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Dyepot Weekly #63 - Handpainting Different Yarns with Dylon Hand Dyes

2,479 views · Published 7 August 2018 · 22:44 · Indexed 30 October 2026

Channel: ChemKnits Tutorials · 2018 · Howto & Style

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Dylon Hand Dyes work great on cotton and cotton blend yarns.  These dyes work at room temperature and you don't need to heat the yarn to get brilliant, vibrant colors.  Let's try handpainting with this dye on four different yarn bases: 100% cotton, cotton/linen, cotton/modal, and 100% wool.  

Bare yarns (KnitPicks Affiliate Links): 
Shine Sport  60% Pima Cotton, 40% Modal - http://shrsl.com/12opd
CotLin DK 70% Tanguis Cotton, 30% Linen - http://shrsl.com/12oph
Simply Cotton Sport 100% Organic Cotton - http://shrsl.com/12opn
Wool of the Andes Worsted Weight 100% Peruvian Highland Wool - http://shrsl.com/12opk

VIDEO CONTENTS:
[0:00] Introduction 
[1:12] Mixing the dyes (3 cups warm tap water, 3 T table salt, one packet of Dylon Hand dye in Bahama Blue or Flamingo Pink) 
[3:44] Laying out the presoaked yarns and starting to dye it with the foam paint brush
[11:07] Timelapse for painting the rest of the yarn (sped up 800%)
[11:47] The yarn is dyed, and let's start waiting the hour
[13:13] Washing the yarns
[15:12] The finished dry yarn and conclusions

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