VIRTUAL TUTORIAL
        

½g of each colour into separate jars        Add a dash of boiling water to each jar
   

Stir vigorously to dissolve dyes


Add  150ml of water to each jar               Then add  15ml of vinegar to each jar     


Spiral ½ wool into container


Pour ½  of the contents from each jar into separate segments
(Overlapping at edges is desireable)
Lightly push down on the coloured wool with a gloved hand to make sure the wool is saturated with dye. (You don't want too much free liquid)


Spiral remaining half of undyed wool on top of the coloured wool


Pour remaining dye onto the wool making sure you put the yellow dye in the same position as earlier and the same with the red and blue.
Push down lightly on the wool to make sure the dye has penetrated all of the wool.




Cover container with  plastic bag         Place in microwave leaving a small air gap
 

Cook on high for 5 minutes
Remove from microwave and with rubber gloves check if the water in the bottom of the container has cleared.  Do this by pushing down on wool  at the inside edge
Be careful as the wool and water are hot.



Return to the microwave and cook on high for an additional 5 minutes.
Remove from microwave and check once more to see if the water has cleared.
Once it is clear, leave the container with bag loosely over it to cool.
I usually leave it until the next morning.


When cool, rinse with cool water a few times and then  spin dry for a minute or so.
Remove from washing machine and place in a sunny spot to dry.



I hope you enjoyed seeing  my virtual tutorial of how to rainbow dye

 Dye Kits are available for $5

1.5g of Greener Shades Dyes - Red Yellow and Blue
 (based on ratio 1:1 Depth of Shade)
Postage  - $2.50 Australia Wide


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