December 5, 2017

Thread dyeing process

Measures
- Choose the yarn. Choose the yarn in a hank, maybe not a ball. A hank looks like a long perspective or braid. Make sure the yarn is dyeable cotton. The yarn's label will indicate if the yarn is dyeable.
- Prepare the detergent to clean the yarn.
- Fill a bucket with water. There ought to be sufficient liquid in the bucket to submerge the yarn, despite the yarn has consumed water.
- Place 1 tsp. (5 mL) of textile detergent into the liquid. Textile detergent is particularly designed to remove extra dye from fabrics, and to keep colors from bleeding.
- Immerse the yarn in the detergent option. Soaking the yarn will make sure that it's clean, which all colors or substances that hinder the dyeing process tend to be cleaned away.
- Put the hank of yarn in to the bucket of water and detergent. Utilize rubber gloves whenever handling the yarn.
Rubber gloves keeps both hands from becoming stained with dye or chemical substances.
- Let the yarn to drench until it is completely wet, for 1 hour.
- Put the hank of yarn in to the bucket of water and detergent. Utilize rubber gloves whenever handling the yarn.
- Remove the yarn from container.
- Make the yarn out of the container of liquid and soap.
- Wring out the hank of yarn to remove dampness.
- Empty and rinse the container.
- Prepare the soft drink ash. Spot 1/2 gallon (2 L) liquid and 1/2 glass (120 mL) soft drink ash (also called cleansing soda or sodium carbonate) to the bucket. Combine the ingredients. Make sure that the soft drink ash dissolves.
- Drench the yarn within the soda ash solution. Soda ash helps the dye to cling to the yarn materials. Get soda ash at a yarn offer or crafts shop.
- Position the hank of yarn into the bucket. Let the yarn to drench for five minutes.
- Remove the yarn.
- Twist the yarn with minor stress to remove moisture.
- Lay the yarn on a set sheet of plastic. Make sure the yarn is spread uniformly in a lengthy range.
Mix the dye.
- Combine 1 qt. (1 L) of hot-water with 3/4 glass (180 mL) urea in a large container. Make sure the urea dissolves in the liquid. Urea is a chemical that keeps the yarn wet, ensuring that the dye "sticks" toward yarn. Urea can be acquired at yarn supply or crafts stores.
- Put 1 tsp. (5 mL) of cool reactive dye into a cup. Cool reactive dye is a dye especially developed for usage with fabrics.
- Pour just enough liquid into the cup which will make a paste. Combine the dye really.
- Include 1 cup (240 mL) of this urea water towards paste.
- Utilize the same means of any additional colors you want to make use of. Blend each color in another glass.
- Dye the yarn.
- Make use of a foam brush to utilize the dye toward yarn. Apply the dye with quick sweeping motions. Start at one end regarding the yarn and move towards other end.
Use another foam brush for each color of dye.
- Flip the yarn over onto its undyed part if you have achieved the end of the distinct yarn.
- Repeat the application of the dye, going from one end associated with the yarn to the other.
- Look inside the center part of the yarn to make sure that all the yarn has been colored.
- Apply dye to your places that you missed.
- Make use of a foam brush to utilize the dye toward yarn. Apply the dye with quick sweeping motions. Start at one end regarding the yarn and move towards other end.
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Protect the yarn. Spot a synthetic sheet on the yarn. Allow the yarn to stay covered every day and night.
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Get rid of the extra dye.- Combine 1 tsp. (5 mL) textile detergent in a container with sufficient liquid to submerge the hank of yarn.
- Eliminate the synthetic sheet from the yarn.
- Support the yarn over a sink.
- Pour the soapy water over the yarn. Still rinse the yarn through to the water is clear. Make sure that the yarn stays as free from tangles as you possibly can.
- Twist the yarn carefully to eliminate dampness.
- Let the yarn to dried out.
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