How Many Colorways Can I Dye w/ Neon Fluorescent Acid Dyes? 2022 Spring Mini Skein Mini Series Bonus

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KntiPicks Hawthorne Sock Blanks (80% Superwash Highland Wool / 20% Polyamide) - https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=726901...
Wool2Dye4 Shimmer Fingering (90% Superwash Merino / 10% Lurex) - https://www.wool2dye4.com/ShimmerFing...
Wool2Dye4 Zebra Fingering (100% Peruvian Highland Wool) - https://www.wool2dye4.com/Zebrafinger...
Wool2Dye4 Zebra DK Superwash (100% Superwash merino) -https://www.wool2dye4.com/SuperwashMe...
Sheila's Gold Zebra (80% Superwash Merino / 20% Nylon) - https://www.wool2dye4.com/SheilasGold...
Catering Steam Pan: https://amzn.to/2tGWYph *
Digital Kitchen Scale - https://amzn.to/2XJgleB *
Plastic Syringes for Measuring dye - https://amzn.to/3fCX4nP *
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Deluxe Rubber Respirator - https://www.dharmatrading.com/tools/d...
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Dharma Acid Dyes - https://www.dharmatrading.com/dyes/dh...
Dharma Squeeze Bottles - https://www.dharmatrading.com/tools/s...
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Face Masks for Dyeing Yarn - http://www.chemknits.com/2020/07/resp...
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VIDEO CONTENTS:
[0:00] Introduction
[0:27] The yarn
[3:45] Sock blanks
Presoaking the yarn in 16 cups of water + 6 T white vinegar.
Presoak the blanks in plain tap water.
presoak everything for 30+ minutes
[5:23] The dyes
Dharma acid dyes Fluorescent Fuschia, Fluorescent Safety Orange, Fluroescent Lemon, Radioactive, Carribean Blue, and purple pop
[6:19] The dyeing set up
Add 3 - 100 g Hawthrone sock blanks to my catering steam pan
Add some water with 4 T white vinegar to it. Pour enough on to the yarn so it has most of the yarn at/above the surface.
[11:47] Dyeing sock blanks + yarn mop prototypes
apply 5he 6 colors. steam mops for 40 minutes
[24:21] Steam setting the yarn
Transfer the steam pan with the blanks to my stove to finish heat setting.
[27:49] Adding more color to the yarn mops
[29:27] Washing the yarn mops
[31:24] Checking in on the blanks
Slowly add more water to make sure all powders have dissolved
Add extra vinegar over the blues and pinks
[35:16] Washing the sock blanks
[37:59] Dyeing an alternative immersion colorway
3 T white vinegar in 8 cups of water - cover 300 g of yarn and save the extra
two zebra superwash bases + lurex blend
Add the neon colors, move around with the spoon, then wait 40 minutes before flipping
transfer to the gas stove to help get more heat
Turn off the heat to let the yarn cool for 1 hour before dyeign the other side.
[43:02] Flipping prototype 2 very carefully to dye the other side
[48:43] The finished dry yarn
[51:42] the sock blanks
[55:52] Many twisted skeins
[58:03] Conclusions


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