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Tutorial: Make your own Rainbow Yarn
I wanted to alter my Moleskine calendar with a little embroidery, but I couldn’t find a nice rainbow-colored yarn. So I thought I might dye some white yarn. It worked! So here’s how I did it:
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You Will Need
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Step 1Take some white yarn at the length you desire and wrap it around a pen. Cotton yarn works best – synthetic fibres wouldn’t absorb the dye.
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Step 2Attach the end of the yarn with a piece of tape:
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Step 3Now you need three ink colors: Red, Yellow, and Blue.
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Step 4To achieve a rainbow effect, dip some color directly on the yarn (ringlike, as shown in the picture). Yellow must be in the middle. Use a clean brush if your ink bottles don’t have droppers.
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Step 5Take a clean and damp brush to blend the colors. Move from yellow outwards to red and dab the yarn around the pen. An orange ring will appear. Now clean the brush and do the same with yellow and blue – green will be the result.
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Step 6When the colors have blended nicely, you’re done with the most difficult part.
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Step 7Put a drop of blue ink on the red end and a drop of red on the blue end to get purple ends. Blend them with a damp brush – you don’t have to clean it in between.
Put the pen on the rim of a bowl or a plate to let the yarn dry. -
Step 8When it’s dry, unwrap the yarn and use it for embroidery – have fun! Here’s what my calendar looks like:
And what will you do with your rainbow-colored yarn? Please leave a comment and add links to your creations.
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Bracelets »
Gifts From The Village Of Shadows Bracelet
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Charms »
Akuma No Otto Pendant
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Stud Earrings »
Miraculous Ladybug Earrings
Thank you *^_^*