Dye Time #22: Frozen Yarn! Ice Dyeing Yarn with a Difference: Freezing the yarn in a block of ice.

Ice, snow and frost are used as a different way to get dye onto the yarn. I thought I'd try to put a different spin on this method.
Ice dyeing yarn with a difference! Instead of adding ice cubes to the top of the yarn, I decided to freeze this yarn in water and vinegar to create a frozen block of ice and yarn. After that, I just added the dye powder to the ice block and let it all melt.
Ice, snow and frost are used as a different way to get dye onto the yarn.
Featured in this tutorial:
Yarn: 10g of 65% wool, 35% alpaca
Dye: Red and yellow acid dyes I got in a kit a couple of years ago.
All equipment (pots/spoons/jars etc) used in this video is dedicated for dyeing.
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[@deblucero4685]

I would never have thought of freezing the wool like that. I love ice dyeing, shall give this method a try this summer

[@FromTheCauldron]

I keep meaning to revisit this method. Good luck when you try it!

[@creativitybytrisha6819]

These came out really gorgeous! 😍 You absolutely think out of the box and it is truly inspiring!

[@FromTheCauldron]

Thank you! I try to be different. I really need to repeat this method again now that there's space in my freezer :)

[@DulcesCreations]

They are beautiful. Fascinating 😊

[@FromTheCauldron]

Thank you! I really enjoyed this method.

[@staceyandbear]

Beautiful colors.

[@FromTheCauldron]

Thank you!

[@tanithmessenger3581]

Really fun to watch! Gorgeous colours too.

[@FromTheCauldron]

Thank you so much! I loved dyeing this yarn.

[@tanithmessenger3581]

@@FromTheCauldron it came out lovely!

[@peltopeikonpingotukset8049]

I love those colors, but I am sorry to tell, those bare patches are burnt fibre... Steam setting can burn the fibre if the water boils. And if you have used too much acid, then the fibre is even more prone to burning. I have burnt my own creations several times and they look exactly like that. Slightly grey, bare patches.

[@FromTheCauldron]

I didn't realise those patches were burnt. I've burnt yarn in the microwave before and it didn't look like that. It was a huge brown mess and the yarn was disintegrating. The yarn in this video has been knitted into a blanket, so even if those patches are burnt, it hasn't damaged the fibre (unlike that microwave disaster!)

[@peltopeikonpingotukset8049]

@@FromTheCauldron Well, there are different stages in burning stuff. 😄 My success (and warning) story is that my son accidentally dropped a woollen sock on his night lamp and the light bulb burned the fabric so badly, it was coal. Yeah, that was terrifying. We spent several long minutes in the night trying to find out what was burning as the fire alarms were screaming. Although wool isn't as prone to get in flames as cotton, I am sure the alarms saved my children's lives... For everybody who read this: Please, buy fire alarms in every room AND remember to take care of them. 11.2. And 9.11 are easy to remember dates for checking the batteries! 🚒

[@FromTheCauldron]

@@peltopeikonpingotukset8049 yikes! I’m glad everyone was ok. Sounds terrifying.