Good morning from Mongolia, I have discovered your wonderful knitting podcasts and this morning, because we here in Mongolia are five hours ahead of Finland, I was delighted to see not only a new podcast that I could watch while finishing a pair of socks, but this wonderful episode on solar dyeing. I will have to dive in and try this for sure! I relate to your sense of helplessness with the war in Ukraine but you should know that every moment you are spending volunteering your free time to help those refugees in your home town, is a gift. A few weeks ago I discovered the beekeepers quilt blanket. Yes, I am very late in jumping on the hexipuff knitting craze but now that I have, I too am addicted. What fun to knit up a puff or two in between bigger projects. I fill my little puffs with scraps of yarn and lavender and intend on donating the finished quilt to the daycare in my little village. Since you have so many followers, I thought that you could suggest that anyone interested could start on this project and the finished quilt could be donated to a center that is housing refugees while they are waiting to be resettled. Those in your town who come to your shop could toss their finished puffs in a basket in your shop and voila, I suspect you would have enough for a blanket in no time. You may feel helpless, but having over 80 thousand subscribers, plus me :), you can bring people together for the benefit of Ukraine. Just a thought. Thank you for all you are doing, be well, keep knitting and definitely keep solar dyeing. Goodbye from your new and probably only follower from Mongolia.
I am so excited to try Solar yarn dyeing! I watched both parts twice and took notes! I have to skein my yarn and then fun can begin. I have all the equipment and lots of natural dyestuff here on my farm. Also a freezer with avocado pits and skins and flowers I’ve kept for botanical dyeing on fabric, Which I really enjoy. Can’t wait! Thank you! 🌺🌻🌼💐
This looks fun! I am going to try it too. Right now it is rainy and cool this weekend here in Portland. I think that I will wait for the sun to shine and then make a jar of yarn to solar die. Thanks so much!
This is so cool. I have been wanting to learn to dye yarn but I don't have a lot of time. This way I can just get it going, check it now and again, then have some pretty yarn. Thank you for doing this.
How interesting. I’d never thought of doing anything like this before. It’s so neat. It funny how a purple onion would not produce pink or purple. How fascinating. ❤️
Hi Jana , lovely episode . I found a solar jar from 2 years ago when gardening yesterday :) I usually bundle up several and hide some from myself to counter my impatient self . It is like Christmas come early when you discover them . I plan to do this years when my Niece and Nephew come to stay in a few weeks time . I shall look forward to seeing how yours turn out . Kerrie
I loved this video! Thank you so much for sharing! Wonderful to see you in your home environment clearly doing something you enjoy! I look forward to seeing the next episode 😊
This is great! I have seen solar dying mentioned quite a bit recently with no knowledge of what it is or how to do it. I have a spare big glass jar and a very sunny kitchen window sill, so I am going to try this out. Thank you so much xx
Have just found your video. So interesting. Have subscribed and now going to the next one to see the result of Solar dying (never heard of before, so really interested). Thank you for something new 😊 Lynne in London ❤️
Tämä oli ihana jakso, kiitos Jana! 😍 Olen höperöitynyt kasvivärjäykseen, mutten ole kokeillut vielä purkkivärjäystä. Oi oi, nyt on ihan pakko kokeilla! Olen keräillyt sipulinkuoria ja pakastimeen avocadon siemeniä ja kuoriakin. Murskasin ne ennen pakastamista. Ihanan inspiroiva jakso.
Thank you so much for this video. I want to dye yarn when my Grandchildren come for "Gramma Camp" this summer. I love the idea of natural dying instead of chemicals and solar instead of boiling water. I live in the desert so there is never a shortage of sun or heat where I live. I also want to try red wine to dye.
Oooh, this is so exciting! I love that we we will be waiting with you to see what happens. So many UA-camrs skip to weeks ahead to the final result but I enjoy taking it slow and waiting - this is wonderful!
Thank you! I was thinking about making the video that way, but then decided that observing it together would be more fun. And I can give quick updates on my regular episodes.
I am now aware of another creative opportunity. Very appreciated and I look forward to seeing the outcome. Something fun to teach my grandchildren. Thank you Jana
Hello, thank you so much for your podcast; I loved it! How lovely of you to share it with you. Will definitely have a go. Take care and happy knitting 🧶
Thankyou for this extra bonus video Jana. What a lovely idea and so simple. I’d love to try that. I have lavender and many other plants and flowers growing in my garden. I love your dress and your kitchen too. Very relaxing and enjoyable. More please 😀🧶🇬🇧☀️
I loved your video. I have never thought of doing anything like this before, but after watching your video, I am considering setting up several jars with a variety of plants and yarn. I will display them in my back sun room.
Oh I love dyeing, and it is fun to watch your process - I have some black walnut skins that I gathered from the neighborhood and hope to try them out soon - maybe I’ll try the solar method. you have such a great sense of color in your regular dyes it will be interesting to see what you do with this method/material.
I plan to try lupine flowers and pomegranate peels that I have heard mean that you do not need alum but I have never tested before. The yarn can always be colored again if it does not work. also consider the root of lupine, as it is a weed.
I want to try pomegranate peels as well. They should work without alum. I've never tried lupine roots, but the leaves do give the most beautiful bright yellow colour.
super cool video! thanks for the technique - at first, i thought you were going to cook something for us - you have a wonderful setup for a cooking vlog - Cooking Yarn with Jana! thank you!
thank you for the video. I will defintely try this method with the st.johns flowers which we use to do the cantharion oil (they are yellow but when crushed and in the sun they give an intense red color).
I tried yarn dying last year for the first time and i had very good results. I used black walnuts in one batch and annato seeds in another batch. Came out beautiful. Want to try red wine, beets and avocados batches next time. Sounds crazy, but i want to try Koolaid too for a fun pool coverup !
Sounds amazing! Go for it! You can get some pretty cool colours with koolaid. I have also used food coloring for dyeing yarn and the result was beautiful.
This such an interesting dyeing process. I saw a jar like that yesterday In a shop. I have white commercial yarn could I use that for dyeing. I am excited ....... I have pink rose petals I wonder if I can use that for dyeing. Also the petals of a pink camelia. And the hips of 🌹 roses.
I can not wait to try this with my lavender this year and hmm I don’t know what else. Lots of things in our yard to try. I wonder if rose petals would work.
Kiva on lähteä seuraamaan miten värit kehittyy🙂 itse olen purkkivärjännyt jo ja neuvoisin sinua laittamaan purkin aivan täyteen vettä niin pinnalle ei kasva hometta niin helposti. Pitääpä itsekin laittaa purkki pöhisemään!
I’m looking forward to seeing the dying results! Also, I love the dress (tunic?) you’re wearing in this video. I want to ask where it’s from because I want one for myself, but I’m guessing it’s likely some awesome brand or it’s handmade and not available in the USA. 😅
Very informative episode! I live in the desert and place my jars outside in the summer when I solar dye yarn using food coloring. Can I use this same method with plant materials? Would I leave it for 4 weeks?
Love this!!! What is the name of the “powder” you put at the end? I fell in love with your videos when you did your vlogmas and don’t miss any video now. Thank you Jena. Greetings from Canada.
How delightful to see you so soon. This is wonderful! I want to learn to dye yarn, but, maybe this is a good way to start! I started a podcast. Not nearly like yours, but come check it out! Thanks!
I plantdyed before but not in this way. will the colours stick longterm with this way of dying? If it is it would be fun to try. thankyou for doing this video.😀
Good morning from Mongolia, I have discovered your wonderful knitting podcasts and this morning, because we here in Mongolia are five hours ahead of Finland, I was delighted to see not only a new podcast that I could watch while finishing a pair of socks, but this wonderful episode on solar dyeing. I will have to dive in and try this for sure! I relate to your sense of helplessness with the war in Ukraine but you should know that every moment you are spending volunteering your free time to help those refugees in your home town, is a gift. A few weeks ago I discovered the beekeepers quilt blanket. Yes, I am very late in jumping on the hexipuff knitting craze but now that I have, I too am addicted. What fun to knit up a puff or two in between bigger projects. I fill my little puffs with scraps of yarn and lavender and intend on donating the finished quilt to the daycare in my little village. Since you have so many followers, I thought that you could suggest that anyone interested could start on this project and the finished quilt could be donated to a center that is housing refugees while they are waiting to be resettled. Those in your town who come to your shop could toss their finished puffs in a basket in your shop and voila, I suspect you would have enough for a blanket in no time. You may feel helpless, but having over 80 thousand subscribers, plus me :), you can bring people together for the benefit of Ukraine. Just a thought. Thank you for all you are doing, be well, keep knitting and definitely keep solar dyeing. Goodbye from your new and probably only follower from Mongolia.
That was FUN. Will anticipate the development of color. The jar looks like it’s filled with spaghetti noodles and herbs. Thank you
Yaay, I can sit and knit while I watch you! I am sooo interested in this process!
I am so excited to try Solar yarn dyeing! I watched both parts twice and took notes! I have to skein my yarn and then fun can begin. I have all the equipment and lots of natural dyestuff here on my farm. Also a freezer with avocado pits and skins and flowers I’ve kept for botanical dyeing on fabric, Which I really enjoy. Can’t wait! Thank you! 🌺🌻🌼💐
Yaaay! Have fun!
I’m excited to see the end results!!!!! I’ve never dyed yarn but I would love to try it! Thank you, Jana! 🌸
That looks very interesting - looking forward to watching the colour changes.
Thank yo for sharing this. I’ve not heard of Solar Dyeing before. Looking forward to seeing the colours as they develop. ♥️
This looks fun! I am going to try it too. Right now it is rainy and cool this weekend here in Portland. I think that I will wait for the sun to shine and then make a jar of yarn to solar die. Thanks so much!
This is so cool. I have been wanting to learn to dye yarn but I don't have a lot of time. This way I can just get it going, check it now and again, then have some pretty yarn. Thank you for doing this.
How interesting. I’d never thought of doing anything like this before. It’s so neat. It funny how a purple onion would not produce pink or purple. How fascinating. ❤️
Yes, like the green avocado making pink dye!
Jana sooo cool!😃👏🏼 Ty for showing this idea and you did a great job demonstrating
ou some coloring with goodies from da nature 🌱💖 how exciting! 😌
p.s. I think the beetroots would produce lovely purple pink.. 😏
Hi Jana , lovely episode . I found a solar jar from 2 years ago when gardening yesterday :) I usually bundle up several and hide some from myself to counter my impatient self . It is like Christmas come early when you discover them . I plan to do this years when my Niece and Nephew come to stay in a few weeks time . I shall look forward to seeing how yours turn out . Kerrie
This is a fun video! Look forward to your updates 🧶
😮 looks fun! Can’t wait to see the results!
I loved this video! Thank you so much for sharing! Wonderful to see you in your home environment clearly doing something you enjoy! I look forward to seeing the next episode 😊
Thank you so much!
Oooh fun! I will do this with kids before vacation and see what it looks like when we return. Thanks for sharing.
I loved it Jana! Thank you.
This is great! I have seen solar dying mentioned quite a bit recently with no knowledge of what it is or how to do it. I have a spare big glass jar and a very sunny kitchen window sill, so I am going to try this out. Thank you so much xx
Yay! It's so much fun! You should definitely try!
Have just found your video. So interesting. Have subscribed and now going to the next one to see the result of Solar dying (never heard of before, so really interested). Thank you for something new 😊
Lynne in London ❤️
Tämä oli ihana jakso, kiitos Jana! 😍 Olen höperöitynyt kasvivärjäykseen, mutten ole kokeillut vielä purkkivärjäystä. Oi oi, nyt on ihan pakko kokeilla!
Olen keräillyt sipulinkuoria ja pakastimeen avocadon siemeniä ja kuoriakin. Murskasin ne ennen pakastamista.
Ihanan inspiroiva jakso.
Thank you so much for this video. I want to dye yarn when my Grandchildren come for "Gramma Camp" this summer. I love the idea of natural dying instead of chemicals and solar instead of boiling water. I live in the desert so there is never a shortage of sun or heat where I live. I also want to try red wine to dye.
Sound like the perfect place to do solar dyeing! Kids usually love it!
Oooh, this is so exciting! I love that we we will be waiting with you to see what happens. So many UA-camrs skip to weeks ahead to the final result but I enjoy taking it slow and waiting - this is wonderful!
Thank you! I was thinking about making the video that way, but then decided that observing it together would be more fun. And I can give quick updates on my regular episodes.
@@FinnishKnittingStories you chose rightly, I believe! You also have me saving avocado remains to try dyeing with. 😀
I am now aware of another creative opportunity. Very appreciated and I look forward to seeing the outcome. Something fun to teach my grandchildren. Thank you Jana
Thank you! Kids usually love it! Our son in looking at my jars first thing every morning.
How interesting and fun 🤩
Jana this looks so interesting, I've never heard of solar dying. Will love to see what happens to your skein of yarn. :)
This was interesting. Thank you for sharing
Hello, thank you so much for your podcast; I loved it! How lovely of you to share it with you. Will definitely have a go. Take care and happy knitting 🧶
Thankyou for this extra bonus video Jana. What a lovely idea and so simple. I’d love to try that. I have lavender and many other plants and flowers growing in my garden.
I love your dress and your kitchen too. Very relaxing and enjoyable. More please 😀🧶🇬🇧☀️
Thank you so much! You should definitely join the fun!
Hello Jana, I love this video!
So exiting! I`m gonna try that :) a little summer project
I liked watching you do this. I might try it 😎
Very interesting Jana, I can't wait to see the results. I think I would like to try solar dyeing.
Yay! Go for it!
Loved this episode...kiitos 🤗❤️
Well that looked easy enough! I can't wait to see the results and will be looking for some items in my yard to try dying with. Thank you. =]
Good idea to do with my grandchildren or teens this summer. Ty 🧶🧶🧶
Definitely!
Very interesting- I will think to look for suitable yarn soon. 😀
I loved your video. I have never thought of doing anything like this before, but after watching your video, I am considering setting up several jars with a variety of plants and yarn. I will display them in my back sun room.
I,ve been thinking about dyeing yarn for a long time, noe you inspired me to do it😃👍 Im looking forward to see how it turns out😃
That's fantastic! Let us all know how it goes.
Oh I love dyeing, and it is fun to watch your process - I have some black walnut skins that I gathered from the neighborhood and hope to try them out soon - maybe I’ll try the solar method. you have such a great sense of color in your regular dyes it will be interesting to see what you do with this method/material.
Thank you! The natural method is always a bit unpredictable, but it only makes it more exciting.
Hi, thank you for this video. I have been saving yellow onion peels and think I may try solar dying with them. I live in Phoenix AZ.
I plan to try lupine flowers and pomegranate peels that I have heard mean that you do not need alum but I have never tested before. The yarn can always be colored again if it does not work. also consider the root of lupine, as it is a weed.
I want to try pomegranate peels as well. They should work without alum.
I've never tried lupine roots, but the leaves do give the most beautiful bright yellow colour.
love this video thank you for the Inspiration 💗🧶🌱🧅. I will fill up a jar soon.
Yay!
Thank you for this lovely video! I look forward to seeing the results and would like to try this as well. :-)
super cool video! thanks for the technique - at first, i thought you were going to cook something for us - you have a wonderful setup for a cooking vlog - Cooking Yarn with Jana! thank you!
That made me laugh! Me as a food vlogger. So funny!
That is fascinating - I really want to try it out myself now! Look forward to seeing your results.
thank you for the video. I will defintely try this method with the st.johns flowers which we use to do the cantharion oil (they are yellow but when crushed and in the sun they give an intense red color).
Ohhh, that sounds exciting! Please share the result with us.
Interesting too see this approach of dyeing, haven't seen it before and looking forward to the outcome. I might try a jar myself alongside of you 🙂
It's so simple and easy. You only need a bit of patience to wait for the result.
I tried yarn dying last year for the first time and i had very good results. I used black walnuts in one batch and annato seeds in another batch. Came out beautiful. Want to try red wine, beets and avocados batches next time. Sounds crazy, but i want to try Koolaid too for a fun pool coverup !
Sounds amazing! Go for it! You can get some pretty cool colours with koolaid. I have also used food coloring for dyeing yarn and the result was beautiful.
What a fun video! Thank you for sharing how to do this-you have inspired me to try!😊
Have fun!
It looks Nice. I have thought about trying this for 2-3 years, I Think this year Might be The year, where it is coing to be
Go for it!
This such an interesting dyeing process. I saw a jar like that yesterday In a shop. I have white commercial yarn could I use that for dyeing. I am excited ....... I have pink rose petals I wonder if I can use that for dyeing. Also the petals of a pink camelia. And the hips of 🌹 roses.
You can definitely use the commercial yarn. I've done it many times with white, natural white and even light grey.
Wow! Nu šis gan ir dikti interesanti. Žēl, ka rezltāts tik ilgi jāgaida.
Pirmā burciņa man jau zaļi-dzeltena, bet noteikti vismaz kādu nedēļu vajag pagaidīt, lai kārtīgi iekrāsojās.
I can not wait to try this with my lavender this year and hmm I don’t know what else. Lots of things in our yard to try. I wonder if rose petals would work.
You could give it a go and if you're not happy with the colour, you can always overdye. That's the magic of yarn dyeing.
@@FinnishKnittingStories I look forward to seeing your colors. Love the new one too!
Kiva on lähteä seuraamaan miten värit kehittyy🙂 itse olen purkkivärjännyt jo ja neuvoisin sinua laittamaan purkin aivan täyteen vettä niin pinnalle ei kasva hometta niin helposti. Pitääpä itsekin laittaa purkki pöhisemään!
Kiitos! Eilen tosiaan lisäsin hieman vettä, kun videossa jäi vajaaksi. 🙂
I’m looking forward to seeing the dying results! Also, I love the dress (tunic?) you’re wearing in this video. I want to ask where it’s from because I want one for myself, but I’m guessing it’s likely some awesome brand or it’s handmade and not available in the USA. 😅
You guessed right, the linen tunic is from a little store in Riga. I bought it many years ago during one of my visits to Latvia.
Very informative episode! I live in the desert and place my jars outside in the summer when I solar dye yarn using food coloring. Can I use this same method with plant materials? Would I leave it for 4 weeks?
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Love this!!!
What is the name of the “powder” you put at the end? I fell in love with your videos when you did your vlogmas and don’t miss any video now. Thank you Jena. Greetings from Canada.
I'm adding alum, it's a mordant that will help the colour stick to the yarn.
How delightful to see you so soon. This is wonderful! I want to learn to dye yarn, but, maybe this is a good way to start!
I started a podcast. Not nearly like yours, but come check it out! Thanks!
Ohhh, congratulations! I will definitely check it out!
@@FinnishKnittingStories Thanks, Janna.
@@FinnishKnittingStories Thank you! I am still learning, and so much to learn.
I plantdyed before but not in this way. will the colours stick longterm with this way of dying? If it is it would be fun to try. thankyou for doing this video.😀
The colours should stick quite well, if you keep it long enough in the jar and use a mordant. 3-4 weeks is recommended time. Sometimes even longer.
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