How to Dye Wool in the Microwave

[louvrechic]

can you also use this method with acid dyes?

[BlondeChickenYarn]

@louvrechic Absolutely!

[Jenniguin]

will this dye bleed when washed once it has been spun and made into a garment?

[BlondeChickenYarn]

@Jenniguin Not if you cook it until the water is clear and you rinse it thoroughly!

[venum2late]

i have a question can cotton balls be used to spin yarn.. is cotton right?

[Jenniguin]

I've tried. It doesn't work very well because you have to card it and you just end up with a really lumpy yucky yarn.

[Matthew12Verse20]

I received some raw wool that needs to be washed in order to even start the dying process. How do you go about washing fresh wool right off the sheep?

[ParadiseofFibers]

Do you use for microwave for cushings dye? I agree a video on the stove would be wonderful.

[totalcrusher]

Can you do a video showing on the stove top? That would be so cool and a great gift to your viewers.

[totalcrusher]

How long does it take to cool down?

[BlondeChickenYarn]

It depends on your microwave. Usually an hour or two for me. Your comment about dyeing with cushings accidentally got deleted (sorry!) but I wanted to let you know that you CAN dye with cushings in the microwave, but I dye MUCH bigger batches, on the stovetop.

[totalcrusher]

Have you used any other dye materials like powders Jacquard etc.

[BlondeChickenYarn]

Yes, I use Cushings dye for most of my work, along with Dharma's Fiber Reactive dyes for cottons.

[tornidentity]

that's one nasty microwave beep, lol.

Nice tutorial though. :)

[3mily5ays]

Nice work!