Hand Painting Roving with Dry KoolAid
4,798 views · Published 14 March 2016 · 21:44 · Indexed 29 October 2026
Channel: ChemKnits Tutorials · 2016 · Howto & Style
KoolAid packets contain a mixture of food coloring, flavor and citric acid. Without the flavor you have everything needed to dye yarn once you add some heat. Normally I disolve the KoolAid into water before painting my yarn, but today I wanted to experiment with using the dry powder to dye the yarn. I can't wait to see how this experiment will turn out! For free patterns and dyeing tutorials visit http://www.chemknits.com Video Contents (jump ahead to the part you need!) [0:00] Introduction [0:51] Presoaking Fiber [1:29] Arranging wet roving to be dyed [2:41] Applying the KoolAid [10:04] Spray bottle to help with dissolving the KoolAid [13:25] Adding more yellow koolaid [13:55] After 10 minutes, deciding to let it sit even more for color to wick into the fiber [14:32] Wrapping up the fiber to heat it in the microwave [16:54] Ready to microwave [17:31] Unwrapping the cooked fiber [18:57] Washing the fiber [20:29] Conclusions
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