ChemKnits Chanukah Special 2018 Night 1 - Sun Dyeing Paragon Yarn with Food Coloring

Happy Chanukah! Chanukah began at sunset tonight, so for our first yarn we are going to dye a sunset colorway on KnitPicks Paragon Yarn http://shrsl.com/182cn (Affiliate Link) with solar dyeing techniques and food coloring.

UPDATE: When winding the miniskeins I definitely noticed that my finger tips turned pink. ARGH! I don't think I've had this happen before. I'll include a note in the packages.

2018 ChemKnits Chanukah Playlist -    • 2018 ChemKnits Chanukah Special  

Items used in this video (Affiliate Links)
KnitPicks Paragon - Sport Weight 50% Fine merino (20.5 mic), 25% Baby Alpaca, 25% Mulberry Silk http://shrsl.com/182cn
Wilton Color Right Color Performance System -https://amzn.to/2NJGm90

VIDEO CONTENTS:
[0:00] Introduction
[1:23] The setup
[2:07] Mixing the acidic solution - 8 cups of water + 5 tablespoons of white vinegar. I did this in one container to keep the concentration consistent in each jar.
[2:50] Layering things into the jars. Starting with dry yarn. Each skein had: 1 drop base red, 4 drops pink, 3 drops orange, 3 drops of yellow. Then add some of the vinegar water on top of the layerd yarn/food coloring. Adding more yellow to the top - 2 drops to each jar.
[11:43] adding a bit more water and covering up the jars. let the solar dyeing being!
[13:09] Sunshine! starting at 830 AM
[14:39] 2:30 PM - storms are coming.
[16:41] Bringing the jars inside at sundown (~730 PM) and opening up the first one.
[18:49] Washing the yarn and adding more vinegar to the rinse bath.
[21:39] Opening jars 2 & 3
[23:38] Coming up with a plan to stop the bleeding - water + 2 HEALTHY splashes of white vinegar
[26:12] After 10 min in the vinegar bath - washing the three skeins of yarn
[27:43] The finished dry yarn and conclusions


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