Dyeing Heavy Speckled Yarn - Layering 8 different colors of speckles! (2021 Chanukah Night 8)

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VIDEO CONTENTS:
[0:00] Introduction
[0:59] The dyes
Dharma Acid Dyes in Baby Blue Eyes, Caribbean Blue, Midnight Blue, Tornado Gray, Intense Iris, Royal Purple, Kelly Green, and Teal Green
[1:57] Swatching the colors
[3:42] mixing the Dyes
1 heaping teaspoon of citric acid powder with two scoops on a popsicle stick of the acid dye
[5:05] Presoaking the yarn
presoaked with acid (healthy splashes of vinegar) overnight
[5:44] The dyebath
300 g yarn, 6 cups of water + 4 T white vinegar total
[7:55] Dyeing the yarn
layer the speckles on color at a time
add a little more CA Powder to the Carribean Blue and Kelly Green to dilute them a bit more
[15:36] Flipping the yarn to dye the other side
wait 10 min between flips
once satisfied with the color, add 8 cups of water and heat 20 minutes
[22:06] How to improve the rates of the technique
[25:27] The yarn mop
[27:33] washing the yarn
[28:21] The Dry Yarn
[33:29] Twisted Minis
[35:32] Conclusions

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