How to dye yarn with Avocado

Join me as I dye yarn with Avocado. Using the pit and the skin, I will give you tips on how to create beautiful colours from this wonderful fruit. I also use well water and snow to show the impact your water source has on the final colour.

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What you will need

Cooking Pot (dedicated to natural dyeing)
water
Avocados
tongs
gloves
bucket
sift

Tips

1/ Clean the avocado pit and skin thoroughly, removing all green pulp.

2/ Do not boil your dye-bath. Slow and easy will provide better results.

3/ Keep the temperature at a low simmer after adding your yarn. This will prevent the yarn from felting.

4/ Add wet yarn to the dye-pot. Wetting your yarn beforehand opens up your fibre, so it can more readily absorb the colour.

5/ Use different water sources to achieve different results.

6/ Relax and enjoy the process. 😊