Ist time dyeing with Wilton's cake dyes

[dragontatt]

After doing a little dyeing with Kool-aid, I wanted to try something with more possible colors, so I tried Wilton's cake dyes.

 

I used Lion Brand Fisherman's Wool, 6 different color dyes and a few feww hours last Friday and got 8 differently sized hanks (oops!) of very pretty yarn. Then I wound them up using my new ball-winder (I just love the way they look wound up like that!) and I just love love love the colors!!

 

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What do you guys think?

 

 

Vivian

 

[kellyv]

Those are really really nice. Now I have to try the cake dyes!!! Love the colors!!!!

[kisha29]

:cheer those look so cool!!!!!! great job!!!!!! i never heard of the cake dyes, where did you get them? what colors did you start with? do you have a project in mind for these wonderful colors? :manyheart

[aussiecrocheter]

Gorgeous colors, love them!!!!

[sparkles]

Those colors are cool! Why'd they turn up different sizes? (can you tell I've never dyed before:) )

[Nan-Nan]

How did you get the vari colors all in one ball? I don't know anything much about dying but sure would like to.

[Mrs. Principal]

Wow, those turned out great! A few of them remind me of the Monet color from Red Heart. The colors are so vivid and pretty! Nicely done.

[squish_52]

you can buy cake dyes at Michaels, walmart and anywhere that sells cake decorating supplies, wilton.com has them too...bakerycrafts.com is a good place to start...can you tell i'm a baker? lol

[monchichi_bright]

LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE the colors ..........very nice job!!!!!!

[KateCrochets]

I never would have thought of cake dyes! Do they work like Kool-Aid, in that it has to be an animal protein yarn, or would it work on plant fiber (like cotton)?(or am I asking too many questions? )

[theworm]

That is gorgeous! The colors are so so rich!

[Ladycrochat]

Absolutely gorgeous:applause....would it be possible for you to share HOW you did this with us? PLEASE:nworthy I think they are stunning:bounce

[pplcrochets]

absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for sharing your beautiful work. (and another idea joins the "I gotta try that!" list )

[dragontatt]

Thought I'd answer everyone's questions:

 

Kisha29- I got my cake dyes at Wal-mart for very cheap, the colors I used were: orange, pink, violet, teal, buttercup yellow and cornflower blue.

Since this was my first attempt I didn't have a project in mind, but I think I'll make squares of the different colors, sew them together and felt it into a purse.

 

Sparkles- The only reason the balls were different sizes is because I made different size hanks from the skein before I dyed them. I just need to remember to be consisitent.

 

Nan-nan: I used this tutorial.

http://www.reenieart.com/painttutorial.htm

It tells everything you need to know, including how to make it varigated.

 

Katecrochets: I believe in order to do cotton dyeing, you need acid dyes, but I'm not sure.

 

Ladycrochat: The tutorial above really has everything you need to know. I bought some squeeze bottles at Wal-Mart in the silverware aisle that I used to squirt the dye onto the yarn. It really was easy, but it did take a good few hours.

 

 

 

Vivian

[victoriarose]

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! :2hug. You have just inspired me to enter into an whole new realm of crochet. . The last two, of my little tribe of indians will be going to school this year (all day) , and I have been VERY concerned about what I will do with all this FREE time on my hands . This is going to be tooooooooooooo fun!

[losingmymind2]

Cotton needs to be dyed with fabric dye such as Rit, because it is plant fiber. I've dyed wool with kool aid, food coloring, and the cake colors. I know people have used commercial Easter egg dye too. I had planned to start using the more toxic chemical dyes and purchased all different pots and pans for it, but since I had to move in with my mom for a while, I promised her to only use non-toxic food safe dyes that won't make us sick cause we don't have the space or equipment to use the other safely.

[loveLee]

Wow..these are great.

Does anyone know if the dyes are avalible in australia, and who sells them?

[YarnandYoga]

Beautiful! Do you think it would work on cotton yarn?

[yarndiva]

Great Job!!

 

I have about a dozen of Wilton's Cake Dyes, do you think it will take on cotton or linen?

[redroses154]

do you use the paste dyes or the liquid dyes? i to am a cake decorator. do you boil the colors?

[rina]

Ooh-la-la, the colors are so yummy! You did a great job planning the colorways.

[needlesandpinza]

I love cake dyes too they are fun.

[new2crocheting]

I need to ask a very silly question ..

How to you guys wrap the yarn into a ball after you finish dying?

I am totally newbie at dealing with yarns so please execuse me for the silly question!

[TamiCrochets]

new2crocheting - there is no "silly" question in this forum.. she used a yarn ball winder without mine i think i'd go nuts!