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Dyeing a Ball of Yarn in an Indigo Vat for a Stunning Gradient

3,444 views · Published 23 August 2018 · 13:50 · Indexed 18 October 2026

Channel: ChemKnits Tutorials · 2018 · Howto & Style

I love dyeing balls of yarn to get some really fun gradients.  What will happen if I take a 100 g ball of cotton yarn and toss it into my hydrosulfite indigo vat? I dyed 100 g of 100% cotton KnitPicks Dishie in the colorway swan http://shrsl.com/13ib4 (Affiliate link).   

Watch how I set up the hydrosulfite indigo vat: https://youtu.be/MastDRDIfM8

Stony Creek Colors Indigo Vat Protocols (These ones work!) - https://dye.farm/pages/vat-recipe
Stony Creek Colors Indigo Hydrosulfite vat Kit - https://dye.farm/products/indigo-dye-kit?variant=12368027582545

VIDEO CONTENTS:
[0:00] Introduction 
[1:22] dipping the presoaked ball of yarn into my indigo vat (I soked it for a while in plain tap water, trying to squeeze out as much of the air as possible.
[5:30] Rinsing the ball of yarn
[6:47] Wound onto a niddy noddy to see the gradient
[8:22] Washing the yarn with a splash of vinegar in the first rinse
[10:49] The finished dry yarn and conclusions


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Dyeing a Ball of Yarn in an Indigo Vat for a Stunning Gradient

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