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| Tips and Useful Information |
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| KOOLAID DYEING
SUPPLIES: Quart Jar 1/8 cup vinegar HOT tap water 1/2 oz. clean wet wool or 1/2 oz. skein 1 package unsweetened Koolaid Rubber gloves or hotpad mitts DIRECTIONS: 1. Add vinegar to warm warm(2 qts to 1/2 gal.) 2. Add wet wool or yarn(skein) 3. Fill quart jar about 3/4 full of VERY hot water(be careful not to scald yourself, use rubber gloves or hotpad mitts) 4. Add Koolaid 5. Mix well 6. GENTLY squeeze out water from soaking wool or skein 7. Put fiber into jar with the Koolaid 8. Soak overnight 9. Empty jar, carefully rinse wool or yarn in cool water. Remember to handle gently. Lay out flat on towel to dry.(if you have an old window screen, that makes a good dryer). NOTATION: To make larger amounts, use a gallon container, 1/2 cup vinegar for each 1/2 gallon of water, and use the chart below to determine how much Koolaid you will need. These are suggestions only, HAVE FUN and experiment with different colors and different amounts of Koolaid. Drink mix requirements to 2 oz of wool. FLAVOR PACKAGES Lemonade.............................................4 Pink Lemonade......................................4 Sunshine Punch.....................................3 Lemon-lime.............................................3 Grape....................................................3 Cherry...................................................3 Tropical Punch.......................................2.5 Rainbow Punch......................................2.5 Orange..................................................2.5 Black Cherry..........................................2.5 Strawberry.............................................2.5 Raspberry..............................................2.5 |
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| Make Your Own
Niddy-Noddy
It's easy, inexpensive and waterproof. What you need: 1/2" PVC pipe, 2 - 1/2" Tee brackets to fit pipe Hand saw. You will need to cut 4 pieces of 6" each and 1 piece of 18". Take each of the Tee brackets, and insert one 6" piece in each end. Connect them with the 18" piece . You can cut the PVC to any length you like, so you can have exactly 1 yd measured if you like. If you use the `8" , you come up with a yard skein. |
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| Weaving with Sticky Yarns When weaving with sticky yarns, such as mohair, eyelash, etc, you can spray your warp with spray starch or hair spray. When the item is finished, the hairspray or starch comes out as you wash and full the piece. |
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