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Have you dyed yarn or fiber with acid dyes before, but really want to understand how to get specific shades and recreate the same colorways again?

Consistent and reproducible colorways can help you achieve your goals, whether those goals are about producing consistent products for a business or dyeing large quantities for big projects. It can also allow you to match that perfect shade of purple you fell in love with when you previously dyed, or make a colorway that accurately captures your inspiration.

Join us for a deep dive into creating consistent, repeatable colors and colorways. During this workshop, you'll learn about depth of shade, planning your colorway to be repeatable, and calculating the amount of dye needed to precisely replicate your results.

Details

• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Due to the nature of dyeing, there may be some down time while waiting for dye to set. Feel free to bring another project to work on while you wait.

Details

A $25 materials fee, included in the cost of the class, includes fingering weight superwash merino yarn, a disposable respirator, and enough dye and citric acid to fully saturate skeins with color.

Project

You'll dye a set of five mini-skeins of yarn in a single color gradient. Once you've done that, you'll dye two 50-gram skeins of yarn in separate batches from each other with at least two colors to try to get them to match as closely as possible.

Prerequisites

Completion of Play with Color: Intro to Contemporary Yarn Dyeing, or equivalent introductory acid dye class experience.

Class Policies

• Ages 14 and up are welcome.
• N95/KN95 or similar masks will be provided in class. Masks are required when dry dye powders are in use in the lab.
• Dress for a mess! Dyeing can be a messy process and dyes can stain. Wear dark colors or something ou don't mind getting stained and (optionally) bring an apron.
• Closed-toe shoes are required in the dye lab.