Beginner's Guide to Hand Dyeing Yarn Learn the basics of how to hand dye beautiful yarn! Where to find yarn, what type of dye to use and more
Best Yarn Dyeing Supplies. Complete list of tools, supplies and equipment you need to dye yarn at home whether you dye a few skeins or a lot.
Have you ever wanted to try natural dyeing? It's as easy as raiding your pantry! Check out this step-by-step tutorial for how to dye yarn using black beans to get a gorgeous smokey blue color!
I thought I’d post an idea for anyone who wants to try dyeing yarn at home using ingredients readily found in your kitchen. It’s more of a staining method rather than an actual dye but it works all…
6 Yarn Dyeing Techniques. Learn how to dye yarn with these 6 different color patterns including Solid, Speckled, Variegated and more.
Nature has such amazing colors and so many gorgeous layers and color combinations. Have you ever wondered if you could dye yarn with a particular herb or other plants nearby you? Growing up I loved to read and in several of my book adventures were people that had created dyes out of the everyday nat
I recently dyed yarn with avocados for the first time and I can’t believe I waited so long to try this out! I shared the entire experience and step-by-step tutorial on Instagram here and it continues with rounds 3 and 4 here! I absolutely fell in love with this process. It’s simple, easy, and so...
Learn how to dye yarn naturally using our easy method and common items like red cabbage, beets, and avocado—all beautiful colors for your knitting.
This listing is for one skein of yarn. This yarn is custom dyed to order so you can choose your base. By default, our yarn will come to you in a skein and you will need to wind it into a ball or cake before using it. Otherwise, we do offer our ball winding service here: https://bluebarnfiber.etsy.com/listing/643478077 If you want us to do it, please be sure to purchase the ball winding at the same time as your yarn order (otherwise I can’t guarantee that we will do it because I won’t see it on the order when I go to ship it). A formatted list of our (regularly offered) yarn bases is available on our website at: https://bluebarnfiber.com/pages/our-yarn-bases . The number of bases listed on Etsy is currently limited due to our move, but more options are available on our website. Important: please buy everything you need for your project all at once so I can do my best to ensure the yarn matches well. We have several colorways that will not be identical even if dyed at the same time, so we recommend alternating skeins if matching is a concern. I cannot stress enough how important this is. Shipping: PLEASE READ THIS! In September of 2023, we took a month off to move from Idaho to North Carolina to be close to a special clinic for our daughter. We have finished moving and are getting settled in - this means that I’m catching up on orders rapidly. However, until I am fully caught up, all new orders will take about 2 weeks to ship. I will do my best to get the shipping time frame back down to one week as quickly as possible. Thanks for understanding! Updates will be posted on our instagram at https://www.instagram.com/bluebarnfiber/ . Current yarn BASES available on Etsy: Squishy Sock - 85/15 Ultra fine SW Merino/Nylon, 4 ply, 437 yards per 100g - This is our favorite basic go-to: soft but strong sock yarn - a jack of all trades. Can literally be used for anything. Fingering/sock weight. I Knead This- 80/10/10 SW Merino/Cashmere/Nylon; 435 yards, 4-Ply - Ultra soft MCN yarn - this yarn is absolutely loved by sock knitters and especially those who use CSM machines to make socks and other circular knits. Pearl DK - 100% SW Merino high twist 2-ply, 246 yards - We're obsessed with this base! The ultra tight twist looks like a strand of pearls and it takes the dye beautifully. MCN DK - 80/10/10 Ultra Fine SW Merino/Cashmere/Nylon, 4-ply, 246 yards. Soft yarn that is strong and great for DK weight socks. Chubby Worsted - 100% ultra fine SW Merino 4-ply, 219 yards Squishy Bulky- 100% Ultra Fine SW Merino 2-ply, 106 yards. Bases that are available by special request are noted on our main website here: https://bluebarnfiber.com/pages/our-yarn-bases . ___ Care: Superwash wool is special because it is treated in such a way that it will not felt the way normal wool does, so your stitches will remain crisp and your finished work won’t shrink. As with all hand dyed items, we recommend hand washing your yarn/finished item in cool water and laying it flat to dry. We rinse this yarn until the water runs crystal clear, but small amounts of excess dye may rarely come off with the first couple of washings. If this happens, rest assured that it is only excess dye and should not affect the coloring of your yarn in any way. If a large amount of bleeding ever occurs with any of our items, please contact us so we can make it right. We always recommend hand washing handmade items to preserve the longevity of your beautiful work. We recommend using cool water and a neutral soap, such as baby shampoo, Soak, Unicorn, or Eucalan when blocking your finished item if you are knitting or crocheting it. Extra note: I photograph our products with the utmost care taken to ensure that the color in the photos accurately represents what you will get. Please keep in mind that different monitors can display colors differently and there may also be slight variations from batch to batch. This yarn is dyed by hand and not by a machine. This means that small variations are normal, such as a speckle or spot here or there. These little nuances are a part of what makes hand dyed yarn beautiful.
This listing is for one skein of yarn. This yarn is custom dyed to order so you can choose your base. By default, our yarn will come to you in a skein and you will need to wind it into a ball or cake before using it. Otherwise, we do offer our ball winding service here: https://bluebarnfiber.etsy.com/listing/643478077 If you want us to do it, please be sure to purchase the ball winding at the same time as your yarn order (otherwise I can’t guarantee that we will do it because I won’t see it on the order when I go to ship it). A formatted list of our (regularly offered) yarn bases is available on our website at: https://bluebarnfiber.com/pages/our-yarn-bases . The number of bases listed on Etsy is currently limited due to our move, but more options are available on our website. Important: please buy everything you need for your project all at once so I can do my best to ensure the yarn matches well. We have several colorways that will not be identical even if dyed at the same time, so we recommend alternating skeins if matching is a concern. I cannot stress enough how important this is. Shipping: PLEASE READ THIS! In September of 2023, we took a month off to move from Idaho to North Carolina to be close to a special clinic for our daughter. We have finished moving and are getting settled in - this means that I’m catching up on orders rapidly. However, until I am fully caught up, all new orders will take about 2 weeks to ship. I will do my best to get the shipping time frame back down to one week as quickly as possible. Thanks for understanding! Updates will be posted on our instagram at https://www.instagram.com/bluebarnfiber/ . Current yarn BASES available on Etsy: Squishy Sock - 85/15 Ultra fine SW Merino/Nylon, 4 ply, 437 yards per 100g - This is our favorite basic go-to: soft but strong sock yarn - a jack of all trades. Can literally be used for anything. Fingering/sock weight. I Knead This- 80/10/10 SW Merino/Cashmere/Nylon; 435 yards, 4-Ply - Ultra soft MCN yarn - this yarn is absolutely loved by sock knitters and especially those who use CSM machines to make socks and other circular knits. Pearl DK - 100% SW Merino high twist 2-ply, 246 yards - We're obsessed with this base! The ultra tight twist looks like a strand of pearls and it takes the dye beautifully. MCN DK - 80/10/10 Ultra Fine SW Merino/Cashmere/Nylon, 4-ply, 246 yards. Soft yarn that is strong and great for DK weight socks. Chubby Worsted - 100% ultra fine SW Merino 4-ply, 219 yards Squishy Bulky- 100% Ultra Fine SW Merino 2-ply, 106 yards. Bases that are available by special request are noted on our main website here: https://bluebarnfiber.com/pages/our-yarn-bases . ___ Care: Superwash wool is special because it is treated in such a way that it will not felt the way normal wool does, so your stitches will remain crisp and your finished work won’t shrink. As with all hand dyed items, we recommend hand washing your yarn/finished item in cool water and laying it flat to dry. We rinse this yarn until the water runs crystal clear, but small amounts of excess dye may rarely come off with the first couple of washings. If this happens, rest assured that it is only excess dye and should not affect the coloring of your yarn in any way. If a large amount of bleeding ever occurs with any of our items, please contact us so we can make it right. We always recommend hand washing handmade items to preserve the longevity of your beautiful work. We recommend using cool water and a neutral soap, such as baby shampoo, Soak, Unicorn, or Eucalan when blocking your finished item if you are knitting or crocheting it. Extra note: I photograph our products with the utmost care taken to ensure that the color in the photos accurately represents what you will get. Please keep in mind that different monitors can display colors differently and there may also be slight variations from batch to batch. This yarn is dyed by hand and not by a machine. This means that small variations are normal, such as a speckle or spot here or there. These little nuances are a part of what makes hand dyed yarn beautiful.
Have you ever been exploring a forest emerald green, or hiked a frosted mountain snowy and breathtaking and wished you could capture those colors, to keep with you forever, dared to dream you could even wear them or sink deep into a soft blanket or sweater resplendent of these colors of your dreams
Dive into gorgeous hand-dyed color with our new Lovebird semi-solids and our fast and simple…
{pightle - east anglian origin; a small enclosed grass field near to the homestead} Pightle is a smooth, soft, superwash merino yarn with medium twist that takes colour beautifully and allows us to explore all the dye techniques we love. A 'go-to' yarn at 400m per 100g skein, it is perfect for sweaters, cardigans, shawls and accessories. The merino, sourced sustainably in South America and guaranteed mulesing-free, has been superwash treated for ease of care. This yarn qualifies for our 'sweater quantity' discount ~ Buy 6 full size, full price skeins of meadowyarn hand-dyed yarn and get 15% OFF ~ Discount applied automatically ~ Mix-and-match across yarn bases ~ Does not apply to mini-skeins, limited edition collections, or 'sale' yarn ~ May not be used in conjunction with any other discount code. Some shades of pightle | fingering/4ply are also available 'dyed-to-order' here. We dye Pightle in small batches using a combination of kettle dyeing for semi-solid and tonal shades and low-immersion and hand-painting for variegated shades that will 'pool' or 'flash' depending on gauge. Even within a dye batch, each skein is unique as a result of our dyeing techniques.Although Pightle is a superwash fibre, we recommend hand washing in cool water to preserve the vibrancy of the dye. As with all small-batch, hand-dyed yarn that doesn't have dye lots, we also recommend knitting alternate rows from two skeins when working on larger projects to avoid noticeable changes between skeins. We use professional acid dyes with good light and wash fastness and do our best to exhaust every dye bath and to reuse water wherever possible to reduce any further environmental impact. Occasionally a small amount of 'loose' dye may remain in the yarn after rinsing (most likely with deeply saturated shades) and we always recommend hand washing in very cool water and pre-washing your yarn separately if you are intending to mix light and dark shades in a single garment/project. weight: sock or 4ply fibre: 100% wool – superwash merino needle size: 2.00 - 3.50mm metres: 400m per 100gm skein care: Hand wash in cool water using gentle wool detergent
If you’ve been a fan of ours on Facebook, Pinterest, or Tumblr, you may have noticed the beautiful photos of Artyarns yarn colors juxtaposed against photos of nature or art that contain similar color themes. These have been very popular and are quite fun to put together! Our next contest centers on beautiful photos of Artyarns. […]
Bases available: Slub: Fingering weight 90/10 SW Merino and Nylon 438 yards - 100g Stellina: Sock/Fingering weight75% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon, 5% Gold Stellina2ply yarn 438 yds/100g skein Mohair:Lace weight72% Kid Mohair 28% Silk1ply yarn459 yds/50g Suri Silk:Lace weight74% Baby Suri Alpaca 26% Silk328 yards/50g Quarter Round Sock:Fingering/sock weight100% Superwash Merino4ply yarn438 yds/ 100g***50g option available: 218 yds Ultra Merino Sock: Fingering/sock weight100% superwash merino3ply yarn490 yds/100g Platinum Sock: 75/25 SW Merino and Nylon 4ply yarn 463 yards - 100g***50g option available: 231 yds Donegal Sock: 85/15 SW Merino and Donegal Nep 2ply yarn 438 yards - 100g Platinum DK: 75/25 SW Merino and Nylon 4ply yarn 245 yards - 100g***50g option available: 122 yds Merino SW DK100% Superwash Merino4ply yarn231 yds/100g***50g option available: 116 yds Donegal DK: 85/15 SW Merino and Donegal Nep 4ply yarn 231 yards - 100g Merino SW Worsted: 100% SW Merino 4ply yarn 218 yards - 100g***50g option available: 109 yds Light Bulky: 100% SW Merino Wool 137 yards 100g Return policy: Please note that all pre-orders and dyed to order yarns are non-refundable. I do strive to make sure your order is as amazing as you'd hoped it would be, so if your items arrive and something is damaged or there is a concern - please reach out to me directly and I am happy to help make your order the best it can be.
The Fika is made for days by the sea. With its space dye recycled yarn in multiple colours this is a real stand out peice and it's ready for your next adventure.
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Our most popular colorway is now available in Worsted Weight! 85/15 Superwash Merino/Nylon Worsted Weight 100 gram skein/196 yards Or 100% Superwash Merino Worsted Weight 100g/219 yards Each skein is carefully hand dyed by me in small batches, using high quality, super soft yarns, and acid dyes. Because of this, each skein is truly a unique creation, and a one of a kind colorway. These yarns are wonderful for shawls, sweaters, hats, and anything else you can think of! When using hand-dyed yarns in a project that requires more than one skein, it is strongly recommended to alternate skeins every other row of knitting to even out any differences. Lastly, as with any hand dyed yarn, please expect some variation from skein to skein (even within the same batch), as each skein is individually hand painted. I always attempt to take photos that accurately represent each colorway correctly, however color and intensity may vary with your monitor settings. Care instructions: I dye my yarn with professional acid dyes. The skeins are washed and rinsed thoroughly, although light bleeding may occur during the first wash. Hand wash in cool water (do not soak or use additives or “wool wash”) and lay flat to dry. Please Note: This listing is for ONE full size skein, unless otherwise noted. If you are unsure, please message me prior to purchasing. Thank you! **Many of our items are made to order, please check shipping timeframes when checking out. If you are in need of expedited processing, we do have an add-on option for expedited order processing. Please be aware that choosing this option ONLY affects processing times, and does NOT change shipping timeframes. For expedited shipping please see our expedited shipping add-on.** *Please Note: Items that are non-superwash or have silk may not take the dye as vibrantly as superwash or non-silk items.
Dyeing Yarn With a Crock Pot (Slow Cooker): A FiberArtsy.com Tutorial Over the years, I’ve explored many different methods of how to dye yarn and I just realized that I never shared the slow cooker yarn dyeing technique. Dyeing yarn in a Crockpot or slow cooker is simply another heat setting …
I recently dyed yarn with avocados for the first time and I can’t believe I waited so long to try this out! I shared the entire experience and step-by-step tutorial on Instagram here and it continues with rounds 3 and 4 here! I absolutely fell in love with this process. It’s simple, easy, and so...
In our second installation of Adventures in Yarn Dying with Jessie At Home, we're learning about dyeing yarn with acid dyes and protein fibers.
Wool Yarn Dyeing Techniques. How to hand Dye Semi Solid Yarn with tone variations with this simple yarn dyeing technique.
How to Dye Yarn with a Slow Cooker or Crock Pot. Learn how to heat set wool dyes with this slow cooker (or Crock Pot) dyeing technique.
How to Dye Cotton Yarn at Home. Take your Knitting or Crochet to the next level by dyeing your own cotton yarn. Easy step by step tutorial!
Beginner's Guide to Hand Dyeing Yarn Learn the basics of how to hand dye beautiful yarn! Where to find yarn, what type of dye to use and more
During our Wild Living week of summer camp, we dyed merino wool with a variety of natural materials grown or gathered right here. They are (mostly) solar dyed, meaning we used the hot summer sun to heat up our dye material and it worked out great! Read on to see what we used to create these beautifu
Wool Yarn Dyeing Techniques. How to hand Dye Semi Solid Yarn with tone variations with this simple yarn dyeing technique.
How to Dye Cotton Yarn at Home. Take your Knitting or Crochet to the next level by dyeing your own cotton yarn. Easy step by step tutorial!
6 Yarn Dyeing Techniques. Learn how to dye yarn with these 6 different color patterns including Solid, Speckled, Variegated and more.
How to make Black Walnut Dye for Yarn and Fabric. Learn how to dye yarn with all natural black walnuts. No mordant needed.
Beginner's Guide to Hand Dyeing Yarn Learn the basics of how to hand dye beautiful yarn! Where to find yarn, what type of dye to use and more
How Not To Dye Wool Yarn Plus a lot of […]
How to Set Yarn Dye with Heat. Learn how to set your freshly dyed yarn colors with these 5 different heat setting methods you can do at home.
How to Kettle Dye Yarn Tutorial
