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KoolAid dye question...
OK, so what's the recipe for dying yarn using KoolAid?
TIA, Noreen -- STRIP *tease* to email me. |
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Get the fiber thoroughly wet. Sprinkle on Koolaid for spotty effects,
or mix one packet Koolaid with one cup of water and a splash of vinegar, or enough water to cover the fiber/yarn. Heat-set in the microwave. On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 09:10:32 -0500, Noreen's Knit*che wrote: OK, so what's the recipe for dying yarn using KoolAid? TIA, Noreen |
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Try this website....
http://www.thepiper.com/fiberart/koo...sic-howto.html Janise "Noreen's Knit*che" wrote in message t... OK, so what's the recipe for dying yarn using KoolAid? TIA, Noreen -- STRIP *tease* to email me. |
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Color Chart is he
http://www.thepiper.com/fiberart/koolaid/ I did try this using Lambs Pride white wool and was amazed at the bright colors that resulted. I'll tell you what though, I sure will never *drink* that stuff again! Stitchbug "Janise Ross" wrote in message ... Try this website.... http://www.thepiper.com/fiberart/koo...sic-howto.html Janise "Noreen's Knit*che" wrote in message t... OK, so what's the recipe for dying yarn using KoolAid? TIA, Noreen -- STRIP *tease* to email me. |
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Will the Kool Aid dye work on store bought white acrylic yarn?
Got me curious again lol. Hugs, Cori -- If my address reads spammers r stupid then give me a shout on line. If my address reads yahoo delete no spam to email me back. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.522 / Virus Database: 320 - Release Date: 9/29/03 |
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Probably not. Koolaid is an acid dye and AFAIK it only works on
protein fibers. Possibly cotton (cellulosic), most likely not on synthetics. Can't hurt to try tho. On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 23:01:23 -0400, "Cori" wrote: Will the Kool Aid dye work on store bought white acrylic yarn? Got me curious again lol. Hugs, Cori |
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Noreen's Knit*che wrote in message et...
OK, so what's the recipe for dying yarn using KoolAid? I've found this http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7212/koolaid.htm to be a very simple and effective way for dyeing with Kool-Aid. I use the microwave method and wool just soaks up the dye. I get beautiful mottled results. |
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SlinkyToy wrote in message . ..
Probably not. Koolaid is an acid dye and AFAIK it only works on protein fibers. Possibly cotton (cellulosic), most likely not on synthetics. Can't hurt to try tho. Didn't work well on cotton at all in my experience. |
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Cori wrote:
Will the Kool Aid dye work on store bought white acrylic yarn? Nope. That's a manufactured fiber made from, basically, plastic - or whatever, I'm not a chemical engineer, but you get the idea. It's colored in the chemical process as it's made, like polyester is. Union dyes like RIT supposedly will give at least pastel colors on acrylic, but even that's iffy. Plus, the heat necessary will likely 'kill' the acrylic, making it lose its 'bounce.' This can be great if you want the end product to be really drapey, and do it deliberately; but not if you want the yarn to keep its body. If you've ever washed an acrylic sweater in a too-hot machine cycle, or dried one on too high a setting, you'll know what I mean. Kool-Aid's an acid dye, so works on protein fibers - wool, silk, llama, alpaca, etc. It won't take well on vegetable fibers like cotton or rayon; you'll get more muted colors and it'll most likely fade with every wash, eventually getting grayish, like Kool-Aid stains on your favorite cotton-poly T-shirt do. (they don't come *out* easily - they just end up looking yucky after umpteen washings. g i.e., it stains, it doesn't dye, when it comes to veg. fibers.) Plus it'll fade faster from exposure to light on vegetable fibers than it will on protein fibers. Monica (the font of half-remembered, fairly-useless trivia ::snerk: CMMPDX2 at aol remove 'eat.spam' to email me --------- "No, that isn't me you saw - I'm not here, I'm incognito!" (Me, Myself & I) Support our Troops!! http://www.wtv-zone.com/kjsb/bataan.html |
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Thanks everyone, but here's another Q: won't it FELT the wool using a
microwave? Sorry to be so 'dumb' about this, but I'd hate to make a mistake and ruin good wool. Hugs, Noreen --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.525 / Virus Database: 322 - Release Date: 10/9/03 |
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