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Dyepot Weekly #76 - Cake Dyeing a Wool/Acrylic Blend for a Gradient Yarn

3,710 views · Published 9 October 2018 · 13:15 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: ChemKnits Tutorials · 2018 · Howto & Style

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I love dyeing a yarn cake (aka a center pull ball) of yarn to create a gradient.  I've done this with many different types of yarn, but I haven't tried it on a wool/acrylic blend yet.  Today, let's dye a 75% acrylic/25% wool chunky yarn with some food coloring to create a stunning gradient.  

The dye came from the Wilton Color Right Color Performance Liquid Food Coloring System - https://amzn.to/2NJGm90 (Affiliate Link) 
To see me mix the original colors, check out Dyepot Weekly 64 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL0YHqzWKSQ

See Dyepot Weekly #35 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED9Jq0I_6LI to see a comparison of a wool/acyrlic blend and 100% wool yarn dyed side by side.  The final colors are super different even with the same amount of dye.


VIDEO CONTENTS:
[0:00] Introduction.  The mixed colors are 1) 8-10 drops base blue and 2) 2 drops base blue + 2 drops pink.  I think each were mixed in 1/2 cup of water
[1:59] Setting up the dyepot - 9 cups tap water + 3 T white vinegar.  I added the cake of yarn to the cool pot and slowly heated it up.  The yarn had NOT been presoaked in advance.
[3:21] Adding the dye to the hot pot
[5:16] After 10 min - Adding 2 more tablespoons of vinegar
[7:25] After another 10 min. Turn off the heat and let the yarn stay in the warm dyepot for a little longer.
[8:16] Removing the yarn from the pot
[9:19] On the niddy noddy
[10:05] Washing the yarn
[11:28] The finished dry yarn and conclusions 



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