Category Archives: Dyeing Yarn
Hand Dyed Yarny Goodness
Two posts in one day? What is the world coming to? I’ve been playing with yarn and dye and these are the results. They are all sock yarns and are a mix of 100% merino, 75% merino/25% nylon, 50% merino/50% … Continue reading
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How I Hand Paint Yarn: Part 3
In this tutorial I want to talk about the process I use for setting the dye on to the yarn. Once the dye has been applied to the yarn and its all wrapped up in cling film its time to … Continue reading
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How I Hand Paint Yarn: Part 2
In the last post I spoke about how I prepared my yarn, equipment and dyes. I now want to talk about my dyeing space. I live in a small 2 bedroom flat, along with one long suffering husband and two … Continue reading
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I'm Lotusblossom Knits. I knit, I dye yarn, I drink tea (and a lot of coffee) and I chase feral children. Occasionally I might ramble on about other stuff as well, like politics, religion and cake.
