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Found your website and your tumeric article. I got strong peach when I used baking soda on it. I was spinning cotton balls. I also don't strain the tumeric. I was using the solar method. I used canning jars for my dye pots. The only initial heating was brewing the tumeric like tea, i poured boiling water into the jar from the tea kettle and when it cooled I put the lid on and shook it up to mix it. then I put it in the sun. some dyes that are sensitive to heat really benefit from this method. and others like onion skins benefit from having the living daylights boiled out of them. It really depends on the plant you're using.
@@FiberArtsy You really need to rate that method per individual dye source. It's also fairly slow compared to other dye making methods. Its like I said, some dyes do better being boiled, some do better being steeped. It's very useful for small spaces and extremely hot weather though. When you don't want to turn on the stove.
@@FiberArtsy for fugitive dyes I use extra. XD My elderberry blue lasted a year hanging on the wall before the sun and the smoke from an apartment fire down below (we're okay! me and the animals and my stuff, we are FINE!) caused it to fade so badly I just threw it out. Part of it was the smoke clinging to everything mind. It was still visibly blue.
@@FiberArtsy like I said, everyone came out of it okay. The elderberry I made was because I'd meant to try and use sugar to extract the juice and make a fermented treat, then forgot about it in the fridge and didn't want to waste it.
Hi! Thanks for the video, it's given me the encouragement I need to dye my own yarn. Quick question. I the want to use dyed cotton yarn for dish scrubbies and bath scrubbies. Will the color fade or bleed?
Hi there! Fiber reactive dyes that have been allowed to process for the time needed will be color fast and wash fast ... for the most part. There may be a little bit of fading but not very much. Just make sure and follow the directions on the dye container and you should be good to go!
Hi Malika, if you want to dye a solid, you could just do basic tub or immersion dyeing. Dharma has a good tutorial www.dharmatrading.com/techniques/tubdye/the-tub-washing-machine-vat-bucket-dye-method.html
Hello, thank you for the video, my doubt is about the 1 cup / 1 gallon ratio, does it mean it's the same amount of soda ash and hot water? sorry I'm not familiar with gallons and it's not clear to me what I found on internet
Hi Anna, 1 Gallon is equal to about 3 1/4 Liters. 1 Cup is equal to about 128 grams. So you would need 128 grams of Soda Ash to 3 1/4 Liters of water. Does that make sense?
Hi Zeniyx.. Yes, you would use a very small amount of dye powder or you can mix it with lighter dyes. Start with a tiny amount ... you can always add more.
