Dyepot PS #26 - Low Immersion Dyeing Yarn in a Cool Dyebath

Dyepot PS #26 - Low Immersion Dyeing Yarn in a Cool Dyebath - Modifying My Technique

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ITEMS USED IN THIS VIDEO (or frequently used in my videos):
(All Links labeled with a "*" are affiliate links, which means I earn a commission sales made through these links.)
KnitPicks Stroll Fingering weight yarn (75% Superwash Merino / 25% Nylon) - shrsl.com/2ashz *
Catering Steam Pan: amzn.to/2tGWYph *
Purple Nitrile Gloves - amzn.to/2I6pRpl *
Reusable Zip Ties - amzn.to/3bPdOag * NOTE: the listing that I originally purchased is here: amzn.to/2Oz3xqj * but the brand seems to have updated it to include non-reusable zip ties. This has updated back to the original item in the past, but just in case I'm leaving a new link for a brand that I haven't tried.
Deluxe Rubber Respirator - www.dharmatrading.com/tools/d...
Dharma Acid Dyes - www.dharmatrading.com/dyes/dh...
Dharma Squeeze Bottles - www.dharmatrading.com/tools/s...
My favorite tools and equipment for dyeing yarn - www.chemknits.com/2019/07/the...
VIDEO CONTENTS:
[0:00] Introduction
[0:41] Mixing the colors
I used some really old dyestocks of Dharma and Jacquard acid dyes. Combining various 1% dyestocks
~180-250 mL of each of 4 colors
Add 1/2 cup of tap water to each jar to make more volume of the mixed dyes
[6:00] The dyepot
300 g of sock yarn (presoaked in plain tap water.)
Add 2 L plain tap water
Start adding dye to the cool yarn with NO vinegar.
[15:16] Turn on the heat
[16:36] Adding acid: 5-6 tablespoons of white vinegar
[18:14] cover with tin foil
[20:26] FLipping the yarn
[21:36] adding color to the other side
[27:22] Thoughts
[29:21] Washing the yarn
[30:28] The finished dry yarn and conclusions
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@kittylevee4662 4 жыл бұрын

I love the mad chemist aproach‼😍 ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@sharonking7978 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!! Thank you for the jewel tones.🤩

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

@zeldabelle 4 жыл бұрын

Love the jewel tones! 😍

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 😊

@suzannefenton1589 4 жыл бұрын

Stunning results! I love these colors.

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@yermomom 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful! I’m going to go and try this now!

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Have fun!

@michelleellis1290 4 жыл бұрын

These are completely stunning 😍. Looking forward to seeing more of this technique. Thank you

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

@darleneking5244 4 жыл бұрын

These colors are so beautiful.

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Darlene!

@chatelainmakes9830 3 жыл бұрын

I love the way they turned out

@ChemKnitsTutorials 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@dawnamorrell8084 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful colorway; just bought a skein! Can't wait to see it in person! Thank you!

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

YAY! I hope to get this shipped out tomorrow.

@craftymomma1638 4 жыл бұрын

I love the colors! It reminds me of tie dye and I would love using it for a project ❤️

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@jessys9868 2 жыл бұрын

Love all the jewel tone yarns you do. My favorite

@ChemKnitsTutorials 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@CJ-ho1eu 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful colors.

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@maryswartzel9726 4 жыл бұрын

The end product is fabulous 😍😍😍

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@gretchentrumper9423 4 жыл бұрын

How gorgeous would this be on a sparkle base?! I love this technique!💜💜

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

This would be STUNNING with some lurex or stellina in there!

@carolcorcoran9643 4 жыл бұрын

Hey you gave me a birthday video, thanks! Colorway is gorgeous! Always fun trying a new technique.

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Happy birthday! (Belated. I'm so behind with comments and am trying to catch up a bit today.)

@dayrue4696 4 жыл бұрын

This is my fav method I’ve seen so far! Love this!! Great work! Ocean cool colors are my favorite hues if you do this again. Either way I’ll be watching. ;)

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@cm4107 4 жыл бұрын

I love love love those colors! I want a skein with that purple and pink!

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

I LOVE how this turned out, too. I want to lean into this some more.

@bjchadwick4261 4 жыл бұрын

Really pretty! Great technique!

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@hitsujiyume 4 жыл бұрын

i like the tie-dye look of the yarn, even if it was unintentional. very gorgeous colors!

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@PatlLawson 4 жыл бұрын

I love that you continually experiment Rebecca. “Nothing ventured...”.

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Always. I'm always trying to get better and have tools to make the colorways I have in my head. :D

@PatlLawson 4 жыл бұрын

ChemKnits Tutorials I look forward to seeing more colour-ways from you. I’d love to hear what influences your choices. Split complementaries are my jam! Yummy :)

@andreacrazy4knitting 4 жыл бұрын

I like your philosophy of leaving no dye behind. The skeins look great!

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@ashleymartin1535 4 жыл бұрын

I turned out so pretty!! It gives off a mermaid vibe.

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@jeangreenfield5993 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely 💗 a Lime green at end would also be pretty 🌈👏

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@MissGroves 4 жыл бұрын

Relieved to see that my avocado struggles are real and not just me doing something wrong!!!! I think I like the idea of this technique, a cross between hand painting and low immersion. If only I could source those pans in the UK for less than £60

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Not you doing something wrong for sure. The UK must have some source for something like this (I would think!) Try looking up restaurant supply stores. I know a lot of dyers get all of their equipment at those types of places.

@MissGroves 4 жыл бұрын

@@ChemKnitsTutorials tricky avocado!!! Yes, have been shopping around to look for them this week

@judybostick3934 4 жыл бұрын

You should buy a lid for your steamer pan. I got one on Amazon when I bought my pan. I love this technique. I watch all your videos, I look forward to Tuesday and Friday for new videos. I've dyed so much of my own yarn that I probably could open up my own store. Lol now that summer is here, looking forward to seeing some solar dyeing.

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

I probably should, but I tend to not cover the pans since I'm filming. I think that if I weren't filming I'd be more likely to cover things more.

@jb9503 4 жыл бұрын

When I do this, I soak the yarn in citric acid water overnight first. Takes up dye beautifully.

@seaborgium919 4 жыл бұрын

Does that prevent or reduce dye breaking? I considered trying it but I kinda like when the yarn breaks (also I'm new to dyeing. Only dyeing with food dye right now)

@sleepydrJ 4 жыл бұрын

Quinn Grey all that acid in place would make it strike quickly. You might end up with color that’s unbroken but possibly more tonal contrast unless there’s an excess of pigment.

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

I usually don't soak with citric acid or vinegar unless I want colors to strike faster. :D

@radhikam2401 4 жыл бұрын

So avocado in dye form is as finicky as avocado in real life!? Lol. I mean it is green and perfect for exactly 5 seconds before it turns brown.

@gretchentrumper9423 4 жыл бұрын

LOL pretty much 🤣

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

LOL! I think it is an "advanced" dye color.

@breakmydreams 4 жыл бұрын

So very pretty :) I love the colors so much :)

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

@breakmydreams 4 жыл бұрын

@@ChemKnitsTutorials you're welcome :)

@theredtower1334 4 жыл бұрын

There are brown gemstones. Some dark topaz, chocolate diamond, dark garnet and some tourmalines.

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Oh of course! :D

@kittylevee4662 4 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous ‼🦜 ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@jkabholat 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely 😊

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@ashersorfleet4004 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, I have been watching your tutorials for at least a month now. I only started crocheting last autumn and about a month ago came across one of your tutorials. I think I may have watched all of them now 😁. I have in the last few weeks started dying my own yarn and love it. You're videos are so inspiring. It is refreshing to see an artist go through the steps from start to finish and not be afraid to experiment. I have learned so much. I see that you use the large catering pans for dying and I myself have bought one of these as a set, which included the lid and perforated steamer tray that sits inside above the water level. I am hoping this will make steaming larger amounts easier. I was wondering if you may have tried this?

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

I haven't seen a steamer tray for these large pans and clearly this is something I NEED in my life!!

@ashersorfleet4004 4 жыл бұрын

@@ChemKnitsTutorials I bought mine from amazon. I will try to post a photo.

@cheskydivision 4 жыл бұрын

Nice, the lighter spots make the darker colors pop

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@kat1984 4 жыл бұрын

I'm going to use that technique next time I dye a batch of yarn. I think I'm going to buy a catering pan as well

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

YAY!

@ruthstoneman3324 4 жыл бұрын

This is how I let my 4 year old dye with me. I heat it up after, but I do put acid in. I also flip but only after it's sat for 20 minutes and I fill in the spots with what seems natural to add

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

This sounds awesome! I will try this with my boys. :D

@lisasilver8174 4 жыл бұрын

It’s beautiful Rebecca. Please can you think about cold water dyeing with procion dyes which apparently do dye wool?

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

I've don't a bit with fiber reactive dyes on wool, but so far I don't like them as much as acid dyes. I plan to order more colors, though.

@doloresvandenberg1643 4 жыл бұрын

❤️

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@sunnidays1 4 жыл бұрын

Really nice, I love the colours. I am very new to dyeing and wondered if you could tell me what acid you use and the quantities regarding dilution. Many thanks :-)

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Sunni, I typically use vinegar as my acid. As for how much - it really depends a lot on the project. A standard ratio for me is 2 tablespoons of white vinegar per 8 cups of water - but then I will shift it depending on if I want to speed up or slow down color absorption. (in this video I started with NO acid.) I usually try to keep track of the initial vinegar set up in the "video contents" section in the description itself.

@mrsreefc 4 жыл бұрын

You should do the 100 of the same colorway when you hit 100,000 subscribers!!!

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

That's a goal. ;)

@davidhensley76 4 жыл бұрын

When you do this again I hope you use blues, greens, & yellows and have one rule: no flipping. 😀

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

It is sooo hard for me to skip flipping. ;)

@KrissD. 4 жыл бұрын

Hi again.. I love the colors. 💜 Especially the magenta color and that blue looks like a periwinkle color 😊😋 So when u say to alternate between the skeins when working with all skeins in a project when have colorways like this how exactly do we do that ? How do u mix the the skeins into a project to get a better look ?

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

If I were knitting a sweater out of these skeins, I'd work with two at a time and every couple of rounds I might swap from skein one to skein two. Almost like I was knitting a striped sweater but you wouldn't really see stripes since the colorways are the same. This would blend the differernt skeins together a bit more so you wouldn't get an abrupt change when you realize that they're different later on. Caking up all of the yarn when you start can also help you see if there are less subtle differences between the skeins.

@KrissD. 4 жыл бұрын

ChemKnits Tutorials so like me I crochet.. so would I just carry one skein and keep switching between the both skeins?

@JesusJoy77805 4 жыл бұрын

They are beautiful. I can see where it's tricky because you don't have control over liquid. Can you dye 50/50 wool and nylon? I would like to try to dye(4) for my use. What would you suggest, because don't want to invest more in than the price of the yarn. Really enjoy your videos and learn a lot. Thank you👏🏼🤗

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

50/50 wool/nylon would dye beatifully. nylon has a similar chemical structure to proteins (it is also a polyamide) so you can dye nylon with acid dyes. :D

@helenbontje15 4 жыл бұрын

Is there any dye or dyeing method that works good on acrylic yarns?

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

For acrylic, you want a dye marketed to synthetics. The only one I've tried thus far is Rit DyeMore Synthetic and it works well on acrylic yarn. You have to heat the yarn a lot, so there will be some melting, but I have a few videos that play with various techniques.

@monicapttrsn 4 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see you dye a more bland mixture of colors. You could use the same colors with a 0.5% solution. Well, how about the advocado and blue you used plus orange plus tan, but lower the tone so it is more suttle.

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

I definitely gravitate towards bold colors, I'll add some more muted colorways to my list.

@monicapttrsn 4 жыл бұрын

@@ChemKnitsTutorials I love the bold colors too. Muted colors can be outstanding as well.

@dayrue4696 4 жыл бұрын

If I want to make a small amount of 1% stock acid dye- can I use say a teaspoon powder to 1 cup water?? I’m pretty new to acid dyes and -- don’t have space to store them.

@MissGroves 4 жыл бұрын

A teaspoon is approx 5grams so you'd make something higher than 1% doing it that way. 1% is mostly 1gram dye powder to 1l of water

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

a 1% stock solution is 1 gram of dye in 100 mL of water. You can make a stock whatever concentration you want, though, as long as you are consistent with your recipes if you want reproducible results. In general, measuring dye powder by weight is more accurate that volume, but a lot of dyers use volume because its easier. I think the last time I measured, I got that 1/2 tsp is about 1.5 grams of dye in one color, but the weight:volume ratio varies with colors.

@paulagrnsy 4 жыл бұрын

What about putting the covered pans in the oven? Isn't 200 degrees enough to set the dye without worrying about overheating it?

@PatlLawson 4 жыл бұрын

I do that following another professional dyers advice, 250F for 40 minutes following the stovetop work. A bit of insurance IMHO.

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

I could in theory, but I don't like the idea of trying to move a hot pan into the oven. I'd worry about spilling. I don't really use my oven for dyeing.

@tehanu3 2 жыл бұрын

For jocard procion mix dye it says below cold water dye. I was using heat before I realized it. Is that why they color isn’t sticking too well? I mean the color is in the yarn…🤷🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

@ChemKnitsTutorials 2 жыл бұрын

You can use procion dyes like acid dyes with acid + heat. Procion dyes can react with water so they don't always exhaust completely. I will sometimes use heat with tie dye kits because it causes the dyes to bind faster, but they will also bind without any heat if you wait long enough.

@tehanu3 2 жыл бұрын

@@ChemKnitsTutorials oooohhhh….so that’s why it doesn’t exhaust! And why it turns out lighter! Thank you so much!

@tehanu3 2 жыл бұрын

With 85% cotton, how do I get the dye to exhaust? Do I need more vinegar? The color comes out so faint!

@pennyloughlin5098 4 жыл бұрын

Are you going to sell these. I would love to buy them.

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

They're in my etsy shop right now! www.etsy.com/listing/816168823/variegated-fingering-weight-sock-yarn

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Although there is only one left now. The other two have sold.

@KrissD. 4 жыл бұрын

Hi there. I’m really confused about the all the different powder dyes like from the dharma website. They have list menu for so many different types of dyes used for so many things and wats of dying. Can u just point me a beginner to dying yarns to what powder dyes I should get.. the types they have there for different yarn bases and ways of using. Like let’s say I want dyes for the wool blends and such.. and wanting to dye them in pretty much all the different dying techniques like painting or low immersion or steaming.. what dye should I get? And same thing for cottons too ? It’s so confusing. I just want some dyes to play with to use in every way dying techniques. That website is giving me a headache 🤕 lol 😂

@ChemKnitsTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

Kriss - if you want something that you can use to dye everything then I recommend Fiber Reactive Dyes. Dharma and Jacquard both have some that people really like. If you soak the cotton with soda ash - you can use the fiber reactive dyes to dye them (think tie dye.) You can also use these dyes like acid dyes by adding vinegar with wool based yarn. A lot of dyers like these because they can be used for more fiber types than just acid dyes. I personally like Dharma Acid dyes for wool yarn. They exhaust well and washing after the fact is easy. I do have a lot more experience with acid dyes than fiber reactive dyes, though.

@KrissD. 4 жыл бұрын

ChemKnits Tutorials okay.. so what is soda ash? Never heard of and where do u get? Can I just use white vinegar instead for both types of fibers with the reactive dyes ? And what is actual difference between the fiber reactive dye and the other dyes? Can u use em for any type of dying techniques as in steaming /low immersion and hand painted? Thanks 😊

@KrissD. 4 жыл бұрын

ChemKnits Tutorials also the dharma fiber reactive dyes on website.. shows two types.. a hot water one and a Procion one .. which ones in the dharma brand is best for the all fibers u said I can dye?