Dyeing Lilac Tree Soft Speckled Yarn; Diamond Sock SW Merino/Silk (2023 Chanukah Bonus Night 9)

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VIDEO CONTENTS:
[0:00] Introduction
[1:47] Presoaking the yarn
presoak overnight in plain tap water
[2:51] Picking the right purple
[4:57] The dye colors
2.5 g in 250 mL of Electric violet
2 T citric acid + 1/2 tsp of the dye powder (Pecan Brown & Electric Violet)
10 mL of 1% stock to 3 cups of water of the purple
2 mL in 1 cup of water
[10:22] Adding acid to the yarn
2 glugs white vinegar in a white basin
[11:16] Adding the purple with a foam brush
200 g of yarn at a time.
Don't heat set before speckles
[15:33] Speckling
wait 5 min before flipping
steam set for 30 minutes (400 g of yarn in the pot at a time)
[24:44] Dyeing more pastel purple
[25:54] Removing from the steamer basket
[27:26] more speckling
[28:19] Washing the yarn
[30:35] leave no dye behind
[32:01] The finished dry yarn
[40:02] Conclusions

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