Attempting to Glaze Non-Superwash Yarn with Acid Dyes (Dyepot Weekly 540)
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VIDEO CONTENTS:
[0:00] Introduction
[1:46] The yarn bases
[2:33] The dye
0.5 g of royal purple acid dye dissolved
[3:10] Adding vinegar to presoak
add 3 T white vinegar
[3:52] The dyebath
24 cups of water + 450 mL white vinegar
[4:58] Why set this up cold?
[5:45] Adding yarn to the dyebath
[6:12] Heating the dyepot
Heat up and then keep it hot for 30 minutes. (Sometimes it takes 1 hr from starting cold)
Next time - start with a hot dyebath, and then bring the yarn soaked with water into the dyepot
[9:46] Washing the yarn
[11:48] The finished dry yarn and conclusions
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