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ITEMS USED IN THIS VIDEO (or frequently used in my videos):
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KnitPicks Stroll Fingering Weight Yarn (75% Superwash Merino / 25% Nylon) - http://shrsl.com/2ly91 *
KnitPicks Swish DK (100% Superwash Merino) - http://shrsl.com/2ly8y *
KnitPicks Bare Wool of the Andes Worsted (100% Peruvian Highland Wool) - http://shrsl.com/2ly9x *
Jacquard Acid Dyes: https://www.dharmatrading.com/dyes/ja...
Catering Steam Pan: https://amzn.to/2tGWYph *
Digital Kitchen Scale - https://amzn.to/2XJgleB *
Plastic Syringes for Measuring dye - https://amzn.to/3fCX4nP *
Digital Kitchen Scale - https://amzn.to/2XJgleB *
Purple Nitrile Gloves - https://amzn.to/2I6pRpl *
Reusable Zip Ties - https://amzn.to/3fXa75K* or https://amzn.to/3bPdOag * NOTE: Amazon sometimes changes the zip tie listing to be non-reusable or removes the option I purchased. I use 12" white nylon reusable zip ties. Please check both the links and if it doesn't say reusable don't purchase!
Deluxe Rubber Respirator - https://www.dharmatrading.com/tools/d...
Safety Glasses - https://amzn.to/2ObzRl9 *
Dharma Acid Dyes - https://www.dharmatrading.com/dyes/dh...
Dharma Squeeze Bottles - https://www.dharmatrading.com/tools/s...
My favorite tools and equipment for dyeing yarn - https://www.chemknits.com/2019/07/the...
Face Masks for Dyeing Yarn - http://www.chemknits.com/2020/07/resp...
FILMING EQUIPMENT
DSLR Canon EOS80D - https://amzn.to/2PXWbMa *
Webcam - Logitech C930e 1080P HD Video Webcam https://amzn.to/315Mge0 * (there is likely an upgraded version of this)
Tripod (60") - https://amzn.to/3iUfBy5 *
VIDEO CONTENTS:
[0:00] Introduction
[3:16] The yarn and presoak
water + 2 T vinegar for the blanks
The rest of the yarn presoaked in plain tap water for 30 + minutes
[4:53] Measuring out the dyes
(In real time this took 57 minutes of measuring and weighing the dyes!)
[8:04] The yarn mops
[8:15] Mixing the dyes
[9:47] First look at the Muk Color!
4 cups water + 1T white vinegar. Room temp
Heat for 20-30 minutes
[15:57] Look at the yarn mop out of the steamer basket
[16:54] Mixing a 1% Dye Stock Solution of our mixture
[19:48] Dyeing Tonals
8 cups of water + Dye + yarn
Then add 2 T white vinegar. Sit overnight at room temperature
Dye 1% DOS (1 g dye = 100 mL of our 1% Stock solution)
2% DOS - 200 mL stock
0.5% DOS - 50 mL stock
0.25% DOS - 25 mL stock
0.125% DOS - 12.5 mL stock
[27:03] What color is it?
[27:50] What is color breaking?
[28:28] Dyeing Speckled yarn
Yarn presoaked with vinegar
steam set for 30 minutes
Wipe counter with yarn mop
[35:11] Dip Dye with Stroll
16 cups of water + 100 mL of the 1% stock solution (1 g dye total) + 2 T white vinegar
[41:38] Dip Dyeing with Non-Superwash Wool of the Andes
16 cups water + 2 T white vinegar + 100 mL of the stock
[46:42] Thoughts and a Name for the Color?
[48:33] Washing the yarn
[51:01] Heat Setting the Tonals
Steam set the 1% - 0.125% in a steamer basket (all together!)
Place the 2% in a kettle and heat set immersion style to absorb the residual color
[53:20] Washing the 2% DOS
[54:27] Thoughts
[55:20] The finished dry yarn
[1:04:50] Conclusions
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