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Well. Hum.
The easter-egg dye experiment was not a great success. I probably should have read the tutorial all the way through before beginning - apparently with egg dye you have to leave the yarn in for *up to several hours* for the colour to take. I've been spoiled by Kool-Aid dyeing, where you dunk the yarn in and it literally sucks the colour out of the water instantly; and holds onto it for dear life. Now I've got stained hands, and a multi-coloured but pallid lace shawl.
I think I'll wait for it to dry, and then overdye it with Kool-Aid like nature intended.
The easter-egg dye experiment was not a great success. I probably should have read the tutorial all the way through before beginning - apparently with egg dye you have to leave the yarn in for *up to several hours* for the colour to take. I've been spoiled by Kool-Aid dyeing, where you dunk the yarn in and it literally sucks the colour out of the water instantly; and holds onto it for dear life. Now I've got stained hands, and a multi-coloured but pallid lace shawl.
I think I'll wait for it to dry, and then overdye it with Kool-Aid like nature intended.
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Date: 2011-05-13 03:57 am (UTC)From:Is a kool-aid dye permanent on wool? Criminy, no wonder it stains your tongue!
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Date: 2011-05-14 03:58 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2011-05-15 05:03 pm (UTC)From:(I suppose in Canada a few decades back it would have been "drinking the Freshie.")