Dyepot Weekly #13 - Spin into Gold: Handpainting Superwash Wool/Nylon Roving with Food Coloring

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Spin Along Part 1, LIVE December 13, 9 AM EST: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnaYe4SfebZlp6c In this video, I dyed 200 g of KnitPicks Stroll Roving shrsl.com/o66l (Affiliate Link). This fiber is 75% superwash merino, 25% nylon.

[@Tanweeregy]

ChemKnits Tutorials hi sweety, I'm so happy to watch your all videos in just aweek 😍 but I'm from Egypt and here we had the food colors abowder not a liquid colors, so I don't know the correct numbers of spoons I must added to every 8 cups?! Can you please help me? 😊

[@Craftingenthusiast]

Every time I watch your dyeing videos i end up in the kitchen dyeing yarn cause it's so fun:) your videos are so fun to watch!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

YAY! It makes me so happy when people decide to dye along with me.

[@thingsretiredpeopledo3060]

Same here - you're so inspirational!

[@MarieH528]

Thanks Marjorie! Thank You Rebecca for another awesome dye session. Love the colors of the roving and am so looking forward to the spinning!

[@marjoriestintzi8710]

Thank Lucky for the great colour selection.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

YAY! I'm so excited to start spinning tomorrow morning.

[@singingwolfdyeworks2391]

Whooo, Rebecca, those came out so beautiful and vibrant. The spun yarn is going to be gorgeous! It was fun to see how excited you were with the results :-)

[@rachelhasgp]

The superwash roving is my favorite to spin with from knit picks

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Oh awesome! I've spon some other superwash fibers in the past. My current favorite was a BFL/Silk mixture. that just practically spun itself.

[@rachelhasgp]

Oh awesome! I've been watching you for years, you first inspired me to try spinning with a drop spindle. I'm getting my 1st wheel very soon and looking forward to being more adventurous and trying new fibers to spin

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

That's amazing! One one of my spinning sessions I want to see if I can remember how to spin with my drop spindle. I don't think I've used it ever since I got the wheel.

[@julieedgson5280]

Before you started squishing the dye into the roving - it looked like ice cream with flavoured sauce on top (blueberry, strawberry and caramel) hehe :). The roving turned out lovely though, such beautiful colours. I can't wait to see you spinning it up soon! :)

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Tomorrow morning at 9 AM EST. At least that is my plan right now. :)

[@marieking-stevason1775]

That is cool colored roving!! Great experiment, Rebecca!! The purple/blue section is my favorite lol Happy Dying from Canada 🇨🇦 ❤️Marie

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I'm SO EXCITED to spin this up. I think that I'll be on first thing in the morning tomorrow. :)

[@marieking-stevason1775]

ChemKnits Tutorials cool 😎

[@gagaloo83]

That looks awesome! I can't wait to see what else you do with it. I got my yarn order, and I think at nap time I'm going to try sprinkling instant coffee on some to see what happens :D

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

ooooo! Let me know how it turns out!

[@gagaloo83]

It didn't go as planned, lol. I sent you a few pictures on instagram. I'm going to try again tomorrow with a different plan! :)

[@LittlebeanandMe]

you could try putting the roving into mason jars when you're applying the dye - that way you can get all the color in, even add more liquid if you need to (in terms of acid/water combo) and reduce the risk of the color going everywhere. You could also microwave the yarn inside the jars as well which may be helpful, and change the outcome of your roving!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I've only done mason jars once, and not to create a multi colored yarn. I forgot that I wanted to play around with that more. Thank you!

[@johanneLepage26]

Hi Rebecca, your videos are always fun to watch, it would be fun that you do a video when you will spin this roving yarn, so we could see what will be the result once spinned. thanks again for those videos!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Johanne Lepage I'm going live on a couple of hours (9 am est) to spin this!

[@johanneLepage26]

Super! Thanks!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

There are also some other live spinning videos in this playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6OygmuwnpJobtU And some edited spinning videos kzbin.info/www/bejne/j53cgWePetypZtU

[@ThePhantazmya]

The issue with dying superwash is that because the scales have been removed from the fiber it has a tendency to "fly away" or drift apart in the bath. You have to be almost more gentle with it in certain ways even though it won't felt. The fibers won't stick to themselves so they stick to everything else. The reason I like superwash is you don't have to worry about temperature shocking it and I can go from start to finish much faster and I don't have to be super vigilant against simmering bubbles. I can't wait to see how it spins up. Happy spinning!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I"m pretty bad about simmer bubbles. The one time I had an issue is when I had to wash the wool too much. You teach me so much, Fern. Thank you!

[@ThePhantazmya]

No problem. I know I can come across as a know it all, and that can be irritating to some people. I just want to be helpful by sharing the things I've learned. It means a lot that you've found my comments useful.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I absolutely find them useful, and I know that others do, too. You often comment about something that I meant to include but forgot, so I LOVE that you add it to the comments field. :)

[@maryhutson8291]

What would happen if you began with warm or very warm water in the cups in which you are mixing the dye? I believe the gel dye would dissolve into the water a little quicker or easier and would not remain on the spoon. And when you added the roving to the dyepot, then added the dye mixture, would it react differently?

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

That would probably work nicely! I didn't really think about using warm water to mix the dyes, but that makes sense.

[@ooohlaa13]

I forgot to mention this also. Some sites use boiling water, very hot water or warm water and it seems to dissolve all types of dye with speed and ease. Worth a try.

[@marilynbunzo3648]

The colors look great. I'm thinking about trying your orange combo for dyeing yarn for my fall leaves yarn. I still haven't picked up the Wilton copper which is on my list along with a good Wilton Red. I like the way the orange color had the green tones as well as the orange/brown. That would be perfect for fall leaves. I love how the pinks turned out as well. Awesome job. I have mostly kettle dyed my roving and I have had one get slightly felted but it spun just fine. I have never used superwash roving so it is more challenging to keep regular roving from felting (I think). I have done a little hand painted roving and I never had it felt just from pushing the dye through. Never say never, though. ;-) Here's a tip for cleanup. Barkeeper's Friend cleanser works great to clean up stains. I haven't had it scratch for me. It is better than anything else I have found for cleaning stains and dyes.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you for that tip! My counter seems to be find, thankfully. :) I love to kettle dye roving, too. I've only had an felting issue once (video is coming out later this year) but the fiber is still spinnable for sure.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

There is an Oxiclean ad on the video right now so I'm giggling.

[@GrapeApe2018]

What would happen if you squished only with your fingertips? Solid on top with dots on back? Stripes and speckles perhaps?

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Oooo! Interesting idea, thanks!

[@breakmydreams]

So very pretty.

[@Ardnaid253]

Have you seen the Crayola bath tablets? I got some for my daughter, there's citric acid and dye in them. I think they might work like egg dyeing tablets.

[@mary-ruthflores4107]

I think the green in the pink sections is from your gloves after handling the orange, you didn’t clean your gloves. It is a very interesting look, I think there are no mistakes in dying, just opportunities!!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

There is a bit of color breaking in here for sure from the way I mixed up the colors. Combinations tend to break into the various components. But it could also be my gloves for sure!

[@loue6563]

Have you ever hand painted one side one color and then flipped it and added a different color?

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I haven't done this with roving before, but I absolutely love the idea. Thank you for this suggestion!

[@LaynieFingers]

It's a fiburrito!!! Fiberrito? Fiber-burrito! 😍

[@LaynieFingers]

Ohhhhhhh, that turned out GORGEOUS!!! I can't wait to see the finished product!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I love it!

[@shymoment]

Do you have a vidoe using only neon colors? I thought I watched one but I can't find it. thanks

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

You mean McCormick Neon colors or just getting neon tones in general? I love McCormick's NEON food coloring (especially the neon blue) and that has been used in many videos over the years.

[@shymoment]

I knew I had seen you use the neon colors but I thought they were always mixed with something else. I wondered how they came out by their self.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I'm not sure if I have used these on their own. Maybe the purple once upon a time... but I'll have to do that soon! I'll add a Neon Painting adveture to my list. :)

[@shymoment]

I would love that. My son is wanting a neon scarf.

[@haileyc7843]

How long do you soak in vinegar

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

A minimum of 20-30 min to make sure the fibers are saturated. Sometimes I'll soak fibers overnight so I can get started right away in the morning.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

In this video, I dyed 200 g of KnitPicks Stroll Roving shrsl.com/o66l (Affiliate Link). This fiber is 75% superwash merino, 25% nylon.

[@michaelfriday3113]

Are you going to record you spinning?

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Yes! Thank you for reminding me to share this. I'm going live tomorrow morning at 9 AM EST.

[@michaelfriday3113]

ChemKnits Tutorials awesome sauce. I just got my own spinning wheel and I was wondering is it normal for spinners to name their wheels?

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Michael Friday I'm not sure if it is normal... But I did! My wheel is named Sandry :)

[@barbaraeliason8519]

It might be helpful to change gloves between the colors.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Yup. Something I always realize midstream. Thankfully wiping them removes most of the color.