Dyeing Cotton

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fatima santos

very nice

htsear13

thank you very much

brendah2

Yes I agree with fiber reactive dyes for cotton, or natural dye like coffee or tea. I heard black beans can give a purple color but it doesnt last.

E123

You can try indigo dyeing. Cotton takes up indigo very well and there are some cool techniques out there to get patterns.

crisdes

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feathers

Thank you for a very informative thread. I have a question: do you dye the yarn, or the finished product?

I want to dye some cotton yarn I have, but its on a cardboard tube. So do I need to make a ball of yarn and dye that, or can I just crochet the piece and dye that?

MAMIYPEQUE

Hola! pues yo si que he teñido algodón (por videos en Youtube en español).

He usado tintes iberia (en España se pueden conseguir en cualquier droguería) y no despinta con los lavados (si utilizas el fijador que trae y sal). También he teñido con curcuma y tuve que añadir sal y vinagre, y tampoco despinta (y deja colores brillantes).

Me gusta experimentar con distintos tipos de hilado (animal y vegetal), diferentes tintes y métodos.

NewTCCA

Definitely fiber reactive dyes - dyeing wool tends to be easier I think.

BlueTanager

Soaking a multiple ply yarn is a must. And I found out that for cotton it needs to be soaking for a much longer time than wool, for example.
I tend to soak only for a few minutes so basically even after letting the yarn sit in the dye bath for a few hours the center parts still carry the original color.

It is not too bad depending on the project and color as the white center with colored outer part gives it a bit of a "neon" vibe. But I find it much harder to get a more solid color.