Dyeing to knit how to use and create your own beautiful hand-dyed yarns
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[Camden, Me.] :
Down East Books,
c2005.
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Table of Contents:
- The magic of color: why dye your own yarn?
- Understanding color and color relationships
- The all-important color wheel harmonies and contrasts
- Dyeing procedures
- A primer on washfast acid dyes
- Working with natural fibers
- Safety first!
- Setting up a dye studio
- Dyeing equipment
- Preparing yarn for dyeing
- Dye mixing and preparation
- Preparing dye bath & dyeing yarn
- How to dye solid colors
- How to space-dye yarn
- How to hand-paint yarn
- Dyeing different fibers together
- Overdyeing yarn
- Experimental dyeing techniques
- The design phase
- The all-important gauge
- Designing with hand-dyed yarns
- Sources of inspiration
- The patterns: projects for your hand-dyed yarn
- Solid color yarns
- Emily's baby sweater
- Rib and garter stitch scarf
- Rothko pullover
- Triangles child's sweater
- Bulky v-neck vest
- Cuff-to-cuff sweater
- Space-dyed yarns
- Child's woven pullover and hat
- Woven pullover and hat
- Basic beret
- Textured scarf
- Tee shirt
- Hand-painted yarns
- Gathered vest
- Fleece-lined mittens
- Slip stitch vest
- Maine bounty sweater
- Top-down raglan pullover
- Zigzag pillow
- Textured yarns
- Winter shawl
- Sampler vest
- Kid's ribbed pullover.
