'What You Can\'t Dye with Food Coloring'

'What You Can\'t Dye with Food Coloring'
08:36 Feb 12, 2022
'The most frequent question I get asked from my yarn dyeing tutorials is can I dye cotton or can I dye 100% acrylic yarn with these methods.  Today I am going to show you side by side what happens when you try to dye 100% wool, 100% cotton and 100% acrylic in a food coloring and white vinegar dye bath.   The wool turns a saturated green, the acrylic picks up no color,  and the cotton is stained in an irregular way.  (There are commercial kits to dye cotton such as Tie Dyeing kits so I would not recommend wasting your food coloring on cotton!)  This video was brought to you by http://www.ChemKnits.com and AllFreeKnitting.  For more free knitting patterns, tips and tutorials go to http://AllFreeKnitting.com' 

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