On Monday I went on an amazing yarn dyeing workshop with my wonderful friend Heidi. We had such fun and learned so much from our lovely friend Dana… Jenna and Erin were so excited when they saw me hand paint some yarn later that day, so they joined in and hand painted some masterpieces! This is what we have been dyeing…
Erin dyeing some Merino, wearing her newly knitted scarf…
My rainbow yarn…
Erin’s finished result…
Jenna’s yarn…
Wow, it’s like a whole new world of colour has opened up, I just love it! Well, I’m off to dye up some more, my yarn is soaking in the kitchen:)
Take care…
Thank you for sharing this. I have enjoyed dying but all I have done is dip into a dye bath pan – I am going to try the saran wrap and drip method now – beautiful!
Oh, I wanna do it, too. Have I mentioned that I’d used Dharma light activated dyes on fabric? It’s the same sort of effect. That lovely blending of hues with surprises of bright concentration. It cost me dearly to cut into those pieces even when the quilt I was making was worth it. I want to come to your house and do it with the girls! I want to have gone with you and Heidi – Rachel could come with us. Incredibly fun. Your rainbow is my very favorite – jewel tones, but the girls’ yarns is just beautiful. Honestly, you amaze me.
Love the rainbow yarn! I’ve recently started dying, so far using food dyes. It’s quite addictive!
Jenna’s yarn is my fave…I’ve been drawn to those sunset shades lately…purples, oranges, pinks, yellows! Just gorgeous! Can’t wait to learn how to do this someday!
These are gorgeous! I LOVE the colours!!! I recently went on a shopping spree at a yarn store and came home with a basket full of goods. I was so upset when I realized that I forgot to get some white wool to play around with dying. Dang it!
luck you, loving those yarns xx
Your rainbow yarn looks scrumptious!
Absolutely gorgeous!! Way to go Jenna, your warm yellows and reds are stunning!
Linda, they are all absolutely beautiful!!I love how vivid the colors turned out. Thank you for sharing! ~Pamela
So cool, these colors. cheers Marie
You should make a tutorial!! I have been wondering myself the proper way to hand paint yarn. What kind of dye brand did you use?
My goodness Linda! You all did such a great job. It’s all such eye candy! However, I must say…I’m absolutely IN LOVE with your rainbow yarn- BEEEAUTIFUL!!
Lovely! I love to see the different colors you are each drawn to 😀 All so beautiful and unique!
Hugs,
Jen
Oh, it’s so beautiful! Now you need to teach me! I have some white merino that has been waiting for me to gather the courage to dye it. 🙂
The yarns are so beautiful Linda!…I also really want to learn to dye yarn that way…I love the colorways of the painted yarns…
Your yarn is beautiful! I would love to take a class like that. I have always wondered how yarn is hand-dyed.
Dyeing is always better with a friend. The yarns are beautiful.
What gorgeous color combinations! Can’t wait to see what you create with them!
What beautiful colors…they are all so lovely!
Hi Linda,
Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend. What a fantastic workshop to attend and your yarns are so vibrant and beautiful. It will be such a pleasure to knit up.
looks great – looks simple but perhaps that is decieving!?
Kristen and I are going to have to try this someday. It looks too fun!