Snow Dyeing to Break Wilton's Violet: Applying Food Coloring to Wool with Snow

[@MsChucklebunny]

A very cool video!!

[@sheromefox6097]

Love your imagination!!!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you so much!

[@emilieboisvert3747]

Hi, thanks for this video. It makes me not so pouty that it snowed again today. Spring is late ! but now I can use that to my advantage ! Maybe the red crashed because in some parts of the world, the rain is actually not neutral pH, mostly from sulfur compounds in the atmosphere due to pollution.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I think that that the colors seem to move through melting ice differently than through yarn. It is pretty cool, I've observed this difference a few times after this video. :)

[@mommyandmissy]

Cool cute thanks

[@felicitycrowe6971]

I wonder whether sprinkling citric acid onto the snow before putting on the dye would make any difference?

[@aiyana1975]

I have a question. I was discussing it microwave technique with the owner of a local yarn shop and she said she would be concerned it would break down the fibers.

[@andreacalisi4699]

Hi Rebecca! I watched your video the other night and had a brainwave! I just bought some Wiltons purple because your video's about it inspired me to try my hand at dyeing with it, and I thought I should share this idea with you. We hardly get any snow (unless we're really lucky), so maybe you can try it? I was thinking, what if you make a dye solution, then freeze it into ice cubes, and then crush the ice to sprinkle that on the snow? That way, the crushed dye-ice will not make pits in the snow, you may be able to get the ditribution more like in the koolaid experiment and the temperature difference won't be an issue. I would love to try this but as we don't get any snow usually, it will be kinda hard for me to try (and you would make many people happy with a vid about it I bet). Also, on the difference between the dye distribution in the koolaid vid vs this one, it might have something to do with the alignment of the fibers. Because of the twist and the tightness of the fibers in the yarn as opposed to the lightness and airiness of the roving, the yarn's structure might actually help the dye distribute better. It gets wicked up and transported by the fiber, rather than landing on a spot and drip through like in the roving. Personally, I love love love what happened in the yarn vid, but I'm not a fan of the splotchyness icedyed (and your snowdyed) roving usually shows. So I think the actual structure of the yarn itself might help to stop the dripping and give better results? Maybe, if you decide to try my crushed-dye-solution-ice on snow idea, you could do a roving and a yarn side to side to see the difference? Love your videos and experiments, you're inspiring me!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Andrea Zweers great ideas! Ive thought about playing with ice cubes before and these thoughts are very inspiring. :)

[@andreacalisi4699]

We MIGHT get snow this weekend! I'm so excited! I'm going to make some wiltons violet icecubes now, just in case, and will keep you posted!

[@Tatt2Rhiannon]

What if you froze the dye into ice cubes and let them melt rather than pouring the dye over ice?

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

That could look really cool, too. There are so many ways to try playing with frozen snow and ice!

[@UbeFlavoured]

First? Great video btw!

[@raythelildoggo3966]

what does breaking mean?

[@sarahlinder3932]

Are you worried about some of the dye falling through the snow and fiber and staining the bathtub?

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

No. it washed off of the tub no problem. if you're worried you could put it over a plastic container.