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Dyepot Weekly #41 - Snow Dyeing Yarn with Nonpareil Sprinkles

2,312 views · Published 8 May 2018 · 16:17 · Indexed 22 October 2026

Channel: ChemKnits Tutorials · 2018 · Howto & Style

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What will happen if we try to snow dye some Stroll Fingering weight sock yarn http://shrsl.com/vlmr (KnitPicks affiliate link) with nonpareil sprinkles?  Will we see specks, some color breaking, or just some soft even color?  Watch to find out with this fun new yarn dyeing experiment.   

VIDEO CONTENTS
[0:00] Introduction (it was so bright outside! I could barely keep my eyes open)
[0:18] Setting up the yarn on top of a cooling rack.  The Stroll fingering weight yarn (75% superwash merino / 25% nylon) was presoaked in tap water with NO acid.  
[0:53] Adding snow on top of the yarn
[2:47] Adding the sprinkles onto the snow
[5:30] Adding citric acid on top of everything.  Wahoo Acid!
[6:46] 30 min in
[7:47] 1.5 hours in
[9:15] After 6 hours, the snow has all melted
[10:40] Micrwowaving the yarn (2 min increments for a total of 3 min).  Immediately add it to the rinse through water... and then removed it, and microwaved for another 3 min.
[11:50] Washing the yarn
[13:11] the finished dry yarn and conclusions

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