a 'dyeing' query

For you more experienced dye-ers.... would an alpaca silk blend yarn
'dye-up' EVENLY?
Here's the scoop, I'm going to need a black shawl, and I mean BLACK for an
important event this summer. As you know, my eyes can't take it, even
using a white ragg/towel, whatever on my lap, so... I'm thinking of dyeing
the shawl after I knit it up.
Whatcha think?
TIA,
Noreen

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On Wed, 3 May 2006 13:45:31 -0500, YarnWright
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For you more experienced dye-ers.... would an alpaca silk blend yarn
'dye-up' EVENLY?
Here's the scoop, I'm going to need a black shawl, and I mean BLACK for an
important event this summer. As you know, my eyes can't take it, even
using a white ragg/towel, whatever on my lap, so... I'm thinking of dyeing
the shawl after I knit it up.
Whatcha think?
TIA,
Noreen

I've not been able to produce a true, deep black with the Createx dyes
I use. Dharma has this to say about black dye:

http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/en...A.shtmluuuuy78

Remember: black isn't hte only "formal" color!

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In article , YarnWright
wrote:

For you more experienced dye-ers.... would an alpaca silk blend yarn
'dye-up' EVENLY?
Here's the scoop, I'm going to need a black shawl, and I mean BLACK for an
important event this summer. As you know, my eyes can't take it, even
using a white ragg/towel, whatever on my lap, so... I'm thinking of dyeing
the shawl after I knit it up.
Whatcha think?
TIA,
Noreen

Hello Noreen

You should not have any problems at all, since both are protein fibers. I
do think though that getting a true black dye is not all that easy. I
would not use union dyes as e.g. Rit or Dylon etc. Those are combinations
of dyes so you can dye any kind of fiber. However that makes the dye a
weaker one. Use procion MS or Ciba Dyes, or the Gaywool dyes from
Australia. or the French dyes, Lanaset There are several good mail order
outfits that carry good dyes, that you can order from. Go by the
instructions that come with the dye and make the dye extra strength, to
get a good deep balck.

Pro Chemical is one of them, http://www.prochemical.com/

and Dharma Trading is another one http://www.dharmatrading.com/

Hope this is of help

Els

not sure what dye you'd use for this, and it would need soaking evenly, most
home dyeing doesn't do evenly because the material gets creased or folded
when in the dyepot. So I would suggest several goes at it,

BUT if your eyes aren't up to black, maybe using a magnifying glass that
you have on a string around your neck, and it has a piece on it that rests
on your chest, so everytime you look down, you would be looking through the
mag glass.. These should be able to be purchased from those shops that sell
things for cross stitch.. well that is what I would suggest making the work
bigger to look at and thus not having to dye it... most dyes I do need
boiling to get the dye into the wool..

Perhaps others have a better solution to this, cheers...Cher
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For you more experienced dye-ers.... would an alpaca silk blend yarn
'dye-up' EVENLY?
Here's the scoop, I'm going to need a black shawl, and I mean BLACK for an
important event this summer. As you know, my eyes can't take it, even
using a white ragg/towel, whatever on my lap, so... I'm thinking of dyeing
the shawl after I knit it up.
Whatcha think?
TIA,
Noreen

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Those magnifying glasses on strings are not very handy. If you have a
well endowed bosom like me, they stand out too far so it does not focus
on your work. I think a man must of invented them. Also the string cuts
in the back of your neck, and they are inclined to tip up. That type was
my first magnifying glass and was discarded quickly.
Using small beads I have tried quite a few. I ended up with the Mag Eyes
which work very well because you can also look over the top to look in
the distance or TV. They have about 4 sets of different strength lenses.
For taking on holiday I have a pair that clips on my glasses and they
flip up out of the way but are small so do not take up much room.

The Mag- Eyes are larger since they fasten on a head band and look a bit
like something out of space. LOL
I would say Mad-Eyes every time and several of my friends have got them
and agree with me.
Shirley






In message ,
spinninglilac writes
not sure what dye you'd use for this, and it would need soaking evenly, most
home dyeing doesn't do evenly because the material gets creased or folded
when in the dyepot. So I would suggest several goes at it,

BUT if your eyes aren't up to black, maybe using a magnifying glass that
you have on a string around your neck, and it has a piece on it that rests
on your chest, so everytime you look down, you would be looking through the
mag glass.. These should be able to be purchased from those shops that sell
things for cross stitch.. well that is what I would suggest making the work
bigger to look at and thus not having to dye it... most dyes I do need
boiling to get the dye into the wool..

Perhaps others have a better solution to this, cheers...Cher
"YarnWright" wrote in message
...
For you more experienced dye-ers.... would an alpaca silk blend yarn
'dye-up' EVENLY?
Here's the scoop, I'm going to need a black shawl, and I mean BLACK for an
important event this summer. As you know, my eyes can't take it, even
using a white ragg/towel, whatever on my lap, so... I'm thinking of dyeing
the shawl after I knit it up.
Whatcha think?
TIA,
Noreen

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Sorry to follow my own post but I really do mean Mag-Eyes and not
Mad-Eyes. LOL.
I have only just got out of bed and have not put my specs on yet.
Shirley





In message , Shirley Shone
writes
Those magnifying glasses on strings are not very handy. If you have a
well endowed bosom like me, they stand out too far so it does not focus
on your work. I think a man must of invented them. Also the string cuts
in the back of your neck, and they are inclined to tip up. That type
was my first magnifying glass and was discarded quickly.
Using small beads I have tried quite a few. I ended up with the Mag
Eyes which work very well because you can also look over the top to
look in the distance or TV. They have about 4 sets of different
strength lenses.
For taking on holiday I have a pair that clips on my glasses and they
flip up out of the way but are small so do not take up much room.

The Mag- Eyes are larger since they fasten on a head band and look a
bit like something out of space. LOL
I would say Mad-Eyes every time and several of my friends have got them
and agree with me.
Shirley






In message ,
spinninglilac writes
not sure what dye you'd use for this, and it would need soaking evenly, most
home dyeing doesn't do evenly because the material gets creased or folded
when in the dyepot. So I would suggest several goes at it,

BUT if your eyes aren't up to black, maybe using a magnifying glass that
you have on a string around your neck, and it has a piece on it that rests
on your chest, so everytime you look down, you would be looking through the
mag glass.. These should be able to be purchased from those shops that sell
things for cross stitch.. well that is what I would suggest making the work
bigger to look at and thus not having to dye it... most dyes I do need
boiling to get the dye into the wool..

Perhaps others have a better solution to this, cheers...Cher
"YarnWright" wrote in message
...
For you more experienced dye-ers.... would an alpaca silk blend yarn
'dye-up' EVENLY?
Here's the scoop, I'm going to need a black shawl, and I mean BLACK for an
important event this summer. As you know, my eyes can't take it, even
using a white ragg/towel, whatever on my lap, so... I'm thinking of dyeing
the shawl after I knit it up.
Whatcha think?
TIA,
Noreen

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LOL I thought that you had been reading Harry Potter. g

Higs,
Katherine

Shirley Shone wrote:
Sorry to follow my own post but I really do mean Mag-Eyes and not
Mad-Eyes. LOL.
I have only just got out of bed and have not put my specs on yet.
Shirley





In message , Shirley Shone
writes
Those magnifying glasses on strings are not very handy. If you have a
well endowed bosom like me, they stand out too far so it does not
focus on your work. I think a man must of invented them. Also the
string cuts in the back of your neck, and they are inclined to tip
up. That type was my first magnifying glass and was discarded
quickly. Using small beads I have tried quite a few. I ended up with the
Mag
Eyes which work very well because you can also look over the top to
look in the distance or TV. They have about 4 sets of different
strength lenses.
For taking on holiday I have a pair that clips on my glasses and they
flip up out of the way but are small so do not take up much room.

The Mag- Eyes are larger since they fasten on a head band and look a
bit like something out of space. LOL
I would say Mad-Eyes every time and several of my friends have got
them and agree with me.
Shirley






In message ,
spinninglilac writes
not sure what dye you'd use for this, and it would need soaking
evenly, most home dyeing doesn't do evenly because the material
gets creased or folded when in the dyepot. So I would suggest
several goes at it, BUT if your eyes aren't up to black, maybe using a
magnifying
glass that you have on a string around your neck, and it has a
piece on it that rests on your chest, so everytime you look down,
you would be looking through the mag glass.. These should be able
to be purchased from those shops that sell things for cross
stitch.. well that is what I would suggest making the work bigger
to look at and thus not having to dye it... most dyes I do need
boiling to get the dye into the wool.. Perhaps others have a better
solution to this, cheers...Cher
"YarnWright" wrote in message
...
For you more experienced dye-ers.... would an alpaca silk blend
yarn 'dye-up' EVENLY?
Here's the scoop, I'm going to need a black shawl, and I mean
BLACK for an important event this summer. As you know, my eyes
can't take it, even using a white ragg/towel, whatever on my lap,
so... I'm thinking of dyeing the shawl after I knit it up.
Whatcha think?
TIA,
Noreen

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In article , Shirley Shone
wrote:

Those magnifying glasses on strings are not very handy. If you have a
well endowed bosom like me, they stand out too far so it does not focus
on your work. I think a man must of invented them. Also the string cuts
in the back of your neck, and they are inclined to tip up. That type was
my first magnifying glass and was discarded quickly.
Using small beads I have tried quite a few. I ended up with the Mag Eyes
which work very well because you can also look over the top to look in
the distance or TV. They have about 4 sets of different strength lenses.
For taking on holiday I have a pair that clips on my glasses and they
flip up out of the way but are small so do not take up much room.

The Mag- Eyes are larger since they fasten on a head band and look a bit
like something out of space. LOL
I would say Mad-Eyes every time and several of my friends have got them
and agree with me.
Shirley

Shirley


I have both, the large glass that hangs around your neck, as well as the
clip on glassed. I also have a big bosom, but I made a kumihimo braid I
can adjust and so it does work for me,I use it when I do my crossword
puzzles. The clip on/ flip up glasses I use when I am weaving, so I can
thread the fine threads through my reed. I have a third one though. It
is a magnifying lens set in with a circular neon light. It has a long
pull out arm. That really works very well. I have it clamped to my work
table. There are all kinds of different solutions. My biggest problem is
the small writing on the computer. On the internet most of the time you
can enlarge, but not always. Tiny print on different coloured backgrounds
are murder. I give up on websites that are unreadable. It is not worth
my time..... LOL I guess we are all heading for magnifying lenses and
glasses.

Els

In message , Els van Dam
writes
In article , Shirley Shone
wrote:

Those magnifying glasses on strings are not very handy. If you have a
well endowed bosom like me, they stand out too far so it does not focus
on your work. I think a man must of invented them. Also the string cuts
in the back of your neck, and they are inclined to tip up. That type was
my first magnifying glass and was discarded quickly.
Using small beads I have tried quite a few. I ended up with the Mag Eyes
which work very well because you can also look over the top to look in
the distance or TV. They have about 4 sets of different strength lenses.
For taking on holiday I have a pair that clips on my glasses and they
flip up out of the way but are small so do not take up much room.

The Mag- Eyes are larger since they fasten on a head band and look a bit
like something out of space. LOL
I would say Mad-Eyes every time and several of my friends have got them
and agree with me.
Shirley

Shirley


I have both, the large glass that hangs around your neck, as well as the
clip on glassed. I also have a big bosom, but I made a kumihimo braid I
can adjust and so it does work for me,I use it when I do my crossword
puzzles. The clip on/ flip up glasses I use when I am weaving, so I can
thread the fine threads through my reed. I have a third one though. It
is a magnifying lens set in with a circular neon light. It has a long
pull out arm. That really works very well. I have it clamped to my work
table. There are all kinds of different solutions. My biggest problem is
the small writing on the computer. On the internet most of the time you
can enlarge, but not always. Tiny print on different coloured backgrounds
are murder. I give up on websites that are unreadable. It is not worth
my time..... LOL I guess we are all heading for magnifying lenses and
glasses.

Els

I too have one of those magnifiers with a light that is on a stand.
However when I am doing beadwork and use really long threads sometimes
up to six metres in length, I find I keep hitting the magnifier with the
sharp beading needle and I have scratched it badly. My husband who sits
alongside of me in his recliner really has to watch out when I am
pulling a long length of thread through. If he gets too close he is
liable to get vaccinated. LOL

Shirley
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In article ,
Els van Dam wrote:

My biggest problem is the small writing on the computer.
On the internet most of the time you can enlarge, but not always.
Tiny print on different coloured backgrounds are murder. I give
up on websites that are unreadable. It is not worth my time.

I have held a magnifying glass up to the computer screen.
It worked pretty well.

=Tamar