Dyeing Yarn with Kool-Aid on the Stove; From Start to Finish

In partnership with http://AllFreeKnitting.com and http://www.chemknits.com I am pleased to present this video about how to dye yarn with Kool-Aid in the comfort of your own kitchen. This video will take you from start to finish, from tieing you skein of 100% wool yarn, to heating the dye bath, "cooking" the yarn, and then finally cleaning the brilliantly colored yarn. It is possible to dye wool/acrylic blends with this method, but you need to have some animal fibers for the color to take. The method illustrated in this video is pot dyeing, a way to get a single color out of your hand dyed yarn. 1 Packet of Fruit Punch KoolAid was used in this dyebath.

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[BamSliceYeah]

@sandry3080 Awesome!! Thank you!! (:

[sandry3080]

@BamSliceYeah I have felted yarn that I dyed with kool aid (to do this you want to make sure it is not superwash wool, and that it isn't an acrylic blend.)

I experienced very little bleeding when I was felting the yarn. (I made some oven mitts.)

[BamSliceYeah]

Have you ever tried felting yarn that you dyed with kool aid?

[Barbarajean1987]

@sandry3080 Thank you for replying! I will probably use a thermometer the next time.

[sandry3080]

@Barbarajean1987 I started with Kool Aid, and later added food coloring to pump up the colors (I have other tutorials on this.)

I have never measured the temperature, but I tend to have the wool in simmering water. (Which is 212 degrees F) If you are worried about the texture of the yarn, I would boil the dyebath for a while first, let it cool a bit before adding the yarn.  If not enough color absorbs, you can remove the yarn, reheat the dye and start again. Good luck!

[Barbarajean1987]

Thanks for a very educational video. Your narration is so helpful which is something I found lacking in most other YouTube videos on this topic. Would you happen to know at what temperature we should keep the dye during the process? My alpaca yarn seems a little stiff after dyeing and I worry that I let it get too hot. Also, I found that lemonade didn't provide enough color so I used a bit of food coloring to help.

[sandry3080]

@bhoney89 I have never tried dyeing hair with kool aid, and I don't really recommend it.

[bhoney89]

can you dye color with kool aid?

[THEKILLERDOG100]

i Hate the noise at 1:40