First try dyeing yarn with black beans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vWoywJGG1Y
Natural dyes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFvm3Bz7dhaXDnUbMSLsWtMwftb37pk6T
Mordanting the yarn with Alum - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qzbPURxbXo
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KnitPicks Bare Wool of the Andes Worsted Weight Yarn - (100% Peruvian Highland Wool)
KnitPicks Bare Swish DK yarn - (100% Superwash Merino)
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VIDEO CONTENTS:
[0:00] Introduction
[0:50] Soaking the beans (1 lb beans in 8 cups water) for 48 hours (I did 42-44) hours at room temperature. Stir occasionally.
Make sure they have a few hours to settle before I start removing the liquid.
[1:49] The yarn
[3:10] Preparing the yarn dyeing
presoak no mordant yarn at room temperature for over 1 hour. Squeeze out extra water and place in a plastic shoe box.
Rinse the alum mordanted yarn, squeeze out excess water and place in a separate plastic shoebox
[5:03] Adding the Black Bean extract to the yarn!
[9:39] pH Check
Not a HUGE pH difference between them, but with mordant is more acidic. With mordant ~ 5 no mordant ~6.
[11:45] Soaking the beans a second time to extract a bit more color for 6 hours then add the extra liquid to the soaking yarn
Cover and let the yarn sit for well over 24 hours
[13:11] 2.5 days later - let's wash out the yarn!
[18:09] the finished dry yarn and conclusoins
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