Oh my god yes!!! those earrings are amazing! i need them!
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😊 I made the earrings! I got two lego keychains and then took them apart to make the earrings.
@briannabauer1008
3 жыл бұрын
@@ChemKnitsTutorials That is so cool and creative! Maybe i'll make some Mandolorian/grogu ones ;)
@sarahwartenberg667
3 жыл бұрын
That's such a brilliant way to create earrings love the mismatched coordination
@bethtuten9378
3 жыл бұрын
Yay, cotton! My biggest tip for dyeing cotton/ plant based fibers is to let the washing machine do the bulk of the rinsing and washing! I do this with no to minimal tangling by putting the yarn in a mesh bag, and using rubber bands to make sure the yarn cannot move at all.
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
This is a good tip, although I'm terrified of introducing dye into my washing machine. We had an issue a few years ago where mystery stains were appearing on clothes and we ended up replacing the whole thing since it was ruining too many items. I am therefore nervous to introduce dye into the machine. ;)
@bethtuten9378
3 жыл бұрын
@@ChemKnitsTutorials Whether it's tshirts or yarn, I do the cycles on the lowest water setting. Once I'm done, I run the machine empty, highest water setting, with detergent AND bleach, and do at least one extra rinse cycle. The one thing about fiber reactive dyes you have to just accept is that it's a water heavy technique.
@MOLLIMEDIA
3 жыл бұрын
Rebecca, I’m so glad you’re stepping out of your “comfort zone” and diving into fiber reactive dyes. They’re very versatile and can be applied in multiple ways to get varying effects. I’ve been using them since the mid-1980’s (when we studied surface design on fabric as part of our apparel design program). Urea is a wetting agent that keeps the fiber moist so the dye has a longer activation time. Dharma Trading is an awesome resource for dyeing tutorials. Thanks for inspiring me to use acid dyes… I hope you find endless inspiration working with fiber reactive dyes. 🤓
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
I'm very excited to play more this summer! I'm counting the days until camp starts at the end of the month so I have more time to film. :D
@jygood3718
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment, I'm so curious about dyeing with cotton yarn, it's eluding me. I think part of my problem is I'm looking for similar results that I get from dyeing wool, and I don't even know if that's possible. Any ideas, please?
@ooohlaa13
9 ай бұрын
After watching today, I came back here again and thot I would add that for yellow specifically, it would be great to show bare wet yarn so you can contrast what actually happened better. Its lovely but on different monitors it looks different, e.g., one of mine you can barely see the yellow but if you had the original it would be more obvious. Thanx, loved todays bread bag dye session, you've come a long way watching you for many years. Bravo!
@kotasdj
3 жыл бұрын
The shorter shelf life is why the one step approach isn't good for making dyestock. Without the soda ash (or another pH modifier) the procion MX dye stock is supposed to be able to last a couple weeks if kept refrigerated. With the soda ash it will last maybe a day. When you add the soda ash will affect the results similar to how changing when you add the acid can affect the results with acid dyes. Presoaking in the soda ash is preferred for tie dye because it helps get sharper lines between areas of the design so that the tied pattern stands out more. For other types of dyeing when you add the soda ash will affect how even the color is and how soft or sharp any patterning. The KZitem channel So Many Colors has a video showing the differences between adding soda ash before, during, or at the end of dyeing. All of them can wind up looking good so it's just a matter of personal preference and which one best matches what you are going for. If you do a video about black procion dyes it would be interesting to see a comparison of different blacks since they are all blends and will lean to different shades.
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
I remember going through Dharma's black fiber reactive dye page and seeing how all of the different blacks break and spread. It was so mesmerizing! THank you for all of this information!
@bethtuten9378
3 жыл бұрын
I watch 3 different tie due KZitem channels. Mr. Tie Dye largely concentrates on showing how to tie all kinds of designs; he also shares tips and tricks for new dyers. Casual Collusions does a lot of experimenting with different techniques and ways to die, similar to your "what will happen if" mentality. He uses dharma scarlet, lemon yellow, and bluebird as his primaries. Belladonna Dyes is a channel I just found in the last week. She does a great job of explaining as if your a brand new dyer in nearly every video.
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome recommendations! I'll have to try to check some of them out.
@SequoiaMakes
3 жыл бұрын
I'm in a lot of Tie Dye groups on Facebook. Most use Fiber Reactive dyes. One technique that I've tried and find to be excellent is Hot Water Irrigation (HWI). It'd be cool to see that done with yarn. You mix the dyes with SA, but as dry powder, which keeps them inactive. You tie up your piece, then add dyes (mixed with soda ash), and then use water at a temp of around 140 degrees F and gently spray it on the piece, taking care not to move your dyes around (most use a garden sprayer filled with the hot water to mist the water on). Anyway, not sure how that'd work with yarn but I think it could be interesting for getting a variegated yarn. I have dyed cotton yarn with Fiber Reactive Dye in baggies, and heat set them. Some of the dyes have a strong smell when heated up so, be careful with that. I left the baggies opened, put them in my steam basket and water in the pot below. I placed a lid over the steamer and let them heat up. It worked well, but I was worried about the baggies melting. They didn't but I kept a close eye on them to make sure. Anyway, you might play around with some of these idea.
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
Oh interesting!!!!
@lynette.
3 жыл бұрын
Oh yes tye dye takes me back to the 70s love seeing it again.
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
I love wearing it :D I need to do more.
@jeangreenfield5993
3 жыл бұрын
Love lemon yellow 🍋🍋🍋💛
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@jenoakborn
3 жыл бұрын
I use the fiber reactive dyes on wool with salt & vinegar. It's fun, you get some really pretty muted shades.
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
I really need to explore salt...
@oakborn
3 жыл бұрын
@@ChemKnitsTutorials I followed Dharma's instructions & your playful attitude and have created some really great stuff! Thanks for the inspiration!
@ajspersonaltouch
3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love my yarn! When I first opened it, I thought it was highlighter yellow yarn that I was pulling out, and as I took it out, I could see that it is bright, but not that bright, which made me very happy. I love bright, but not too bright. I am sooo excited to use it. Lat week during the we crochet sale, I got some Comfy Color Mist Worsted Weight in Pima Cotton, in the color way Sunshower, so that I cn combine them in a summer top and play with the texture as much as you did with the color! I am so excited! I got a couple opinions before doing this! I hope to be your lab partner again in the future, maybe next Spring or Summer, and have you work with cotton again and see you have so much fun dying and playing like you did in this one. I loved watching how excited you got! I love the ideas you were coming up with. Ye Yellow is my favorite color. but I love all colors, and my daughters favorite is black, so you had me oohing and ahhing at a lot of your suggestions! I will let you see the top after i make it, it is not the next think on my to do list, maybe the 2nd or third after the top I am making now. I have to get some crocheting for others done as well :) Thanks again! I love love love it!! I just read all the comments and someone called it daffodil yellow, and yes, I agree and Daffodils are one of my favorite flowers! (go figure!) I just cannot wait to do this again with you, if I start working soon, maybe even before next year :)
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
I'm so so glad you like the yarn! I had a lot of fun trying out this technique and want to do it again with acid dyes, with FR dyes... with all kinds of things. Thank you so much for all of the support you've shown me and for being my Lab Partner!
@lisasilver8174
3 жыл бұрын
love love this video - i read that 'Urea is added to keep the water wet'.... therefore the fibre reactive dyes have a chance to react, as they seem to need time. Last year i dyed alot of tie dye socks for a company, and found that soaking the socks in sodium carbonate best, then wringing out the excess water so the tie dye colours didn't 'run', i would wrap them, keep them in a warm place, and leave them up to 48 hours - allowing maximum time for the colour uptake, hence the Urea - to keep the socks as 'wet' as they could be for the longest amount of time. I achieved best results that way, so i found the Urea to be quite an essential part of the process, however i didnt try it without??!
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@ruthstoneman3324
3 жыл бұрын
Yes!! Please do some tie dye shirts or cotton totes. I'm trying to use My fiber reactive dyes and I'm totally winging it. Also, get the next size up soup containers next time you order take out and you could probably fit a whole skein of yarn in there for this method. That yarn was beautiful!!
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Ruth!
@ooohlaa13
3 жыл бұрын
I bought some urea years ago but never got around to it. I understand if it smells like ammonia it is no longer potent My notes say this about urea: UREA "Recommended for use with Fiber Reactive Dyes when doing tie-dye, painting, printing and other methods of direct application. Urea is a 'moisture drawing' agent or 'humectant' which keeps the fabric damper longer during the curing or fixing process, thereby making for deeper, brighter colors. Fiber Reactive dyes won't "fix" if they dry out!" It can also break down dye powder to dissolve better, as well as allow more dye in less water so as to increase color intensity. The urea in the dye water makes the color fix quickly as for spray and hand painting. Some may have come from Paula Burch website. This is great fun, eager to see your future experiments ... thanx for reminding me I already have the yarn in my stash.
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@AndiNewtonian
3 жыл бұрын
OMG, your earrings! Star Wars and R2D2 fangirl SQUEEEEEEEE! The yarn turned out really nice. Such a cheerful color!
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! 😊 As for the earrings, I made them out of some Lego keychains. :D
@dawnjanz
3 жыл бұрын
I rinse a couple times then put boiling water and soap on it and leave it to soak until it is cool. This really gets the extra dye out and minimizes the rinsing,
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
OOoo good idea!
@pixgeekphotography
3 жыл бұрын
Hahah kinda like the shake and bake of dyeing! This is fun stuff!
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
YES SHake and bake! lol
@pixgeekphotography
3 жыл бұрын
@@ChemKnitsTutorials hahahaha!!!!!!
@margaretgumbs4126
3 жыл бұрын
I put my hand dyed Cotton yarn in a zippered mesh laundry bag and send it through a rinse cycle in my washing machine. Since Cotton yarn doesn’t felt it works very well.
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
I'm nervous to try this, but I really really should try this! Lol. (The nervousness is from having a washing machine incident where it was staining clothes for unexplained reasons.) However - I eventually wash tie dyed shirts in the machine, so I shouldn't be afraid to do it with yarn!
@tamaradensmore6216
3 жыл бұрын
I love yellow and this yarn looks great! I’m encouraged! Maybe I will be able to do this myself!!!❤️
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
You can do it!
@Pnwmommaof3
3 жыл бұрын
The ziplock method is my favorite way to dye cotton! Try adding different colors together next time! I’ve gotten the coolest yarn and white left behind ! I don’t squeeze hardly at all and just let it sit. It turns out so fun. Looooove the yellow yarn you got!!!
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
I'm SUPER excited to try with more colors!
@jygood3718
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for stepping out with cotton. I too have been dipping my toes into cotton dyeing, but keep getting scared off by how much water is used to rinse the yarn afterward. But the tonal results make me want to try again. This looks like an interesting method to try. I look forward to where you go from here. But I think I'd rather see yarn dyeing, than t-shirt dyeing. 👍⭐💜
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
That's totally fine! There may be some more shirts coming up since the kids want to do it with me (and I want some for myself, lol) but I hope to do a lot more yarn, too.
@lynette.
3 жыл бұрын
Daffodil yellow beautiful
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@dawnjanz
3 жыл бұрын
YAY! Need more fiber reactive things!
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
I really really do!!
@amymikelson3060
3 жыл бұрын
Great video! I was very interested because I got ton of fiber reactive dye from my sister. She used to dye, but doesn't anymore and gave me a whole wall of it. I think she's got all the colors. Anyway, I have to give it a go. I thought the yellow was lovely. I'll look forward to more of these videos and I would also love to see you do some shirts!
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
Old Navy had so much tie dye stuff this year that I had fun purchasing that I really need to dye up some things for myself!!
@jtarmstrong1234
3 жыл бұрын
In my experience of cotton, what you plan may not be what you get. I like full immersion cold bath dye (start out hot as you can get the tap because the powder dissolves better), let it sit for a few hours, rinse, layer another color, let that sit, etc. Speckling is hard, at least I haven't had luck with it, but it may not be impossible. I also use washing soda rather than soda ash. Chemically, it's the same, but soda has more moisture so you use more (by weight/volume), but it's also available at the grocery store.
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
Oh interesting! I think the first plan with speckling is to do it with vinegar on wool, and then to see how it behaves on cotton.
@saraa3418
3 жыл бұрын
This color reminds me of the dandelion yarn you dyed recently.
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
The color is very similar!
@danitshmueli5006
3 жыл бұрын
I love yellow. Color of the sun
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@susandorrington7623
3 жыл бұрын
I am interested whether the first rinse water has enough dye still in it to dye a 2nd skein of undyed yarn. It seems a pity to pour all that dye down the drain. Or maybe pour the first 2 lots of rinse water into a big bucket, chunk in a 2nd undyed skein, slap on a lid and leave it alone for a week! Hmmm ... Just a thought!
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
there is a chance you could get some staining from the rinse, but since these dyes react with water, a lot of it likely cannot be captured anymore.
@theresasatterfield2828
3 жыл бұрын
I may want to try this with t-shirts 👕 🤔 Love your results. 🧶😀
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
Please do! I want to do this on shirts myself!!
@myChellieanne
3 жыл бұрын
I am so pleased that you are experimenting with fiber reactive dyes. I have been dyeing fabric for quilts-so I have a few colors in fiber reactive . I loved what happened with your experiment today and this could be done in my backyard. Looking forward to future methods with color mixes and gradients. When I dye fabric I use salt to help the dye to leave the water and attach to the fabric. That’s what I was told-wondered if that is true?
@MOLLIMEDIA
3 жыл бұрын
The salt helps to keep the fibers open to receive the dye. I’ll bet your quilts are beautiful!
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
I think that this technique would be INCREDIBLE on fabric!
@candyquilt
3 жыл бұрын
I do not know who told you that fiber reactive dyes do not dissolve fully. I dyed many yards of cotton back in the day and never had a dye that did not dissolve fully. You might try to find a book by Ann Johnson on dying with fiber reactive dyes. She had a lot of great information.
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
I may have misspoke. It doesn't bind 100% to the cotton fibers as some of it reacts with water. This is the big reason there is a lot of rinsing, compared to acid dyes where they tend to exahust completely.
@wildflower-spirit-creations
3 жыл бұрын
I enjoy these so much. I'm getting curious as to what I might be able to do.
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad!! Have fun!
@judychurchill294
3 жыл бұрын
I use fibre reactive dyes all the time on my yarn and use vinegar as a mordant
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
You can use fiber reactive dyes as acid dyes but not acid dyes as FR dyes. (There could be some exceptions, I suppose.) Vinegar wouldn't work with cotton, but for wool it would work great.
@emmasmom60
3 жыл бұрын
That was great. I still don't like how much dye fibre reactive dyes shed.
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, this is my big complaint with them and a reason why I'm hesitant to use them more on wool. however, once you've rinsed the yarn the color is permanent
@lindasyarnbarn5176
3 жыл бұрын
Do you realize you had your measuring spoon still in the cup when you weighed out your soda ash? Would that make a big difference?
@peggys9449
3 жыл бұрын
She zeroed out the scale so leaving the spoon in would not make a difference
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
As peggy said I zeroed the scale first so it shouldn't have made a difference.
@lindasyarnbarn5176
3 жыл бұрын
@@ChemKnitsTutorials, oh. Ok. I wasn’t sure.
@annebigelow4096
3 жыл бұрын
What about synthropol to see if it will reduce bleeding in this combo? Btw greatest earrings ever!
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I made my earrings out of lego keychains! As for the synthrapol, it doesn't seem to speed things up that much, unfortunately. But i plan to try mroe and more!
@goldensolitude
3 жыл бұрын
Please,please dye more cotton, linen and even acrylic with multiple colours.
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
I'd love to! I ordered a lot more so I hope to start filming more as soon as camp starts.
@davidhensley76
3 жыл бұрын
Green & yellow next time? 😀
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe!!
@jeanbadeaux1486
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Rebecca! I'm a new spinner and haven't dyed yet but watching you with your amazing descriptions is helping me to get the courage to jump in! I have some silk with acid dye from Paradise Fiber Box to ice dye but have been scared to death to ruin all that silk. Would you recommend heat setting after the ice melts or just wash and dry? Thanks for all you do!
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
I haven't done my ice dyeing yet, but I would steam set it after the ice melts to help the colors set well. (This is what I plan to do for myself!)
@BlueLotusLife
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Rebecca! I’m wondering if you’ve ever dyed 50/50 Superwash Merino and Cotton? I’m thinking this kind of yarn would make a wonderful baby blanket on my loom. But alas, it’s cost prohibitive unless I dye it myself. I need some guidance and I’m hoping you’ve already tackled this yarn blend. 🤞🤞🤞
@ChemKnitsTutorials
2 жыл бұрын
I have! I think I did one with wilton's violet and another at some point I'm not remembering. If you search my channel for Galileo (50% wool 50% viscose from bamboo) you can see how the colors can end up muted if you use acid dyes with these blends. I have not yet tried a 50/50 wool/cotton with fiber reactive dyes. Basic conditions for the FR dyes to work on cotton can damage wool, BUT they can also dye wool that way... so I'm not sure. Clearly this is something I need to do!
@BlueLotusLife
2 жыл бұрын
@@ChemKnitsTutorials The 50/50 Superwash /cotton washes up so nicely for a woven baby blanket. The fibers bloom just enough to bring it all together, and, of course, the Superwash makes it easy for new moms. Really, who wants a baby blanket that has to be washed separately and laid flat to dry? Lol. Unfortunately, these blends are harder to find perhaps because of the challenge of dyeing them. Do you think cotton would behave like the bamboo in Galileo?
@shannonorbach8351
3 жыл бұрын
I get better results on cellulose by scouring first
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
I really should scour, but I do love the results I got here!
@cyndymoelter1198
3 жыл бұрын
Do you think you could do this with acid dye and wool blend?
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@juniorwear439
3 жыл бұрын
This is called, "LWI", Low Water Immersion, its on FB group, chk it out.
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! It is funny because I usually think of low immersion in a pot, but I'm very new to fiber reactive dyes.
@locumdo
3 жыл бұрын
What would you use this yarn for? Forgive my ignorance, but I’ve really only knitted socks and dishcloths.
@ChemKnitsTutorials
3 жыл бұрын
I think you could use this boucle yarn for dishcloths, it is super soft. I've used similar yarn for toys, baby bibs and hats, and even a baby blanket. (not this identical boucle, but a very similar one.)
@locumdo
3 жыл бұрын
@@ChemKnitsTutorials Thanks! I SO LOVE your videos!!
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