What kinds of yarns can you dye?

[LanetteG]

I know I've heard on this board that you can do wool, but what other kinds work well? Can you do cotton?

Just curious!:*ctree

Lanette:w-flake

[Guest SamplerLady]

You can dye anything but acrylic and a few other plastic yarns. However, what you use to dye with will change. Wool and other animal fibers require the use of acid (vinegar, citric acid) as a mordant (chemical that sets the dye in the fiber). This doesn't work for cotton. If I dye cotton I use Rit, Sabraset paints, or the dyes used for tie-dyeing.

 

I personally think dyeing wool is the easiest. Of course it can be more complicated depending on the effects you want, but....

 

[LanetteG]

Thank you, I'll keep all of that in mind!:*csheep

:*cbulb Lanette:w-flake