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What Is Jar Dyeing?
A method of
dyeing small amounts of tops using jars and a water bath
It’s simple
It can be used
for very small amounts of tops or it can be scaled up allow dyeing larger
amounts of tops
It allows you
dye a single length of tops with as many different colours as you have
jars all at the same time
Stepping through the process
| Set up your water bath with about
4cm deep hot water and keep it simmering
Dissolve the dye in hot water in your jars Place the jars in the water bath as close as possible to each other (You may prefer to position the jars in the water bath first and then dissolve the dye in them as jars can get pretty hot once they have the dye and hot water in them) |
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| Submerge one end of your tops in
a jar and then drape the rest of the tops into the other jars submerging
as much as possible - until all the tops are either in a jar or connecting
one jar to the next.
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| Leave in the hot jars for 20-30 minutes (the water in the jars should be quite clear when the dye has been taken up.) |
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| Don’t worry about the section of
tops that is not submerged as the dyeing liquid will wick up and colour
all the fibre - that’s why the jars should be close together.
There may be some colour mixing where 2 wicking sections meet, so consider the order of the colours being used. |
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| Remove the tops from the dyeing
jars with the salad fork (Twirling it like spaghetti)
Take care as both the jars and their contents will be hot. Spin it in the lettuce spinner to speed drying and then hang it up to finish drying. |
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| Hung and dried |
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| And here are some spun samples of Jar Dyed Tops |
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