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How to Overdye an Old Sweater // Casual Friday #3

Jan 19, 2018 · 109.6K views

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DescriptionThis video demonstrates how to tub dye a sweater on the stove using acid dye. The dye used in this video was Jacquard Acid Dye, in color 626 Navy Blue. Note: Wool requires moisture, agitation, and temperature change in order to felt. Wool can handle almost any temperature--including near-boiling temperature--if the chMore
This video demonstrates how to tub dye a sweater on the stove using acid dye. The dye used in this video was Jacquard Acid Dye, in color 626 Navy Blue. Note: Wool requires moisture, agitation, and temperature change in order to felt. Wool can handle almost any temperature--including near-boiling temperature--if the change from one temperature to another is done gradually. It's agitation while wet, or a quick change in temperature (cold to hot or hot to cold) that you have to watch out for. My knitting designs: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/roxanne-richardson Support me by buying me a coffee on Ko-Fi! https://www.ko-fi.com/roxannerichardson To jump directly to a specific point in the video, click on the adjacent timestamp: Introduction: 0:00 Challenges and Concerns: 0:27 Before pictures: 6:06 Step 1: Clean wool 6:48 Step 2: Mixing the dye 7:08 Step 3: Moving the sweater to the dye pot: 7:53 Step 4: Heat dye pot: 8:53 Step 5: Add the acid Step 6: Cool down Ta-da! 12:35 About that unexhausted dye: 13:07 Finished object at the start of the video The Sasha Wrap by Sarah Smuland: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sasha-wrap TECHNO yarn by Blue Sky Fibers: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/blue-sky-alpacas-techno If you have questions about this video, or suggestions for future videos, please let me know down in the comments or on social media. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoxKnits Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoxMpls Rox Rocks Ravelry group: http://www.r

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