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Dyeing Yarn with Drink Mixes - Don't Forget to Double Check the Ingredients! (Dyepot Weekly #556)

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ITEMS USED IN THIS VIDEO (or frequently used in my videos):
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KnitPicks Stroll Fingering Weight Yarn (75% Superwash Merino / 25% Nylon) - http://shrsl.com/2ly91 *
Catering Steam Pan: https://amzn.to/2tGWYph *
Digital Kitchen Scale - https://amzn.to/2XJgleB *
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Deluxe Rubber Respirator - https://www.dharmatrading.com/tools/deluxe-rubber-respirator.html
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Dharma Acid Dyes - https://www.dharmatrading.com/dyes/dharma-acid-dyes.html
Dharma Squeeze Bottles - https://www.dharmatrading.com/tools/squeeze-bottles-yorker-spouts-and-caps.html
My favorite tools and equipment for dyeing yarn - https://www.chemknits.com/2019/07/the-best-tools-equipment-for-dyeing.html
Face Masks for Dyeing Yarn - http://www.chemknits.com/2020/07/respirator-masks-for-dyeing-yarn.html
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VIDEO CONTENTS:
[0:00] Introduction
[0:46] What you need to dye yarn with food coloring
[1:48] Unboxing the drink mixes
[2:32] The yarn
presoaking the yarn in plain tap water
200 g
[3:32] Dyeing set up
8 cups of water, 200 g
[5:28] Adding the drink mixes
[8:58] Double checking the ingredients
[9:53] KoolAid Packet Ingredients
[10:31] Flipping the yarn Adding more dyes
Heat for 30 min from the last time adding dye
1 packet each of pink and purple
3 each of yellow and blue
[13:40] What if I wanted a pale pink all over the yarn?
[15:44] Removing the yarn from the dyebath
[16:29] Washing the yarn
[20:02] The finished dry yarn and conclusions

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