How I Dyed Yarn With Coffee...
It was so fun!
It was so fun!
Someone told me about yarn that was dyed with coffee.
It sounded amazing to combine the 2 things I enjoy,
or should I say love.
"Yarn And Coffee".
"Yarn And Coffee".
So I did!
What I Used:
100% Cotton Yarn - 3 Skeins
I want to dye them 3 different shades.
I want to dye them 3 different shades.
Yarn Bee Cotton XXL 100% Cotton (5)
- White 3.5 oz. 50 yards each
Acrylic or Acrylic Blends will not work.
A Huge Pot of Folders Dark Coffee (12 cups)
Salt - just a pinch
A Pot Of Boiling Water - About 3 cups
I use this to thin out the coffee.
Salt - just a pinch
A Pot Of Boiling Water - About 3 cups
I use this to thin out the coffee.
A Plastic Strainer
A hand held Potato Masher and Wooden Spoon
3 Large Plastic Bowls
3 Plastic Hangers
Here is What I Did:
1. I Made the Coffee - really strong -
with a pinch of table salt.
Got the pot of water on the stove boiling.
Made my self a Cup of coffee to sip on.
YUMMY!
2. I poured 3 cups of Coffee in the 1st bowl,
2 Cups of Coffee, and 1 cup of boiling water
in the 2nd bowl, and
1 cup of Coffee and 2 Cups of boiling water
in the 3rd bowl.
Be careful it is very hot!
I am hoping to get 3 shades of the Yarn.
3. I removed the yarn wrappers,
loosened up the balls of yarn, and carefully put a
ball of Yarn in each bowl.
Using my potato masher, I gently pushed the yarn down
to help it soak up the coffee.
I flipped over the ball very carefully as not to burn myself.
I again pushed down the yarn, and repeated this until the yarn was fully saturated with the coffee.
4. I let it set and soak:
3 hours for lightest one,
6 hours for the middle one,
9 hours for the darkest one.
5. I put the strainer in the sink and rinsed the ball
until the water ran clear.
This will take about 10 minutes.
If using Wool yarn... do not agitate the yarn, or it will felt.
If the color is not dark enough, you can repeat Steps 1 - 5
until it's the shade you want.
6. After this,I squeezed out the excess water,
And I rolled the ball in long loops, and hung
it on a hanger, on my back deck, to dry.
7. After The yard is dry, I Rolled it into cakes.
they are not as dark as I wanted,
but I do really like how they turned out.
I am going to make a Bread Basket for
Holiday Celebrations.
I will let you know how it turned out.
This really was fun, and I have some
thin Cotton I want to try dying with tea.
I have a friend who told me she soaks in coffee
once a week for all over even tan.
She always has a lovely tan, so I may have to try it.
3 Plastic Hangers
Here is What I Did:
1. I Made the Coffee - really strong -
with a pinch of table salt.
Got the pot of water on the stove boiling.
Made my self a Cup of coffee to sip on.
YUMMY!
2. I poured 3 cups of Coffee in the 1st bowl,
2 Cups of Coffee, and 1 cup of boiling water
in the 2nd bowl, and
1 cup of Coffee and 2 Cups of boiling water
in the 3rd bowl.
Be careful it is very hot!
3. I removed the yarn wrappers,
loosened up the balls of yarn, and carefully put a
ball of Yarn in each bowl.
to help it soak up the coffee.
I flipped over the ball very carefully as not to burn myself.
I again pushed down the yarn, and repeated this until the yarn was fully saturated with the coffee.
4. I let it set and soak:
3 hours for lightest one,
6 hours for the middle one,
9 hours for the darkest one.
5. I put the strainer in the sink and rinsed the ball
until the water ran clear.
This will take about 10 minutes.
If the color is not dark enough, you can repeat Steps 1 - 5
until it's the shade you want.
6. After this,I squeezed out the excess water,
And I rolled the ball in long loops, and hung
it on a hanger, on my back deck, to dry.
Rosie is watching guard, making sure the Birds
don't steal the yarn for nests.
they are not as dark as I wanted,
but I do really like how they turned out.
I am going to make a Bread Basket for
Holiday Celebrations.
I will let you know how it turned out.
This really was fun, and I have some
thin Cotton I want to try dying with tea.
I have a friend who told me she soaks in coffee
once a week for all over even tan.
She always has a lovely tan, so I may have to try it.
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