled as it dissolved. I took some Wool of the Andes in bulky and put part of it in the water dry. I dunked it down a bit with tongs, about a quarter of the skein. Several seconds later, I lifted it, and saw the blue water, so I shoved it back in there, with more of the naked yarn and hung the rest of it on a hanger, then hooked the hanger on a cabinet so the water wouldn't wick out onto my stove. I left it for about half an hour, and when I came back, it was all cooled off and there was some bright blue next to the grape color. I was somewhat concerned that the color might wash out since it wasn't exposed to heat very long, and I didn't heat it more after I added and mixed in the Kool-Aid, but it didn't.
Ooooo! Grape KoolAid can break, but it can be hard to get it unless you're dealing with non-superwash wool. (I found the breaking ULTRA subtle on 75/25 superwash merino/nylon sock yarn.)
This is going to be soooo fun! Could you please see what happens if you put the yarn in first then poor the kool-aid around the cake? Then do the same cake your way? Thanks ☮❤🙂
I like using Wylers, Jolly Rancher and Hawaiian Punch drink mixes..Hawaiian Punch has a great blue and red, and jolly Rancher has a great green apple...
OOO I don' think I"ve ever seen jolly rancher drink mixes in person, but I know someone in Europe who found them at an American specialty candy store. :D
@@ChemKnitsTutorials I've done that with hand-wound balls before but I don't think I've ever done it with a cake... Going to rewatch some of your videos for inspiration!
It's always fun to go back and watch some of these :) I wonder if all kool-aid colors were mixed together - if it would make a brown/black gradient - or if it would just be a splotchy colorway.
Have you ever used pipettes to put a little darker color in a cake? I think I would put it in and slowly release the color as you pull the pipette out.
I have! ua-cam.com/video/HOwD-pgP5AI/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/-B5lQ7hOdtk/v-deo.html (With commercial acid dyes, but this would work with food coloring, too.) I've also had great success letting the cake dry then rewinding it in the reverse direction and dyeing it again. ua-cam.com/video/RXGZq_g9MfE/v-deo.html I've probably also done this with food coloring, too.
ChemKnits Tutorials Would the koolaid colors make the acid dyes look any different though? Like for instance if you add Jaquard frozen, to blue raspberry lemonade koolaid?
I definitely want to see some speckled effects. 😀 I have some wools I've had for a while & just ordered a "special" yarn I want to go crazy on. Bring on the speckles!!! 💜
Rebecca, in order to mitigate the increased acid concentration when using multiple packets of koolaid, have you tried adding some baking soda to bring the pH back up a little bit?
This is technically possible, but I don't recommend trying. Raising the pH too much could damage the wool. Now I'm not sure how much is too much, but I think that if you were using a pH meter then it would be fine. (A little baking soda won't hurt the yarn, but too much could if that makes sense. Of course, I haven't tried it.)
It would be interesting to see what would happen if you did this, but with a ball of yarn instead of a cake. Would you get the same results that you get with acid dyes and be able to get a two tone gradient or would it be two tones with a white streak between the two colors. 🤔🤷🏻♀️
In this video, I did exactly that! ua-cam.com/video/lNC59rzNY4w/v-deo.html This was even done with food coloring (versus acid dyes) I think that it helps to have a good feel for the yarn and the dye you're using when trying something like this. Making sure the balls are loose are really important.
Hi Ladies! I was a bit late just now. Rebecca, when you were adding the cakes I noticed you not only pressed down, but you also squeezed a bit from the sides. Would that start a 'vacuum' that of course would create a 'pull', so wouldn't that pull in some of the liquid (colour dye and acid) into the centre of the cake faster than just letting it float and sink on its own, would the gradient length be equal?
ChemKnits Tutorials What about putting the dry dye in the tea bags you can fill with your own loose leaf tea? Then you just wrap the bags in the cake as you wind it? I got some at my local grocery store, but I’ve seen them at specialty tea shops like DAVIDsTEA, or Peet’s.
I just had an idea and was wondering if you had tried it. I am thinking of taking a loosely wound cake of yarn and when putting it in the dyepot, put it in on its side so that half is out of the water and half is submerged. then switch the sides with a different color. I am thinking of trying Yellow on one side and Blue on the other to see if I get a greenish tint across the middle. Although it might not work as described because the cake might collapse for the second side due to the weight of the water. Thoughts?
Have you ever done multiple cakes at a time with the koolaid? I'm trying to figure out if I could use the number of packets you did with more cakes, or if I need to multiply the packets by cakes
I rarely do multiple cakes in one pot, so I don't think I've done this with KoolAid yet. But if you wanted a similar colorway, I would use a similar ratio of packets: yarn. (The more packets you add, the more acidic it will be so you might get a different gradient. But other variables like how tightly the cakes are wound can make a difference, too.)
@@ChemKnitsTutorials My WM has some. If you are having trouble finding it, it wouldn't hurt my feelings to spend a dollar on a few packets and mail them to you.
Grape koolaid, does it break??? Hope you will show us. 😉 these cakes are gorgeous!! I have tons of eggs tablets, now I'm thinking, do I need koolaid? 😂
It does break - but since there is a lot of acid in each packet it isn't as dramatic as I can do with other purple food coloring: ua-cam.com/video/tlPiO0usDpA/v-deo.html
This is first video about dyeing yarn. I recently joined Knitcrate and May's package will include yarn to dye with koolaid. I wanted to know what I was getting into. It does look fun and I like Science as a teacher. Possible Science project?
Welcome to the Channel, Suzanne! I am so excited to be featured in May's KnitCrate! I created an introductary video for KnitCrate that is up on their channel. ua-cam.com/video/rB5T6lSKcPo/v-deo.html I also have MANY other KoolAid videos if you're curious about different techniques: ua-cam.com/play/PLFvm3Bz7dhaWbaCRR1LayaYliLlAd1kra.html Feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions!
I found a specialty store at my local mall here in Sweden that sells Kool-Aid and I bought exactly these colors! The look really nice dyed up. So if I understand correctly, adding a grape packet to a pot of water with left over acid in it, the chances of it breaking is higher because of the different absorption speeds in the red and blue?
With higher acid you're less likely to see colors breaking. It is much "harder" to break grape koolaid then it is to break wilton's violet, for example. But it is possible: ua-cam.com/video/tlPiO0usDpA/v-deo.html I had better success on non-superwash wool.
@@ChemKnitsTutorials Aah okay, interesting! I would have thought speeding up the absorption would separate them easier. Wilton's violet is so pretty, I have to buy some.
Hello. I've been watching your videos for a few weeks now. I was wondering if you've ever used food items like veggies or herbs to dye yarn with, and how did they turn out if you have?
I have! I play with natural dyes occasionally. Here is a collection of some videos: ua-cam.com/play/PLFvm3Bz7dhaXDnUbMSLsWtMwftb37pk6T.html I am working on more to come out this summer.
Make sure you presoak it long enough so it is very saturated. Especially if you want more even coverage. If it is low twist, handle it gently while wet so you don't risk felting. But mostly... HAVE FUN!
Unfortunately, no not with KoolAid or food coloring. You need wool or another protein based yarn. this won't work on cotton, other plant fibers, or acrylic/polyester.
Have you ever used dylon dyes on wool roving and if yes did it go slimy in places , I ask cos mine did and don't know why, is this because it's for cotton not wool. Thanks .
I've used Dylon hand dye on yarn but not roving. Here is one video: ua-cam.com/video/26sdsk-IPWk/v-deo.html If you search the channel for "dylon" more options should come up. I have no idea why it was slimy, unfortunately. My results were all much better on cotton than on wool.
This is a great question. It honestly depends a LOT on the flavor and from using a lot of trial and error. Cherry, Grape, and Black Cherry are the three most pigmented colors I've seen. Lemonade has almost no pigment. The Green Apple and Blue Raspberry I used in this video don't have a ton of pigment, either. I think in general I tend to use between 1-15 packets of KoolAid per 100 g so I vary the amount a LOT. If I want super pigmented colors I typically will use one packet of KoolAid and then supplement with some liquid drops to make the color more intense but use the citric acid from the KoolAid. The following is a playlist of a lot of my KoolAid videos: ua-cam.com/play/PLFvm3Bz7dhaWbaCRR1LayaYliLlAd1kra.html I vary the number of packets I use a LOT - but I frequently include the information in the video description to help give a sense of pigmentation. I have easier ratios for other brands of food coloring. With Wilton icing colors, I like to use around 1/2 tsp / 100 g. With the Wilton Color right liquid system, 20-30 drops can give super pigmented colors.
I'm sorry that I don't have a quick answer like I do for Wilton's icing color! (the pigmentation there varies based on the color, too. But I was able to decide on a starting ratio I use a lot from trial and error. I use gel food coloring and liquid drops more than KoolAid.)
There is a Stop and Shop near me that carries a whole rainbow of flavors - but yes it can be hard to find. I haven't tried many other brands of drink mixes but those should work, as well. Otherwise, I recommend going for liquid food coloring drops + vinegar and using sugar sprinkles for speckles if you cannot find KoolAid.
This technique can be done with food coloring and vinegar, too! KoolAid packets are handy for a lot of things but access is much more limited than general food coloring.
Those are gorgeous! 😉🤗 Where do u buy ur koolaide packets? Cause I had my husband at one of our groceries store and he said they only had a couple colors in packets and all others were in the one flavor big tubs u can buy and that’s it 🥺 I remember going to store and being able to buy bunches of packets of koolaide for like 15 cents each. 😝 So ya where do u buy your packets at?
Availability varies a LOT at supermarkets. There is a Stop and Shop near me that has a rainbow of flavors (which was super exciting!) Other stores tend to have 3-5 flavors total. Usually cherry, grape, and orange. In the past I've purchased some packets off of ebay for video purposes. If you can't get KoolAid, sugar sprinkles work great for speckling. And food coloring + vinegar tends to be more cost effective for the pigmentation. But I love KoolAid because it is very much a one stop shop when it comes to dye+acid.
ChemKnits Tutorials well I guess I’ll keep trying to find some lol 😂 I do have food dyes and the Wilton food coloring paste gels plus have rit liquid dyes 😝😁 If use rit liquid do I need white vinegar for that? Can I use those big tubs of koolaide? Just putting like a spoonful or so in?
I just leave your videos on all day to deal with work from home. Thank you!
I'm so glad that I can help.
ChemKnits Tutorials Thank you! Ordered some bare yarn and have some coming in my Knitcrate. I plan on having the kids dye with kool aid for a science and art project.
OH MY GOODNESS, I over died an ugly lace wait malibrigo, with 3 packs of cherry Koolade, and was shocked that it soaked up all the pigment and after washing it didn't bleed. Now I did cause a little felting but I am so pleased with the simple, quick easy process, absolutely thank you for your videos. I thought about throwing some instant coffee in there but realized the stuff that was sitting in the cabinet 10 years is gone. Thanks again, it was so much fun!
I'm so glad you had fun! I haven't tried instant coffee before but it is definitely on my list to play with!
Totally can't wait for my May Knitcrate. Thank you so much for these kool-aid videos they are super helpful, I truly can't wait to see what other videos you have in mind to do with kool-aid! Super exciting! Thank you Rebecca!
You are so welcome! I wanted to put out as much inspiration as possible to help people create the colorway of their dreams. :D
I just tried a gradient dye job using cherry and lemonade. Instead of making a cake, I made a giant ball! I did the lemonade first, then I rewound the giant ball and then dunked it in the cherry! Using Hawthorne, weight that I can't remember lol!
Giant hand wound balls are some of my favorites to dye, too! It is just easier on my wrists to do the cakes. ;) Hawthorne DK is a more recent addition to the KnitPicks line so if you didn't buy it recently then it was likely fingering. I love love love hawthorne!
@@ChemKnitsTutorials It just arrived not to long ago. It is DK....got my lazy bum up and found the label. LOL!! I can't wait to try working with it once it dries.
I love your Koolaid dye projects. I enjoy watching during my online teaching brain breaks!
I'm so glad to provide fun breaks! :D
That green is beauitful!
Thank yoU!
Turquoise is my all time favourite . Beautiful 😍💙
Thank you so much!
I broke grape Kool-Aid on accident. After I watched this video, I was dinking around in my kitchen and decided to try something I had seen in another video. I have a giant, 4-cup pyrex measuring cup that I filled to the 3-cup level, then microwaved it for 5 minutes. I have a food thermometer, and it read 190 degrees. I poured in a packet of grape Kool-Aid, and it fizzled as it dissolved. I took some Wool of the Andes in bulky and put part of it in the water dry. I dunked it down a bit with tongs, about a quarter of the skein. Several seconds later, I lifted it, and saw the blue water, so I shoved it back in there, with more of the naked yarn and hung the rest of it on a hanger, then hooked the hanger on a cabinet so the water wouldn't wick out onto my stove. I left it for about half an hour, and when I came back, it was all cooled off and there was some bright blue next to the grape color. I was somewhat concerned that the color might wash out since it wasn't exposed to heat very long, and I didn't heat it more after I added and mixed in the Kool-Aid, but it didn't.
Ooooo! Grape KoolAid can break, but it can be hard to get it unless you're dealing with non-superwash wool. (I found the breaking ULTRA subtle on 75/25 superwash merino/nylon sock yarn.)
What fabulous gradients xx
Thanks so much 😊
I get sock crate and bought kool aid to make sure I have the colors I want for when my yarn arrives. Now to decide which method
There are a lot of options, that's for sure! The most important thing to do is to have fun!
This is going to be soooo fun! Could you please see what happens if you put the yarn in first then poor the kool-aid around the cake? Then do the same cake your way? Thanks ☮❤🙂
The results would be really similar. But the dye might not go as far into the cake so there could be a lot more pastel. but this is a good idea!
I like using Wylers, Jolly Rancher and Hawaiian Punch drink mixes..Hawaiian Punch has a great blue and red, and jolly Rancher has a great green apple...
OOO I don' think I"ve ever seen jolly rancher drink mixes in person, but I know someone in Europe who found them at an American specialty candy store. :D
I find them at a dollar store.
Thank you for sharing your tips and experience ❤️♥️😊 you are appreciated!
You are so welcome!
I would love to see a cake dyed gradient with that blue on end and that green on the other. Hmmmmm. Adding Kool Aid to my shopping list.
This is super possible! let one cake dry and hten wind it from the other end and dye it again!
@@ChemKnitsTutorials I've done that with hand-wound balls before but I don't think I've ever done it with a cake... Going to rewatch some of your videos for inspiration!
I love how this came out
Thank you!
I am so enjoying your koolaid videos. Can’t wait to get my knitcrate and play.
Yay! Thank you! You'll have so much fun. There are so many different kinds of colorways you can create.
And oh! It would be so cool to wind a SQ-cake and dye a gradient on that for a dip dyed sweater! 😍
That would be so pretty!
It's always fun to go back and watch some of these :) I wonder if all kool-aid colors were mixed together - if it would make a brown/black gradient - or if it would just be a splotchy colorway.
Grape and Orange make a nice warm brown color. I think that Cherry dominates everything so much it would be hard to mix with it. ;P
That blue is like a pastel dharma frozen. Would really like to see science pH with the koolaid etc
It is very similar to Frozen!
Have you ever used pipettes to put a little darker color in a cake? I think I would put it in and slowly release the color as you pull the pipette out.
How cool would a "dual" gradient be with this?! Rebecca, you've GOT to try this!
I have! ua-cam.com/video/HOwD-pgP5AI/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/-B5lQ7hOdtk/v-deo.html (With commercial acid dyes, but this would work with food coloring, too.)
I've also had great success letting the cake dry then rewinding it in the reverse direction and dyeing it again. ua-cam.com/video/RXGZq_g9MfE/v-deo.html I've probably also done this with food coloring, too.
@@ChemKnitsTutorials Nice! Thank you for linking!!
The colors turned out so pretty. I wonder what would happen if you mixed the koolaid with your jacquard colors.
It would work for sure. commercial acid dyes tend to be significantly more pigmented so they would likely overwhelm the koolaid colors.
ChemKnits Tutorials Would the koolaid colors make the acid dyes look any different though? Like for instance if you add Jaquard frozen, to blue raspberry lemonade koolaid?
Frozen + blue raspberry might not look too different because they're such similar colors.
Speckling and dip dyeing with Koolaid would be awesome to see as well as low immersion 🤘🔥 love these colours
I hope to do just that soon!
I definitely want to see some speckled effects. 😀 I have some wools I've had for a while & just ordered a "special" yarn I want to go crazy on. Bring on the speckles!!! 💜
Rebecca, in order to mitigate the increased acid concentration when using multiple packets of koolaid, have you tried adding some baking soda to bring the pH back up a little bit?
This is technically possible, but I don't recommend trying. Raising the pH too much could damage the wool. Now I'm not sure how much is too much, but I think that if you were using a pH meter then it would be fine. (A little baking soda won't hurt the yarn, but too much could if that makes sense. Of course, I haven't tried it.)
Love the koolaid videos. You have my 5 year old daughter interested. We may be dying with koolaid this weekend 🥰🧶🐐🐪🦙🐑🧶🥰
YAY! This means that I'm winning
Beautiful colors
Thank you!
Hello Rebecca once again enjoyed your podcast I really have to try and dye some yarn !!!!
You should! It is so much fun. :D
@@ChemKnitsTutorials I am going to order some raw yarn and let you know how it goes - you are such a motivator !!
It would be interesting to see what would happen if you did this, but with a ball of yarn instead of a cake. Would you get the same results that you get with acid dyes and be able to get a two tone gradient or would it be two tones with a white streak between the two colors. 🤔🤷🏻♀️
In this video, I did exactly that! ua-cam.com/video/lNC59rzNY4w/v-deo.html This was even done with food coloring (versus acid dyes) I think that it helps to have a good feel for the yarn and the dye you're using when trying something like this. Making sure the balls are loose are really important.
What if you tried injecting some of the dry powder throughout the cake before you put it into the dye bath water???? That would be interesting to see.
Hmmm... I'm curious about the best way to do that....
Hi Ladies! I was a bit late just now. Rebecca, when you were adding the cakes I noticed you not only pressed down, but you also squeezed a bit from the sides. Would that start a 'vacuum' that of course would create a 'pull', so wouldn't that pull in some of the liquid (colour dye and acid) into the centre of the cake faster than just letting it float and sink on its own, would the gradient length be equal?
ChemKnits Tutorials What about putting the dry dye in the tea bags you can fill with your own loose leaf tea? Then you just wrap the bags in the cake as you wind it? I got some at my local grocery store, but I’ve seen them at specialty tea shops like DAVIDsTEA, or Peet’s.
Margaret K, hmmmmm. Interesting.
I just had an idea and was wondering if you had tried it. I am thinking of taking a loosely wound cake of yarn and when putting it in the dyepot, put it in on its side so that half is out of the water and half is submerged. then switch the sides with a different color. I am thinking of trying Yellow on one side and Blue on the other to see if I get a greenish tint across the middle. Although it might not work as described because the cake might collapse for the second side due to the weight of the water. Thoughts?
I don't think I've quite tried this, I've had partially submerged balls a long time ago, but I love this suggestion!
If you sprinkle some baking soda into the water, will it neutralize the acid enough to slow the striking speed?
Potentially. But I don't recommend this because if you make the solution too alkaline it could damage the wool fibers.
Have you ever done multiple cakes at a time with the koolaid? I'm trying to figure out if I could use the number of packets you did with more cakes, or if I need to multiply the packets by cakes
I rarely do multiple cakes in one pot, so I don't think I've done this with KoolAid yet. But if you wanted a similar colorway, I would use a similar ratio of packets: yarn. (The more packets you add, the more acidic it will be so you might get a different gradient. But other variables like how tightly the cakes are wound can make a difference, too.)
Absolutely awesome thank you
You're very welcome!
Those are so very pretty :)
Thanks so much 😊
Would love to see this with a more intensely-pigmented flavor like Black Cherry.
I would, too! Unfortunately I am out of Black Cherry at the moment and haven't found it in a long time.
@@ChemKnitsTutorials My WM has some. If you are having trouble finding it, it wouldn't hurt my feelings to spend a dollar on a few packets and mail them to you.
Grape koolaid, does it break??? Hope you will show us. 😉 these cakes are gorgeous!! I have tons of eggs tablets, now I'm thinking, do I need koolaid? 😂
It does break - but since there is a lot of acid in each packet it isn't as dramatic as I can do with other purple food coloring: ua-cam.com/video/tlPiO0usDpA/v-deo.html
what would happen if you took another pack and sprinkled it into the dyed cake and let it set while hot?
This would be awesome! You likely wouldn't have that many speckles over all, but some would pop up... I'll have to try it!
This is first video about dyeing yarn. I recently joined Knitcrate and May's package will include yarn to dye with koolaid. I wanted to know what I was getting into. It does look fun and I like Science as a teacher. Possible Science project?
Welcome to the Channel, Suzanne! I am so excited to be featured in May's KnitCrate! I created an introductary video for KnitCrate that is up on their channel. ua-cam.com/video/rB5T6lSKcPo/v-deo.html I also have MANY other KoolAid videos if you're curious about different techniques: ua-cam.com/play/PLFvm3Bz7dhaWbaCRR1LayaYliLlAd1kra.html Feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions!
I found a specialty store at my local mall here in Sweden that sells Kool-Aid and I bought exactly these colors! The look really nice dyed up.
So if I understand correctly, adding a grape packet to a pot of water with left over acid in it, the chances of it breaking is higher because of the different absorption speeds in the red and blue?
With higher acid you're less likely to see colors breaking. It is much "harder" to break grape koolaid then it is to break wilton's violet, for example. But it is possible: ua-cam.com/video/tlPiO0usDpA/v-deo.html I had better success on non-superwash wool.
@@ChemKnitsTutorials Aah okay, interesting! I would have thought speeding up the absorption would separate them easier. Wilton's violet is so pretty, I have to buy some.
Hello. I've been watching your videos for a few weeks now. I was wondering if you've ever used food items like veggies or herbs to dye yarn with, and how did they turn out if you have?
I have! I play with natural dyes occasionally. Here is a collection of some videos: ua-cam.com/play/PLFvm3Bz7dhaXDnUbMSLsWtMwftb37pk6T.html I am working on more to come out this summer.
Any tips for dyeing super bulky wool??
Make sure you presoak it long enough so it is very saturated. Especially if you want more even coverage. If it is low twist, handle it gently while wet so you don't risk felting. But mostly... HAVE FUN!
@@ChemKnitsTutorials awesome thanks 😊 I'm recycling a thrift shop sweater. It's cream so I wanted to add some color to it
am wondering if I could do the same thing with crochet cotton and dishcloth cotton
Unfortunately, no not with KoolAid or food coloring. You need wool or another protein based yarn. this won't work on cotton, other plant fibers, or acrylic/polyester.
Have you ever used dylon dyes on wool roving and if yes did it go slimy in places , I ask cos mine did and don't know why, is this because it's for cotton not wool. Thanks .
I've used Dylon hand dye on yarn but not roving. Here is one video: ua-cam.com/video/26sdsk-IPWk/v-deo.html If you search the channel for "dylon" more options should come up.
I have no idea why it was slimy, unfortunately. My results were all much better on cotton than on wool.
@@ChemKnitsTutorials thank you so much for your response maybe I didn't wash it well enough x
@@sadiesspincraft6319 I honestly can't remember if I felt a slimy sensation since it was a while ago that i tried it.
Hi Rebecca, how do we know how many KoolAid packet to use, do you have a ratio for one 100gr skein?
This is a great question. It honestly depends a LOT on the flavor and from using a lot of trial and error. Cherry, Grape, and Black Cherry are the three most pigmented colors I've seen. Lemonade has almost no pigment. The Green Apple and Blue Raspberry I used in this video don't have a ton of pigment, either. I think in general I tend to use between 1-15 packets of KoolAid per 100 g so I vary the amount a LOT. If I want super pigmented colors I typically will use one packet of KoolAid and then supplement with some liquid drops to make the color more intense but use the citric acid from the KoolAid.
The following is a playlist of a lot of my KoolAid videos: ua-cam.com/play/PLFvm3Bz7dhaWbaCRR1LayaYliLlAd1kra.html I vary the number of packets I use a LOT - but I frequently include the information in the video description to help give a sense of pigmentation.
I have easier ratios for other brands of food coloring. With Wilton icing colors, I like to use around 1/2 tsp / 100 g. With the Wilton Color right liquid system, 20-30 drops can give super pigmented colors.
I'm sorry that I don't have a quick answer like I do for Wilton's icing color! (the pigmentation there varies based on the color, too. But I was able to decide on a starting ratio I use a lot from trial and error. I use gel food coloring and liquid drops more than KoolAid.)
Love using Koolaid. Where do you get yours❓ The market here only has 2 red flavors😭
❤🧡💛💚💙💜
There is a Stop and Shop near me that carries a whole rainbow of flavors - but yes it can be hard to find. I haven't tried many other brands of drink mixes but those should work, as well. Otherwise, I recommend going for liquid food coloring drops + vinegar and using sugar sprinkles for speckles if you cannot find KoolAid.
I know this is late but walmart usually has a good selection of kool-aid
Unfortunately we can't buy koolaid in Canada anymore.
This technique can be done with food coloring and vinegar, too! KoolAid packets are handy for a lot of things but access is much more limited than general food coloring.
Those are gorgeous! 😉🤗
Where do u buy ur koolaide packets? Cause I had my husband at one of our groceries store and he said they only had a couple colors in packets and all others were in the one flavor big tubs u can buy and that’s it 🥺 I remember going to store and being able to buy bunches of packets of koolaide for like 15 cents each. 😝
So ya where do u buy your packets at?
Availability varies a LOT at supermarkets. There is a Stop and Shop near me that has a rainbow of flavors (which was super exciting!) Other stores tend to have 3-5 flavors total. Usually cherry, grape, and orange. In the past I've purchased some packets off of ebay for video purposes.
If you can't get KoolAid, sugar sprinkles work great for speckling. And food coloring + vinegar tends to be more cost effective for the pigmentation. But I love KoolAid because it is very much a one stop shop when it comes to dye+acid.
ChemKnits Tutorials well I guess I’ll keep trying to find some lol 😂
I do have food dyes and the Wilton food coloring paste gels plus have rit liquid dyes 😝😁
If use rit liquid do I need white vinegar for that?
Can I use those big tubs of koolaide? Just putting like a spoonful or so in?
@@KrissD. The big tubs have a different formula than the packets since they contain sugar as well.