Dyeing Twisted Skeins of Yarn with 3 Different Colors; Ocean Yarn (2023 Chanukah Night 6)

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VIDEO CONTENTS:
[0:00] Introduction
[1:19] The dyes
Caribbean Blue, Sapphire Blue, Chartreuse
1 gram Chartreuse & Caribbean Blue, 2 grams Sapphire Blue
Dissolve each individually in hot tap water
Planning to have 500 g of yarn in the pan total
[3:16] The dyebath set up
8 cups of water + 4 T white vinegar (I used about 6 cups of this mixture)
heat the yarn
[5:24] Dyeing the first Green layer
Dissolve the 1g dye in 6 cups of water
After 10 minutes remove the yarn from the pan (most color has abosrbed)
[10:32] Dyeing the second Layer - Sapphire Blue
~5 cups total volume + 3 T white vinegar. Pour on to the re-twisted yarn
Wait 20 minutes before removing the yarn
Move the zip ties a bit before the third round.
[17:34] Dyeing the third layer - Carribbean blue
Dissolve in 5 cups water +3 T white vinegar
heat for 15 minutes
[23:58] Steam Setting the yarn
[26:28] Washing the yarn
[27:55] Dyeing more yarn
[29:11] The average color
0.4 g Chartreuse, Caribbean Blue, 0.8 g of Sapphire Blue. Combined the dye together added to 16 cups water with no acid, added the yarn then acid and then heated for 30 minutes
[31:17] The finished dry yarn
[37:45] The twisted minis
[40:09] Conclusions

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