Let's dye yarn using the heat from the sun! In this video, we will dye 100 g of Stroll Fingering Weight Yarn - 75% Superwash Merino/ 25% nylon http://shrsl.com/161a2 (KnitPicks Affiliate Link) with food coloring layered in a mason jar that we set outside in direct sunlight for the whole day.
Wilton Color Right Food Coloring (Affiliate Link) - https://amzn.to/2NJGm90
VIDEO CONTENTS:
[0:00] Introduction
[0:30] Filling the 1 qt jar with dye, yarn, vinegar, and water. I added the ingredients as follows:
1 cup water
1T white vinegar
10 drops base blue
Add part of the dry yarn
4 drops of yellow around the middle of the yarn. (at the sides of the jar)
Add the rest of the yarn
Slowly add more tap water until all of the yarn is covered.
4 drops of base black
A little more water
[8:09] Sealing up the jar and going outside into the sun (starting 930 AM)
[9:34] Checking in after 1.5 hours in the sun.
[10:38] ~3.5 hours in the sun
[12:19] ~5.5 hours outside, moving the jar to a new sunny location
[12:45] 630 PM (~ 9 hours outside) and the sun is gone from my yard. I moved the jar inside a bit before we opened it up to wash it.
[13:20] Opening the jar and washing the yarn
[17:14] The finished dry yarn and conclusions
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