I know that this is from a long time ago, but my 4 y/o son loved this video. We watched it in a few sections. He kept asking to watch "the yarn dying video with the boy and the grown up."
i was watching a class on yarn dyeing and it said half the problem with white vinegar is it can be anything from 2-5 ph so you may need to throw in a ton to get the acid level you need.. it would be a good call to put it in first so you can test the acidity..
I really should start testing the pH! I even have pH paper around here somewhere.... Thanks! (ETA This is ChemKnits... I am just on my other computer and didn't realize that I wasn't logged in.)
Just a suggestion from a class I saw about dying. I used to use vinegar as well for everything, and got drastically different results sometimes, and this explained it for me. The vinegar sold in the US has drastically different pH levels. It can sometimes be very low and that causes the yarn to not be able to take the dye as well, and also to bleed more when you are done. Suggestions to fix this, get pH strips and make sure your water is at least 4.7 pH, or also use citric acid instead. The pH is much more consistent if you use a Citrus acid mixture that you control, than the vinegar. Hope this helps.
Thanks so much! I have pH paper somewhere so I would be able to check. I've been meaning to actually pay attention to the pH for some of my different experiments. I've been using this batch of vinegar for a while, and 2-3T is usually sufficient for all of the dye in Wilton's food coloring to strike. I wonder what dye molecules are in the green that is making it particularly stubborn. I actually have a bunch of citric acid in the house (I like to make my own fizzy bath bombs.) I haven't used it in many of my videos because I find people have an easier time accessing the vinegar. I wasn't aware that the pH could vary in bottles. I need to explore this more! :)
No problem. For the citric acid if you take 1/3 cup of acid in 1 gallon of water if you want to make a mix you can reuse. But for a whole pot of water you would need a cup to a cup and a half of that mix. And for something where you are wanting the dye to stick immediately and not move around, speckles, ect. You would use a more shallow amount of just the diluted acid mixture.
I don't think I measured this time. I would guess that I added between 6-8 cups of water. I added just enough to cover the yarn. I have since learned that the brand of easter egg tablets I used in this video do NOT have citric acid in them, unlike the brand that I started with. Therefore, the tablets raise the pH and that is why i need to add signficantly more vinegar.
This is what I do when I'm handpainting fiber. In the pot, the total pH is what is important. I normally use 2-3T white vinegar when I dye with other food colorings, so I was baffled this time when the green just wasn't striking very quickly. There is a second bonus video where I dip dyed some yarn in the remaining green dye and it did eventually bind. Just way slower that I'm used to!
Want to see the yarn that came out of the leftover green dye? It DID all bind to yarn eventually. :) ua-cam.com/video/kSdGrdAnEso/v-deo.html
I know that this is from a long time ago, but my 4 y/o son loved this video. We watched it in a few sections. He kept asking to watch "the yarn dying video with the boy and the grown up."
Awe! This is so cute.
Love his yarn; what a sweet boy!
Thank you!
He is soooo adorable.
Thank you! He still loves to dye yarn with his mama. :D
Great podcast. Beautiful yarn.
i was watching a class on yarn dyeing and it said half the problem with white vinegar is it can be anything from 2-5 ph so you may need to throw in a ton to get the acid level you need.. it would be a good call to put it in first so you can test the acidity..
I really should start testing the pH! I even have pH paper around here somewhere.... Thanks! (ETA This is ChemKnits... I am just on my other computer and didn't realize that I wasn't logged in.)
I love that you're getting this handsome little guy into this :D My son also gets a kick of me when I dye rainbow yarn ;)
I love you, now i have made beautiful yarn in Denmark 😍
It is so easy with Danish food color and people are so jealous 😂
I'm impressed that Lucas recognized teal as separate from green and blue.
Just a suggestion from a class I saw about dying. I used to use vinegar as well for everything, and got drastically different results sometimes, and this explained it for me. The vinegar sold in the US has drastically different pH levels. It can sometimes be very low and that causes the yarn to not be able to take the dye as well, and also to bleed more when you are done. Suggestions to fix this, get pH strips and make sure your water is at least 4.7 pH, or also use citric acid instead. The pH is much more consistent if you use a Citrus acid mixture that you control, than the vinegar. Hope this helps.
Thanks so much! I have pH paper somewhere so I would be able to check. I've been meaning to actually pay attention to the pH for some of my different experiments. I've been using this batch of vinegar for a while, and 2-3T is usually sufficient for all of the dye in Wilton's food coloring to strike. I wonder what dye molecules are in the green that is making it particularly stubborn.
I actually have a bunch of citric acid in the house (I like to make my own fizzy bath bombs.) I haven't used it in many of my videos because I find people have an easier time accessing the vinegar. I wasn't aware that the pH could vary in bottles. I need to explore this more! :)
No problem. For the citric acid if you take 1/3 cup of acid in 1 gallon of water if you want to make a mix you can reuse. But for a whole pot of water you would need a cup to a cup and a half of that mix. And for something where you are wanting the dye to stick immediately and not move around, speckles, ect. You would use a more shallow amount of just the diluted acid mixture.
Ahh he's so cute! lol "Nooo thanks" (18:49)
I am wondering when you will be able to do another live spinning.
Hopefully soon! I'm not sure if I'll do one start to finish next but I plan to pop on next time I'm doing a spinning project. :)
How much water did you add to the pot
I don't think I measured this time. I would guess that I added between 6-8 cups of water. I added just enough to cover the yarn.
I have since learned that the brand of easter egg tablets I used in this video do NOT have citric acid in them, unlike the brand that I started with. Therefore, the tablets raise the pH and that is why i need to add signficantly more vinegar.
Would it work better if you soaked the yarn in vinegar bath instead of putting vinegar in at the pot?
This is what I do when I'm handpainting fiber. In the pot, the total pH is what is important. I normally use 2-3T white vinegar when I dye with other food colorings, so I was baffled this time when the green just wasn't striking very quickly. There is a second bonus video where I dip dyed some yarn in the remaining green dye and it did eventually bind. Just way slower that I'm used to!
I used ty dye hope that helps u
He is so dang cute!
So cool thanks
So cute
He's a cutie!