so basically I'm thinking, fold in half once, fold in half twice, keep "upper half" out and dip "bottom half" in, it should come out as p u r p l e b b l l u u e e p u r p l e
Hmm I'll need to find someway to hold it up or of the pot. One that hopefully isn't standing over the pot hiding the skein on a chopstick (I mean I'll do it, but I'd rather something else).
You have a few other options, maybe! It sounds like your bottles of dye are only giving instructions for kettle-dyed semi-solids - I've never used country classic, but there's other techniques like low-immersion dye & handpainting that let you have more control over where the color goes. I can try to dig up some resources later (on phone/just now woke up) but I know at the least there's youtube videos for tons of dye techniques.
Yeah, they're little jars of powder so not a premixed liquid dye. What ever I do with it, I'll have to prep the dye the same way I think??
I'm actually really glad I looked up Country Classic before I posted, because your dye jars are actually different than I expected! You're working with an all-in-one acid dye - that is, there's pigment AND acid in your jar. (I've only worked with liquid-based pigments that I have to add acid to.) Most tutorials are for dyes where you add your own acid, but you SHOULD be able to use the same dye application + processing techniques with dyestocks that are mixed to the instructions on your jar. For handpainting with powder bases, this looks like a good tutorial - she's using Dharma dyes, so if you leave the vinegar out of the presoak, you should be able to follow the rest of the tutorial as given! In general, when you're working with multiple colors on one skein, any method where you put dyestocks ONTO the yarn instead of adding yarn to a pot of already-mixed dye will work - you'll get different effects depending on how much water you have in your pot. More water = more dye moving around, more color diffusion/mixing. Less water = less dye moving around, possibly more variation within each color, a need to keep a closer eye on your yarn so it doesn't dry out.
Yes! Being a two in one dye is why I got it. One less step for me to worry about. I also found a really good hand painting tutorial video using this dye on the Paradise Fibers website (the place I got them from). He's using it on roving, but it should work on already spun yarn too I'd imagine.
update: this is so much fun the gremlin cat we are sitting likes the spindle too much tho so ill have to work around that/wait til hes not around but theres something rly satisfying about finding the best way to even the wool as u go
spinning is the most soothing thing ever honestly, just remember to take breaks to stretch your hands and wrists!
i'm glad to spread the shitpostsampler love because i got so friggin' excited when someone showed them to me
