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Intro to Dyeing Kit (Ashford)

Have you been curious about making your own beautiful hand dyed yarns? Then why not try out our new Introduction to Dyeing Kit!

Ashford wool dyes are perfect for dyeing all protein fibres, yarns and even fabrics - as long as it is a protein fibre our dyes will dye it! You can use on Wool, Silk, Cashmere, Mohair, Angora, Llama, Alpaca, Vicuna, Feathers and any other protein fibre you can think of. The only mordant required is white vinegar. You can use the microwave method, stove top, slow cooker or steam methods for Ashford dyes. 

The kit includes the dyes, two skeins of fingering weight yarn and instructions.

You will also need:
600 ml of vinegar
Four 1 litre (1 3/4 pints) containers
plastic or glass container for soaking yarn
large plastic syringes or paint brushes
cling wrap
measuring cup
rubber gloves
microwave
jars or cups for mixing additional colors

  • 1 x ashford wool dye hot pink 10gm
  • 1 x ashford wool dye yellow 10gm
  • 1 x ashford wool dye black 10gm
  • 1 x ashford wool dye blue 10gm
  • 2 x 100gm skeins of yarn - 75% wool 25% nylon, 4 ply fingering weight, 100gm net at standard condition / 400m (437yds), machine washable, tension 10cm (4”) square =26–28 sts x 36 rows 2.75 – 3.25mm (2 – 3 us)
  • instructions - including colour theory ad colour recipes
  • colour wheel

when made up the dyes will be enough to dye 4kg of yarn or fibre. 

Video on How to Dye

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