Dyeing Speckled Yarn 6+ Ways Using Two Acid Dye Colors - 2019 Chanukah Night 1

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VIDEO CONTENTS:
[0:00] Introduction
[1:29] The experiment
Presoak the yarn with 1/4 cup white vinegar
[3:33] Preparing the dyes: Dharma Acid Dye 411 Deep Magenta and 424 True Turquoise
2 T citric acid
Add 1/2 tsp dye total in each cup. (the half and half cup has 1/4 tsp of each)
[6:37] Speckling the yarn
[12:26] steam setting for 20 minutes
[13:40] wiping down the counter with more yarn mops
[14:22] Low Immersion speckling with our mixtures (using some of the presoak water)
[17:57] Mixing dry powder without Citric Acid versus layering on separately
[24:03] Washing the yarn (yarn mops and then a sample of the speckled)
[25:51] The finished dry yarn and conclusoins


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