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Dyepot Weekly #70 - Dyeing Yarn with Squirt Guns

1,784 views · Published 7 September 2018 · 23:40 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: ChemKnits Tutorials · 2018 · Howto & Style

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Let's dye some yarn with squirt guns!  There are many ways to spray and apply dye to yarn, but this felt like a super fun way to have a mommy and me dye-a-long outside.  We filled the dollar store squirt guns with some food coloring and then side by side dyed some yarn.  

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Want to see more of the ChemKids?  Check out the Dyeing with the ChemKids playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFvm3Bz7dhaVYnrzLsalncrQbMj9dKV7m

VIDEO CONTENTS:
[0:00] Introduction 
[1:39] Filling the squirt guns with food coloring. I added the following drops of liquid food coloring to each squirt gun: 6 drops base, 6 drops base pink, 6 drops base red, 6 drops yellow, 6 drops blue + 1 drop yellow (for the teal)
NO VINEGAR INTO THE SQUIRT GUNS
[6:29] Presoaking the yarn in plain tap water + 3 T white vinegar for a few hours at room temperature
[6:39] Preparing to dye the yarn and Mama tests the colors
[8:09] Lucky the ChemKid (4.5 years old) starts dyeing yarn with squirt guns
[12:03] Zoomed in on Rebecca's Yarn and preparing to microwave it.  I microwaved it on high for a total of 4 min by microwaving in 2 min intervals to check the temperature. (I wait for the yarn to be hot to touch.)  If you don't want to keep your colors separate before setting the color (to minimize transfer), then you can wrap the yarn in plastic wrap first.  
[13:04] Lucky finished up his yarn
[17:23] Preparing Lucky's yarn for the microwave (same as above)
[17:58] Washing the cooled yarn
[19:28] The finished dry yarn and conclusions from Rebecca
[22:26] Conclusions from Lucky


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