Dyeing for Knitters & Spinners Masterclass
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I'm Nicole Frost of Frost Yarn. I've been dyeing yarn and teaching workshops for 13 years, and it's time for me to create a book of techniques with an accompanying video masterclass. The cost of professional photography, editing, layout, yarn, raw fiber, dye, sample and swatch knitting is about $7500. With your help, we could make this happen! This video is an example of the type of in-depth knowledge I hope to share. Here's an outline of what the book will offer:
Practical Application Techniques for Hand Dyers (working title)
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
-Introduction to the science behind dyeing, tools to dye at home and color theory
Chapter 2 (YARN)
-8 ways to kettle dye with knit swatches and samples
Chapter 3 (YARN)
-Direct Application dye with knit swatches and samples
Chapter 4 (YARN)
-Speckling with knit swatches and samples
-different types of dye powder create different speckles (breakdown)
-salt shaker with citric acid powder, with and without salt
-spray bottle speckles mist vs jet
-speckling with sieves, cake wand, tea steep (also mixing dye in tools)
-speckle by hand between the fingertips
-speckle with fan brush
Chapter 5 (YARN)
-Reverse Speckle dye with knit swatches and samples
Chapter 6 (YARN)
-Glazing and toning your colors for solid shade dye application with knit swatches and samples
Chapter 7 (YARN)
-Pre Knit Blanks for ombre dyeing with knit swatches and samples
Chapter 8 (YARN)
-Triad Dyeing & Gradients
Chapter 9 (RAW FIBER)
-Fleece processing & Cleaning
-Solid shade for carding
-lock preservation for tailspinning
-kettle dyed with dye application randomly, full pot vertical, horizontal stripes, diagonal stripes, dye powder vs dye stock
Chapter 10 (RAW FIBER)
-Dyeing prepared top
-Kettle dyed with spun sample on card, knit and crochet sample
-Direct application with spun sample on card, knit and crochet sample
-speckled with spun sample on card, knit and crochet sample
-braided with spun sample on card, knit and crochet sample
-S formation for short color repeats on card, knit and crochet sample
Chapter 11 (RAW FIBER)
-Dyeing Silk
-Silk Noil (plus photos of what it looks like in batt and spun form)
-Silk Hankies (plus photos of what it looks like in batt and spun form)
-Silk Sliver (plus photos of what it looks like in batt and spun form)
Chapter 12 (RAW FIBER)
-Dyeing cellulose fibers like bamboo, flax, rose pearl etc.
Chapter 13 (RAW FIBER)
-Carding
-Solid shade semi tonal
-Double carding
-Tweed carding
-Ombre carding
-Variegated carding
-Opalescent Carding
-Rolags on a drum carder
The end of the book will have dye cards of every color Dharma, Jacquard, Ashford, Pro Chem, and Greener Shades makes to help you with your colorway creation, as well as my own personal dye recipes and formulas.
I'm Nicole Frost of Frost Yarn. I've been dyeing yarn and teaching workshops for 13 years, and it's time for me to create a book of techniques with an accompanying video masterclass. The cost of professional photography, editing, layout, yarn, raw fiber, dye, sample and swatch knitting is about $7500. With your help, we could make this happen! This video is an example of the type of in-depth knowledge I hope to share. Here's an outline of what the book will offer:
Practical Application Techniques for Hand Dyers (working title)
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
-Introduction to the science behind dyeing, tools to dye at home and color theory
Chapter 2 (YARN)
-8 ways to kettle dye with knit swatches and samples
Chapter 3 (YARN)
-Direct Application dye with knit swatches and samples
Chapter 4 (YARN)
-Speckling with knit swatches and samples
-different types of dye powder create different speckles (breakdown)
-salt shaker with citric acid powder, with and without salt
-spray bottle speckles mist vs jet
-speckling with sieves, cake wand, tea steep (also mixing dye in tools)
-speckle by hand between the fingertips
-speckle with fan brush
Chapter 5 (YARN)
-Reverse Speckle dye with knit swatches and samples
Chapter 6 (YARN)
-Glazing and toning your colors for solid shade dye application with knit swatches and samples
Chapter 7 (YARN)
-Pre Knit Blanks for ombre dyeing with knit swatches and samples
Chapter 8 (YARN)
-Triad Dyeing & Gradients
Chapter 9 (RAW FIBER)
-Fleece processing & Cleaning
-Solid shade for carding
-lock preservation for tailspinning
-kettle dyed with dye application randomly, full pot vertical, horizontal stripes, diagonal stripes, dye powder vs dye stock
Chapter 10 (RAW FIBER)
-Dyeing prepared top
-Kettle dyed with spun sample on card, knit and crochet sample
-Direct application with spun sample on card, knit and crochet sample
-speckled with spun sample on card, knit and crochet sample
-braided with spun sample on card, knit and crochet sample
-S formation for short color repeats on card, knit and crochet sample
Chapter 11 (RAW FIBER)
-Dyeing Silk
-Silk Noil (plus photos of what it looks like in batt and spun form)
-Silk Hankies (plus photos of what it looks like in batt and spun form)
-Silk Sliver (plus photos of what it looks like in batt and spun form)
Chapter 12 (RAW FIBER)
-Dyeing cellulose fibers like bamboo, flax, rose pearl etc.
Chapter 13 (RAW FIBER)
-Carding
-Solid shade semi tonal
-Double carding
-Tweed carding
-Ombre carding
-Variegated carding
-Opalescent Carding
-Rolags on a drum carder
The end of the book will have dye cards of every color Dharma, Jacquard, Ashford, Pro Chem, and Greener Shades makes to help you with your colorway creation, as well as my own personal dye recipes and formulas.
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