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In Annie's job thread its clear that there are several people here who know alot about dying fabrics and fibers. I have this enormous spool of raw silk yarn that I'm dieing to dye but I have no idea what I'm doing.
What hints and resources can people give me about dyeing silk and yarn?
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Ooohh I love dyeing silk! I use procion fiber reactive dyes, they work great on natural fibers like silk and cotton. However, the colors tend to shift on silk - for example fire red turns out fuchsia on silk.
There are dyes made especially for silk, I don't use them because they require steam setting and I'm lazy.
Get started at Dharma. They have all the supplies and tons of good info on what to do and how.
Are you wanting these yarns to be one color or multi-colored?
One tip - if you decide to use fiber reactive dyes and need soda ash, don't order it, it's heavy and costs too much to ship. Just buy it locally, you can find it either in the laundry section or, where I get mine, is in the pool section at Walmart.
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