Creating an ethereal, cloudlike colorway in a two-step process utilizing salt shaker speckles and resists. Featuring: Marshmallow DK (superwash merino) Our Goal: How to mix techniques and layer our dye application in stages to preserve the integrity of both the pastel background color and the speckles with a minimum of browning out any of the […]
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Creating a Fall toned gradient based off a reference image to suit your unique color vision Featuring: Marshmallow DK (superwash merino). Our goal: How to individually deconstruct an image, pull out what we like about it, and pick the techniques and colors we think best represent the spirit of the season and photo reference. Stressed […]
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MARSHMALLOW is a beautiful, 4-ply yarn that comes in two weights: Worsted and DK. Today on the blog, we will dye one skein of MARSHMALLOW DK SELECT and MARSHMALLOW WORSTED SELECT in the same dye pot to show off the beautiful absorption of dye and the differences in weights between these two yarns. This soft, […]
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Food coloring is a fun, versatile, and kitchen-safe option for yarn dyeing. My first skeins were dyed with food coloring and I was hooked instantly! I loved that I could try out yarn dyeing without having to commit to having completely separate tools for my entire dye setup. Today, I am going to show you […]
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Food coloring is a great introduction to dyeing your own yarn. Food coloring is nontoxic and kitchen safe, easy to acquire, and dyes up the most beautiful color! I started out dyeing with food coloring because I wasn’t sure if I wanted to fully commit a set of kitchen utensils to dyeing, so I wanted […]
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