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by Lee Meredith on April 17, 2019
Did you know you can experiment with dyeing yarn in your kitchen, using food-safe & low-cost products, and get some really cool results?! What a great way to play with our Bare Yarns! |
Category Archives: Dyeing
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by Lee Meredith on April 3, 2019
This month’s sale is a bit extra special: ALL of our Bare yarns are 20% off. Did you know that we have an enormous selection of undyed yarns? You can use them as they are, with all their natural beauty, or dye them yourself! |
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by Daniel K. on June 28, 2018
Beyond the meticulous color curations of our full yarn lines, it's a badly kept "secret" that Knit Picks offers a whole host of yarns in their raw state for dyeing and more: our Bare yarns. To highlight our recent expansion of these hopeful hanks I first sit down with Stacey to discuss our favorites, both new and old. After that, Hannah and I share some of our daring dyeing adventures and give some guidelines and tips on where you might get started on some of your own. |
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by Kate M on April 23, 2018
“Dear old world…You are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.” -Lucy Maud Montgomery It seems a little trite to “celebrate” Earth one day out of the year. While I’d like to think of it more as an everyday conscientious kinda thing, we might as well join in the festivities, albeit a day late, and take a little time to ... |
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by Hannah on December 4, 2017
Every month we highlight a different yarn line for our monthly yarn sale. This month's stunner is our line of Bare, dyeable yarns! Most of our existing (and even some of our discontinued) lines are represented in this lineup. Always 100g, these yarns tend to be less expensive because they're undyed which makes them ideal for budget-friendly knits in addition to being the ideal way to explore hand-dying. Getting the exact color you've always wanted has never been easier! |
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by Hannah on June 29, 2017
Dying your own yarn can be so much fun! DIY your very own color palette for your next project or experiment with zany hand painted colorways for the perfect pair of socks that are just so you! We have yarn perfect for dying, kits and a large range of books tailored for dyers of all skill levels. |
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by Heidi on July 8, 2016
Back in the day, before Photoshop was my artistic tool of choice, I loved to paint. Oil, acrylic, watercolor and charcoal delightfully muddied up my bedroom. These days, my home is cluttered with a different method of creative expression: yarn dyeing! I started with a just a few colors in Greener Shades Dye, several skeins of Knit Picks Wool of ... |
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by Hannah on April 22, 2015
Indie dyers rejoice! Your favorite dyeable yarns are available with a bulk discount! You can save 15% off the regular Bare yarn prices when you buy a package of 20 dyeable skeins. Most of our popular yarn lines are also available in a Bare version, from Billow to Swish Worsted so there's a yarn for every project and preference. |
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by Hannah on January 19, 2015
Last summer I was lucky enough to be able to take a day long class at the Wildcraft Studio School about an hour and a half outside of Portland. It was so nice to be able to spend the day outside exploring the woods and gathering plants with a group of other people interested in natural dyes and I came away with some insight into where I can find some of these plants on my own. I'll be talking about dyeing with Blackberry, Sheep Sorrel, Horsetail, Lupine and Fennel on wool yarn and silk fabric. |
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by Holly K on January 16, 2015
Have you ever heard of idyes? Me, neither! Alison, our fearless Knit Picks Director, tells me that they're acid dyes (like the kind Kim uses) but have a combination of cellulosic dye (for plant fibers such as cotton) and protein fiber dye (for animal fibers like silk), allowing you to use them on a large range of natural fiber projects. Inside each envelope is a little water-soluble packet (kind of like those dishwasher detergent nuggets) which you just pop into your washing machine and Vwalaa! You've dyed your own yarn. I asked her to describe her process and take some photos. Here we go! From Alison: "IDye packets can be a nice option for folks who |
