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December 07, 2005

Show and tell

Okay, here we go. As promised here is some more yarn I dyed over Thanksgiving. I have branched out and included Neon Food Coloring!

These are my favorites:

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The green/purple is all food coloring. The Blue one I overdyed a skein that I thought came out bad. But I like how this turned out.

Below is all Kool Aid. I think I have exhausted all my possibilities. I am getting bored with the colors available.

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I really need to try something new. I love playing with color! Any suggestions?

Over and out

Posted by beth at December 7, 2005 12:25 PM

Comments

Ok, so when are you going to produce something? Are you giving some of them away as presents?

Posted by: Margret at December 7, 2005 01:43 PM

OMG, I adore that top skein!

Have you tried the Wilton icing dyes at all? I guess they're not that different from food coloring, but they do have a wider range of shades, and I think they have black and brown. I used them for my dyeing and they came out very vibrant.

Posted by: Cathi at December 7, 2005 02:30 PM

ooooh that top one is gorgeous!! They are all really pretty, I love how saturated the color is. How about something with reds, pinks & black?

Posted by: carole at December 7, 2005 02:44 PM

Everything looks beautiful, I love the colors. Of course I'm a bit perplexed as to who would dye their food neon colors, well of course there is always cake but they have specific food dye for that.

Posted by: Rebekah at December 7, 2005 02:52 PM

oooo pretty pretty! my fave is the top one. sorry, no clever ideas about how to de-bore you. they are all so beautiful! i'm not bored! ;-)

Posted by: kris at December 7, 2005 02:59 PM

I love the blue overdyed one. I'm not an expert on food dyes, by any stretch of the imagination, so I was surprised and a little curious about "neon food dye"... Wow. What would you eat that was neon? Doritos orange? :)

Posted by: Karma at December 7, 2005 03:26 PM

Exhaused? How can you be exhaused!?!?! So many colors to be played with! Love the neon.

Posted by: Christie at December 7, 2005 03:42 PM

Ooh...the idea of creating my own colors....well, it just overwhelms me :/

Looks good though.

Posted by: Stacey at December 7, 2005 07:13 PM

Oh my gosh, Beth... the top skein is heavenly!

Posted by: Sara at December 7, 2005 07:39 PM

Great looking yarn!

I've done a lot of dyeing with Kool-Aid but never with food dye. Do you set the color as you do with Kool-Aid or is it a different process (ie:add vinegar)?

Posted by: Carrie at December 7, 2005 08:47 PM

yummy, the first is my favourite. Have you tried dyeing with vegetables? Not that i've tried it myself but it could be interesting.

Posted by: Nichola at December 8, 2005 04:42 AM

Those colors are so fun! I love the neon food coloring especially!

Posted by: toni at December 8, 2005 06:08 AM

your kool-aid dyed skeins come out so much richer than mine.

and i love the neon dyed skein. food coloring you say? hmmmm

Posted by: maryse at December 8, 2005 10:04 AM

Oooh - they are pretty! I'm really drawn to the turquoise one because that's my favourite colour but I'm also loving the neon mix!

Posted by: Purlyqueen at December 8, 2005 11:22 AM

BETH! Quit your job and spin and dye full time. Seriously. YOU ARE AWESOME!

Posted by: Audrey at December 8, 2005 12:27 PM

Those are all very nice, I love the blue one. Have you thought about buying a lanaset dye kit? I promise you they are every bit as easy as kool aid and the colors you get are fantastic! I know a great place to get then...email me!

Posted by: Marie at December 8, 2005 12:34 PM

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
Those are Purty!!

Posted by: Carol at December 8, 2005 01:15 PM

You've had much better success at Koolaid than me! And I totally love the food colouring skeins... beautiful :)

Posted by: Ruth at December 8, 2005 06:33 PM

I can see why you'd get bored with the Kool Aid. That's why I went with the Wilson food coloring, more colors, but if you are really getting into it, then I'd looking into the professional dyes.

Posted by: Erin at December 9, 2005 09:16 AM

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