So. I'm dyeing more yarn.

[Terri]

This is my THIRD time trying to get something to be bright pink, but instead, it turns out a dusty rose/mauve color. :bang:

Pretty, but not what I'm going for.

What am I doing wrong??

[Lisa]

Never done pink.

What are you using? What method?

[Terri]

Kool Aid...pink lemonade.

I tried strawberry once. It was not good. It was kind of orange-y.

[Lisa]

Are you using white, or the "natural" colored yarn?


/acts like I know how to help

[Terri]

It's the natural color. Fisherman's wool.

[Terri]

I guess that would make a difference, huh? I've never seen white wool in the stores though.

[Lisa]

I don't know if it would or not. It might some.

Do they turn out like this?

http://www.thepiper.com/fiberart/koolaid/images/colorchart-max.jpg

[Terri]

Hmm...kind of "in-between" the 2.......

Huh. I don't see the color I'm looking for, on that page. I guess what I'm going for can't be done with Kool Aid..

[Lisa]

You want like hot pink?

[Michele]

How about Mango Berry?

[Terri]

You want like hot pink?


Yeah....tonight I was trying to do a deep hot pink (by deep, I mean REALLY saturated), dark purple, and tan/brown.

On the bright side, I don't hate how it turned out...it's just not what I had planned.

[Terri]

How about Mango Berry?


I've never seen that one in the stores here...

[Lisa]

Hmmm. Maybe try Wiltons?

Or, the acid dyes......Cushings? Jen will know.

[Lisa]

Or, may try mixing your KA.

Are you letting your yarn soak in vinegar for a while before you start?

[Terri]

Or, may try mixing your KA.

Are you letting your yarn soak in vinegar for a while before you start?


Yeah...I did the pre-soak this time, used vinegar...

Actually I forgot to say...I did mix the KA....it was strawberry lemonade and a little bit of black cherry (which I added because the lemonade alone was too pastel).

[Terri]

Maybe I do need to try a different dye..

[Lisa]

I found a blog that says RIT works. :scratch:

http://ma2ut.blogspot.com/2006_03_01_archive.html

[Terri]

Rit, huh?

[Lisa]

Said it works on both protein and animal fibers.

I thought someone told me it didn't.

Let me google some more.

[Lisa]

http://www.endlessrapture.info/NavajoWeaving/RITdyes.html

[Amanda Lou]

I got a nice hot pink with A LOT of pink lemon aid and a tiny shake of black cherry.

[Amanda Lou]

this hot pink is wiltons:
http://www.jetmore.org/john/pics/mary/2007-04-17/IMG_9801.JPG

[Amanda Lou]

this doesn't show the color exactly, but this is the pink lemonade mixed with a tiny bit of BC.

http://www.jetmore.org/john/pics/mary/2007-06-12/IMG_0651.JPG

[Amanda Lou]

http://www.amandajetmore.com/pictures/crafts/IMG_2729.JPG

The pink on the top is just pink lemonade.

I'll stop being a pic ho now!

[Terri]

I like the Wiltons hot pink.... that's what I'm trying to get!