Dye Over: Dyeing Over Colored Cotton/Bamboo Blend Yarn

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  Step 1

  Soak the yarn in warm water that is mixed with 1/4 cup of salt. Place half of the damp hank of yarn onto a catering pan lined with aluminum foil. Spread the fibers so that the speckling may read all layers of the yarn.

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  Step 2

  Tear a tiny corner of the Tulip Hot Pink dye packet. Lightly sprinkle the dye evenly over the yarn. Use approximately 1 teaspoon of the dye.

• Step 3

  Repeat the sprinkling steps for the Tulip light blue packet.

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  Step 4

  Mix 1 tablespoon of white vinegar with warm water in a water bottle. Heavily spritz over the sprinkled yarn to activate the dye.

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  Step 5

  Allow the dye to soak for 30 minutes.

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  Step 6

  Mix the remaining Tulip Hot Pink dye with 3/4 cup of salt and 1/2 gallon of water. Heat on the stovetop until it simmers. Mix with a spoon.

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  Step 7

  Holding the yarn above the pot, dip 1/3 of the hank into the dye.

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  Step 8

  Rest the remaining yarn on the catering pan (so that it does not touch the burner). Turn off the burner and let the yarn sit in the dye for 30 minutes.

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  Step 9

  Carry the yarn to the sink, and rinse out the dye with a spray nozzle. Then mix wool wash with approximately 1 gallon of water in the sink, lightly agitating the yarn (but not tangling).
  Remove yarn and hang to dry.

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  Step 10

  After the yarn is dry, twist the yarn in a hank until it is ready to be caked (or wound into a ball) and be knit.

• Step 11

  Buy hand-dyed yarns at www.lovelybylee.com

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