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| recycled tissue paper acid dyed wool |
The year is racing away and its been another long while since I posted on this blog. But I have another excuse.
My dye pot has been staring me in the face for weeks but now I have been told I’m allowed to lift a few
pots and pans for myself I just had to
have a go at something really interesting I read there. It proved to be well worth the
trouble. Today I have very successfully
dyed 12.5gms (1/2 oz) of wool using a couple of sheets of recycled, colored tissue
paper!
That scruffy tissue paper may well have been lurking in my
little paper stash for a decade, but today was its day. Wow! Pink fit to dress your
favorite Barbie doll and the color has set really tight.
If you have ever had the misfortune to wash a white table
cloth with a colored paper napkin caught inside it you will now just how
rapidly that color transfers and ruins your cloth
It happens because
the dye in papers such as tissue, napkin, and crepe is most often an “acid” dye
which will also dye wool and these types of paper have fewer binders than
harder paper, so the color readily comes out in water. There is no acid in the
dye you just need to add some (white vinegar or citric acid) to the process to
help the color absorption and heat to set it.
I will be growing my collection of tissue paper and napkins
if I go to a party from now on. This is a great way to create a hue of colored
yarns at virtually no cost and help conserve the planet too!
All thanks to Bodkin . http://www.etsy.com/shop/Yarnspy
