In this great book, selftaught dyer gail callahan will show you simple techniques for dyeing yarn and roving that use standard kitchen equipment. Her recipe style instructions lead readers through a variety of simple techniques that turn plain or outdated yarns into colorful fibers, customized by colours and quantity for the project at hand. Natural dyeing hand spinning wool into yarn with a spinning. She has inspired me to not only make stuff with yarn, but to also try my hand at dyeing although it might be a while before i actually get to it. Individual attention given to each skein from our hands to yours. This means a slow down in just about everything from email responses, order processing and yarn dyeing. Selftaught dyer gail callahan shows you a variety of simple techniques to turn plain, outdated, or leftover yarn into vibrant new fibers using ovens, crockpots, frying pans, and other standard kitchen equipment. Read hand dyeing yarn and fleece dipdyeing, handpainting, tiedyeing, and other creative techniques by gail callahan available from rakuten kobo.
Once done, put the skein into a plastic bag and tie it. The following year, valley yarns asked her to dye yarns exclusive to webs, americas yarn store, in northampton, massachusetts. Mordants are needed to set the color when using natural dyes. Each skein of yarn is handdyed in my dye studio by me or one of my two assistant dyers. Hand dyeing yarn and fleece ebook by gail callahan. Time has been taken by an individual who has an artistic vision of how they want the yarn or fabric, and they have considered its destined final use. In fact, its easy, fun, and can be done right in your own kitchen. A number of knitting patterns round out the book with suggestions for using your own hand dyed wool yarn. Hand dyeing is on the rise giving crafters the freedom to create their own unique yarns and fibers to spin wholly original projects. You all helped me kickstart the first 35 episodes of dyepot weekly in the fall of 2017. Many natural dyers are knitters and work with skeins of undyed wool yarn. In particular, i will show you the basic yarn dyeing methods to achieve 6 distinct color patterns. If you would prefer not to read this post, but you want to find out more about dyeing your own yarn, hand dyeing yarn and fleece is a brilliant book to get you started on your journey.
And finally, this book will include 10 patterns that use handdyed and handspun yarns and fibers to their most exciting advantage in knitting projects. Our stunning handdyed yarns available in a range of weights and fibers. My goto book, a dyers garden, is geared toward dyeing skeins of yarn. Its easy, fun, and can be done right in your own kitchen. An introduction to natural dyeing seamwork magazine. Hand dyeing is on the risegiving crafters the freedom to create their own unique yarns and fibers to spin wholly original projects. A few years later, she began dyeing for personal use. When i really want to surrender to spontaneity and playfulness, i take out my cakedecorating supplies and start dyeing yarn with food coloring. Feb 27, 2010 in hand dyeing yarn and fleece, selftaught dyer gail callahan uses fibre, colour, and heat to create exciting new yarns and yarn colours. Founded in 2011 and born out of a love of yarn, knitting, crochet and colour, truly hooked has been steadily growing from strength to strength. Hand dyeing yarn and fleece tie dye instructions manual.
In this article, we will explore the various colorways and patterns of hand dyed yarn and the techniques to achieve them. The biggest difference between dyeing your own yarn with acid dyes and using food safe dyes like wiltons food coloring or dyeing yarn with koolaid, is that you need a whole new set of dyeing tools. Part one begins with a general introduction to dyeing, which is followed by chapters that examine various aspects of the dyeing process, from the pretreatment of textiles to the machinery employed. Volume 1 deals with the principles of dyeing and techniques used in the dyeing process, and looks at the different types of dyes currently available. Hand dyed yarn for makers in colors you will love to wear. It is not safe to cook in a pot in which you have dyed with acid dyes. Not just wool yarn but also raw wool, roving and a variety of fiber including merino and cormo sheep, silk and alpaca. Since 2005, weve been making exquisite hand dyed knitting yarns and spinning fibres in passionate, relentless, and unapologetic colours to inspire, educate, and engage our worldwide community of knitters, spinners, weavers, and makers. Gail callahan begins the book with some tips to dye in a safe and environmentally friendly way. The recipestyle instructions lead readers through a variety of simple hand dyeing techniques that turn plain yarns into custom yarns. Hand painting and dying yarns for knitting, crochet, spinning, and felting since 2007. With this method, the dye will bleed somewhat, but not as much as with other dyeing methods. Hand dyeing yarn and fleece by gail callahan, 9781603424684, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Micro structure or morphological structure of cotton fiber the cotton fiber is made up of a cuticle, primary cell wall, secondary cell wal. Each skein of yarn is hand dyed in my dye studio by me or one of my two assistant dyers. Shop buy our beautiful hand dyed yarns and browse the accessories we have on offer. The kangaroo dyer luxurious hand dyed silks and yarns. I love that this book is spiral bound so it can lay flat when im using it in the middle of a dye session. This book would help anyone that is looking to learn more about yarn dyeing. Bring an artisan touch to your knitting from bright jewel tones to subtle neutral. The book you are looking for ready to read read online or download hand dyeing yarn and fleece free now, create your account in our book library, so you can find out the latest books bestsellers and get them for free, more than 1 million copies of the book. Tray dyeing book and dvd claire benn and leslie morgan deliver precise and well thought out instructions for every step of this simple and exciting version of a low immersion dyeing technique. As a result of the hand dyeing process, each skein will be slightly different even if they laid next to each other on the dye table. In this series, we will explore a variety of dyes, techniques, and fibers as we create beautiful colors of yarn. Truly hooked nottinghams award winning hand dyed yarn. Be careful not to use too much with wool, otherwise you will get a sticky feeling that doesnt come out. I particularly wanted something on chemical dyes as there are plenty of books on natural dyes.
Ive had lots of happy accidents, and i know a fair amount about color theory, but its still tricky to create a given color to match either an existing piece or whats in my imagination. The little book of yarn dyeing is available right now, here on its a stitch up website. Dyeing can be done in a microwave oven, a sturdy stovetop kettle, a crockpot, a traditional oven, or even an electric frying pan. Create oneofakind fiber arts projects with exciting and unusual techniques from the woman known as the kangaroo dye.
Customcolor your favorite fibers with dip dyeing, hand painting, tie dyeing, and other creative techniques callahan, gail on. Founded in 2006, madelinetosh began as an etsy shop and has since grown into a team of more than forty creatives, dyers, and color experts. Hand painting can be done with squirt bottles, cups or paint brushes. Welcome to jimmy beans wools guide to handdyed yarns. It gives you control over the exact placement of the dyes and therefore the final look of your yarn. Hand dyeing yarn and fleece dipdyeing, handpainting, tiedyeing, and other creative techniques. She explains properties of protein fibers and how to prepare animal based yarn and fiber to be dyed. Welcome to jimmy beans wools guide to hand dyed yarns. Read hand dyeing yarn and fleece dipdyeing, handpainting, tiedyeing. Gail callahan begins the book with some tips to dye in a safe and.
As you might guess, solid color yarn is exactly what it sounds like. All methods use standard kitchen equipment like microwaves, kettles, crockpots, electric fry pans and ov. Since 2005, weve been making exquisite handdyed knitting yarns and spinning fibres in passionate, relentless, and unapologetic colours to inspire, educate, and engage our worldwide community of knitters, spinners, weavers, and makers. Everyone here at jimmy beans wool is simply head over heels for hand dyed yarns. With hand painting, you apply the dye onto the yarn directly by hand.
Hand dyeing yarn and fleece is easy and fun with this hand dyeing book youll discover how to hand dye your own yarn and fleece. One thing i have struggled with as ive been dyeing yarn with acid dyes is how to achieve a particular color i have in my head. We hope all of our wonderful customers are staying safe, and have plenty of lovely yarn to keep themselves occupied. Any dyeing done by hand in small batches is considered handdyed. Pattern and instruction books for those that quilt, crochet, dye, knit, quilt, spin yarn or weave. For hand speckle, mix up your dyes and flick, syringe, brush, or use the fork to spread around those colors onto the skein. For a limited time get a free color grid with the purchase of a book color grid will be added at. She now teaches dyeing at webs, and continues to dye for them as well as for her own business, the kangaroo dyer. The latest from miss babs we are still shipping every weekday, and doing our best to keep up with dyeing and customer service with a limited instudio staff. Aluminum potassium sulfate this is the most widely used mordant. Solid, semisolid or tonal, gradated or ombre, variegated or multicolor, speckled or sprinkle dyed, self striping yarn. Im a sewer, not a knitter, so i source undyed wool felt by the yard from weir crafts, a dollmaking supply site. Discover the colorful joys of hand dyeing your own yarn and fleece. This photointensive book covers everything from dyeing with koolaid to more involved processes like working with acid dyes and hand painting.
Selftaught dyer gail callahan shows you a variety of simple techniques to turn plain, outdated, or leftover yarn into vibrant new fibers using ovens, crockpots, frying. Aug 25, 2017 and given that this is a scaleddown version of what she does for a living, its fair to say that she knows her stuff. However, they will be closest to each other if dyed all at the same time. We specialize in deep dyed colors to make your projects jump for joy. Gail callahan fiber, color, and heat is all that is needed to create exciting new yarn colors. Hand dyeing yarn and fleece offers truly creative dyeing techniques. Strangly enough, i usually find note sections added to books. The tricky part of immersion dyeing is getting your yarn to take up the dye evenly which is done by moving the skein around in the dyepot. In the fall of 2019, the mad tosh team joined the jimmy beans wool family to continue the legacy of soft, interesting, and decadent yarns, pioneering dye techniques, and original uses of color.
This is typically done using the immersion yarn dye method. Sweetgeorgia yarns artisan handdyed luxury yarn and. This hand dyeing book is available from amazon selftaught hand dyeing expert gail callahan shows you a variety. Discover the colorful joys of hand dyeing your own yarn. As a result of the handdyeing process, each skein will be slightly different even if they laid next to each other on the dye table. We love the exquisite beauty and delicate care with which each skein is dyed by hand, and delight in the unique, oneofakindness each skein lends to our knitwear. Ashford book, interweave, martingale, c and t, yoko saito.