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Posted by YarnWright on May 3, 2006, 2:45 pm
For you more experienced dye-ers.... would an alpaca silk blend yarn
'dye-up' EVENLY?
Here's the scoop, I'm going to need a black shawl, and I mean BLACK for an
important event this summer. As you know, my eyes can't take it, even
using a white ragg/towel, whatever on my lap, so... I'm thinking of dyeing
the shawl after I knit it up.
Whatcha think?
TIA,
Noreen
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Posted by Wooly on May 3, 2006, 4:36 pm
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>For you more experienced dye-ers.... would an alpaca silk blend yarn
>'dye-up' EVENLY?
>Here's the scoop, I'm going to need a black shawl, and I mean BLACK for an
>important event this summer. As you know, my eyes can't take it, even
>using a white ragg/towel, whatever on my lap, so... I'm thinking of dyeing
>the shawl after I knit it up.
>Whatcha think?
>TIA,
>Noreen
I've not been able to produce a true, deep black with the Createx dyes
I use. Dharma has this to say about black dye:
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1764458-AA.shtmluuuuy78
Remember: black isn't hte only "formal" color!
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This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%.
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Posted by Els van Dam on May 3, 2006, 4:43 pm
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> For you more experienced dye-ers.... would an alpaca silk blend yarn
> 'dye-up' EVENLY?
> Here's the scoop, I'm going to need a black shawl, and I mean BLACK for an
> important event this summer. As you know, my eyes can't take it, even
> using a white ragg/towel, whatever on my lap, so... I'm thinking of dyeing
> the shawl after I knit it up.
> Whatcha think?
> TIA,
> Noreen
Hello Noreen
You should not have any problems at all, since both are protein fibers. I
do think though that getting a true black dye is not all that easy. I
would not use union dyes as e.g. Rit or Dylon etc. Those are combinations
of dyes so you can dye any kind of fiber. However that makes the dye a
weaker one. Use procion MS or Ciba Dyes, or the Gaywool dyes from
Australia. or the French dyes, Lanaset There are several good mail order
outfits that carry good dyes, that you can order from. Go by the
instructions that come with the dye and make the dye extra strength, to
get a good deep balck.
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Pro Chemical is one of them, <http://www.prochemical.com/>
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and Dharma Trading is another one <http://www.dharmatrading.com/>
Hope this is of help
Els
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Posted by spinninglilac on May 3, 2006, 6:20 pm
not sure what dye you'd use for this, and it would need soaking evenly, most
home dyeing doesn't do evenly because the material gets creased or folded
when in the dyepot. So I would suggest several goes at it,
BUT if your eyes aren't up to black, maybe using a magnifying glass that
you have on a string around your neck, and it has a piece on it that rests
on your chest, so everytime you look down, you would be looking through the
mag glass.. These should be able to be purchased from those shops that sell
things for cross stitch.. well that is what I would suggest making the work
bigger to look at and thus not having to dye it... most dyes I do need
boiling to get the dye into the wool..
Perhaps others have a better solution to this, cheers...Cher
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> For you more experienced dye-ers.... would an alpaca silk blend yarn
> 'dye-up' EVENLY?
> Here's the scoop, I'm going to need a black shawl, and I mean BLACK for an
> important event this summer. As you know, my eyes can't take it, even
> using a white ragg/towel, whatever on my lap, so... I'm thinking of dyeing
> the shawl after I knit it up.
> Whatcha think?
> TIA,
> Noreen
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Posted by Shirley Shone on May 4, 2006, 2:24 am
Those magnifying glasses on strings are not very handy. If you have a
well endowed bosom like me, they stand out too far so it does not focus
on your work. I think a man must of invented them. Also the string cuts
in the back of your neck, and they are inclined to tip up. That type was
my first magnifying glass and was discarded quickly.
Using small beads I have tried quite a few. I ended up with the Mag Eyes
which work very well because you can also look over the top to look in
the distance or TV. They have about 4 sets of different strength lenses.
For taking on holiday I have a pair that clips on my glasses and they
flip up out of the way but are small so do not take up much room.
The Mag- Eyes are larger since they fasten on a head band and look a bit
like something out of space. LOL
I would say Mad-Eyes every time and several of my friends have got them
and agree with me.
Shirley
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>not sure what dye you'd use for this, and it would need soaking evenly, most
>home dyeing doesn't do evenly because the material gets creased or folded
>when in the dyepot. So I would suggest several goes at it,
>BUT if your eyes aren't up to black, maybe using a magnifying glass that
>you have on a string around your neck, and it has a piece on it that rests
>on your chest, so everytime you look down, you would be looking through the
>mag glass.. These should be able to be purchased from those shops that sell
>things for cross stitch.. well that is what I would suggest making the work
>bigger to look at and thus not having to dye it... most dyes I do need
>boiling to get the dye into the wool..
>Perhaps others have a better solution to this, cheers...Cher
>> For you more experienced dye-ers.... would an alpaca silk blend yarn
>> 'dye-up' EVENLY?
>> Here's the scoop, I'm going to need a black shawl, and I mean BLACK for an
>> important event this summer. As you know, my eyes can't take it, even
>> using a white ragg/towel, whatever on my lap, so... I'm thinking of dyeing
>> the shawl after I knit it up.
>> Whatcha think?
>> TIA,
>> Noreen
>> --
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>> I am not young enough to know everything.
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>'dye-up' EVENLY?
>Here's the scoop, I'm going to need a black shawl, and I mean BLACK for an
>important event this summer. As you know, my eyes can't take it, even
>using a white ragg/towel, whatever on my lap, so... I'm thinking of dyeing
>the shawl after I knit it up.
>Whatcha think?
>TIA,
>Noreen