I like the way the colours shade through the yarn. I went back to your previous post to see how you coloured the yarn. I guess you have also done a yarn painting post? I bought a starter kit of fabric dyes at the Show at the weekend. I had only thought about them for colouring fabric, but now I'm wondering about other things.
gooooo @shanibeer start yarn dyeing.... it is so addictive, it is like a drug! (I am not sure if my advertising is good, I will work on a new campaign :-D) But really, I would love to paint all yarn of the world, it is so satisfying (sadly also expensive, the undyed yarn is not cheap) And I am sure I already showed you this, but I cannot resist... (please @kimmac be lenient, I know you are doing this professional and your yarn is absolutely stunning, but I am so proud of my little experiments)
this was for a friend who loves pastel shades for socks
and these I firstly did not like, but I used them for a cardigan and it turned out ok, I think.
https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Sommerfell/ramona-light
So sorry again, but I could not contain myself
@kimmac perhaps you would like to make another yarn dyeing post? I would be highly interested <3
@neumannsalva, those are beautiful! Thanks for sharing them! I agree that dyeing is addictive. I hope @shanibeer catches the bug too!
Thanks @shanibeer! In my experience, plant fibers require different dyes. I use procion dyes for cotton and linen. (Procion also works for silk!) Protein fiber which include silk usually require a different type of dye. I use acid dyes, and the "acid" refers to the acidity of the vinegar or citric acid required to bind them to the fibers, so it's not as scary as it sounds.
What kind of dye came in your starter kit? I'm looking forward to seeing what you do!
Also, I only did one dye tutorial. That was the hand painting one I just posted a few days ago. Hopefully, I will show vat dyeing with both procion and acid dyes in the future.