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Dyepot Weekly #31 - Dyeing Wool/Acrylic Blend Yarn with Jacquard Acid Dyes

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Channel: ChemKnits Tutorials · 2018 · Howto & Style

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Since I just started playing with Jacquard acid dyes, I wanted to take a step back to my dyeing roots and dye some Lion Brand Wool Ease yarn http://shrsl.com/s3r0 (Affiliate Link).  For this video, I could only get my hands on the Thick and Quick version versus the worsted weight I started with, but I decided to give it a go with this 80% acyrlic / 20% wool blend.  I space dyed this yarn with some Jacquard acid dyes I mixed for Dyepot Weekly #28: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAb8y_8mjX4

We had dye left over in the pot, so I decided to dip dye some 100% wool (Wool of the Andes Worsted http://shrsl.com/s3r1 - KnitPicks Affiliate Link) in the remaining dye.  

Video contents:
[0:00] Introduction.  The yarn was presoaked in plain tap water
[1:17] Setting up the dyepot.  ~1" of water + 3 T white vinegar.  Add the presoaked yarn to the pot and increase the water level so it is just barely covered. Start heating up the dyepot
[3:13] Adding the jacquard acid dyes to the pot  (1% stock solutions mixed from the following video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAb8y_8mjX4)
[7:24] 20 min after adding the dye, removing the yarn from the pot
[9:52] Dip dying 100 g of 100% worsted weight wool yarn in the leftover dye (it will be a really nice comparison!) The yarn has been "pre wet" by running it under a tap but not exactly presoked since this is an impromptu addition to the episode. 
[12:25] 5 min after dip dyeing the yarn, turning off the heat and letting the yarn cool in the pot.
[13:18] Washing the wool acyrlic blend yarn
[17:23] washing the dip dyed 100% wool yarn
[18:46] The dried yarns and conclusions.  

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