Natural Dyeing:
Bundle Dye Silk and Wool Fabric
Do you like knitting or crocheting with multicolored or speckled yarn and want to dye some yourself? It's not difficult to find instructions for using natural dyes to create solid colored yarn, but how can these leaves and roots and flowers be used to create richly multicolored patterns? In this class you will learn to do just that!
I share my favorite plants (including kitchen cast-offs) that will create beautiful, permanent color as well as sources to purchase things you may not have locally. I show you how to apply natural dyes to create numerous color palettes and even some striping patterns so you can create yarn that you love, naturally!
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Here’s what you’ll get in this course
Lesson 1: Introduction
Lesson 2: Class Project
Lesson 3: Supplies
Lesson 4: Natural Dyes
Lesson 5: Equipment
Lesson 6: Mordanting Your Yarn
Lesson 7: Optional: Mordanting Cotton
Lesson 8: Dyeing Your Yarn
Lesson 9: Unbundling & Washing Yarn
Lesson 10: Bonus: Re-Dyeing yarn
Lesson 11: Bonus: Dyeing Striped Patterns
Lesson 12: Color Combinations
Lesson 13: Final Thoughts
This course includes a full hour of video instruction that includes tips on selecting wool yarn to dye and mordanting the yarn, which is a process of preparing yarn to bind with natural dyes. You will learn to identify plants (including kitchen cast-offs) that will create beautiful, permanent color as well as sources to purchase things you may not have locally. I walk you through the process of applying natural materials to yarn to create numerous colors and patterns. Several bonus lessons are included in this course, covering mordanting (preparing) cotton fiber to dye as well as several ways to apply the natural materials to create different color patterns and designs on your yarn.
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