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I never see any of the wool dyers on UA-cam soaking their wool with synthropol or any other detergent like the manufacturer recommends. I wonder if the dye would penetrate all the way through to the underside if synthropol were used? Have you ever tried that?
@@ChemKnitsTutorials I mean--you get fantastic results! But I spent some time compiling a document of all of the major retailer's recommended protocols and they all recommend that. I don't know. It doesn't seem like it's because they want to sell more stuff. There must be a reason. I know sometimes in the past with yarn I got more of a glazing effect with the core staying pretty white. I think synthropol might help with that. You don't seem to have that problem. But it could be different water chemistry too. At that time I was living in a place with some of the hardest water possible. It loved to precipitate a crust all over the faucets. We had to use a water softener or I'd have been chiseling rocks rather than cleaning faucets!
Hi Rebecca, I love your videos. How about a video on how to dye a multi colored yarn to match a solid color? I purchased a bunch of solids at Christmas time when they were on sale and would love some multi colored yarns to match. How would you go about matching the solid color so you could have a little of it in your multi color? Maybe by over dying? Thanks for all the videos!
Oh Interesting.... The closest thing I have right now is this ua-cam.com/video/koch8KFoLPc/v-deo.html and I didn't get THAT close. I think that it would likely involve some trial and error with some color swatches. That would help get the tones right to go along with the solid. This is an interesting idea and I'm adding it to my list!
Great question. My baseline is usually 2 Tbsp vinegar / 8 cups of water. That concentration usually will have most dyes absorb. If I want the absorption to be slower, I use less vinegar. If I want it a bit faster, I add more.
Mixing the dyepot - 12 cups of tap water + 5 tablespoons of white vinegar Old dyestock of Jacquard Fire Red "1%" stock solution - 3/4 cup (~1.8 g of the red dye) Jacquard Pink also a "1%" stock solution - 3/4 cup (~1.8 g of the pink dye) (both stocks are ~1 year old)
Im loving the tonality here! 😍😍😍 So pretty! Are you going to spin this? Id love to see how it spins up. I have one hank of wota roving that ive been saving back, but im itching to be spinning again. I think i want to do low emersion black and purple. And ply it with a teal/green/purple i spun a month ago.
I haven't 100% decided if I'm going to spin it myself or if I should list it in the next shop update. (I don't typically list roving.) I have a huge spinning backlog and at some point I'm going to need to start destashing.... but this color excites me so much!
A 1% stock solution is 1 g of dye per 100 mL of water. The 1% is in quotes because it is approximate. I've found that in some of my older dye stocks if they weren't more mixed the colors might get a bit more intense towards the bottom of the jar.
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Wow! That is the prettiest red ever! Love it!
Thank you so much!
Just Wow! Fantastic results! So, so red... Best experiment so near to Valentine’s Day 💘... ❤️❣️❤️
Just wait until tomorrow! ;)
I love that you are dyeing rovings now! Beautiful colour, its like a fire engine red mmmmm
I have a few other roving videos, which I really need to organize into a playlist.... Thank you for reminding me! :D
You could spin it with a white acrylic fiber so it wouldn't bleed onto the white part xx
This is a great suggestion! I've never spun acrylic, though.
@@ChemKnitsTutorials it's very smooth and naturally spins fine but it's nice x
Soooooooo beautiful! The color is absolutely breathtaking!
I loooooooove going so saturated! this is sitting near where my computer is and it makes me grin when I look at it. :D
Thanks for the red Rebecca! I’d love to spin this. Perfection in processing!
Thank you! I was so excited how this turned out. :D
I love it!
Thank you!
Delicious berry red on my screen, looks super
Thank you!
I never see any of the wool dyers on UA-cam soaking their wool with synthropol or any other detergent like the manufacturer recommends. I wonder if the dye would penetrate all the way through to the underside if synthropol were used? Have you ever tried that?
I haven't tried this but I really really should!
@@ChemKnitsTutorials I mean--you get fantastic results! But I spent some time compiling a document of all of the major retailer's recommended protocols and they all recommend that. I don't know. It doesn't seem like it's because they want to sell more stuff. There must be a reason. I know sometimes in the past with yarn I got more of a glazing effect with the core staying pretty white. I think synthropol might help with that. You don't seem to have that problem. But it could be different water chemistry too. At that time I was living in a place with some of the hardest water possible. It loved to precipitate a crust all over the faucets. We had to use a water softener or I'd have been chiseling rocks rather than cleaning faucets!
Soooooooo pretty!
Thank you so much!
Gorgeous!
Thank you!
Red, white and blue? I just got a spinning wheel, so I am now watching all the past roving videos.
That wouldbe pretty!
Hi Rebecca, I love your videos. How about a video on how to dye a multi colored yarn to match a solid color? I purchased a bunch of solids at Christmas time when they were on sale and would love some multi colored yarns to match. How would you go about matching the solid color so you could have a little of it in your multi color? Maybe by over dying?
Thanks for all the videos!
Oh Interesting.... The closest thing I have right now is this ua-cam.com/video/koch8KFoLPc/v-deo.html and I didn't get THAT close.
I think that it would likely involve some trial and error with some color swatches. That would help get the tones right to go along with the solid. This is an interesting idea and I'm adding it to my list!
Beautiful!!!
Thank you!
How do you decide how many tablespoons of vinegar to start with?
Great question. My baseline is usually 2 Tbsp vinegar / 8 cups of water. That concentration usually will have most dyes absorb. If I want the absorption to be slower, I use less vinegar. If I want it a bit faster, I add more.
Hello can someone tell me how much dye stock of red and pink did Rebecca put in the pot ? Fiber is 100
gram? Like wool ? Thanks
Mixing the dyepot - 12 cups of tap water + 5 tablespoons of white vinegar
Old dyestock of Jacquard Fire Red "1%" stock solution - 3/4 cup (~1.8 g of the red dye)
Jacquard Pink also a "1%" stock solution - 3/4 cup (~1.8 g of the pink dye)
(both stocks are ~1 year old)
@@ChemKnitsTutorials 3/4 cups ... =180 ml red and 180 ml pink ? For 100 gram wool ? Sorry for asking😞
Im loving the tonality here! 😍😍😍 So pretty! Are you going to spin this? Id love to see how it spins up. I have one hank of wota roving that ive been saving back, but im itching to be spinning again. I think i want to do low emersion black and purple. And ply it with a teal/green/purple i spun a month ago.
I haven't 100% decided if I'm going to spin it myself or if I should list it in the next shop update. (I don't typically list roving.) I have a huge spinning backlog and at some point I'm going to need to start destashing.... but this color excites me so much!
@@ChemKnitsTutorials it is super pretty! Id be excited too! 🤩
Pretty
Thanks, Jackie!
What is the mixture for the 1% solution of dye mixture?
Check out the videos list, there is one all about stock solutions
A 1% stock solution is 1 g of dye per 100 mL of water. The 1% is in quotes because it is approximate. I've found that in some of my older dye stocks if they weren't more mixed the colors might get a bit more intense towards the bottom of the jar.
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