I love this video!! When my aunt passed away I was giver about 50 skeins of her white yarn, acrylic of course. I love knitting dolls but finding a flesh colored yarn is very hard but you can find acrylic paint in that color. Now I can make my own flesh yarn and it will be pale enough to look natural. Thank you so much for this fabulous information!!!!!!! Judy

@AshleyAriesK

18 күн бұрын

Thank you so very,very much,for making this video & sharing this technique! I have been looking into the many, many, different dyes &what fabrics/fibers are best suited 4 1 another,for a couple of yrs.now & becuz of all the varieties of both,it's just daunting,confusing,& the amt.of info+sources seem endless..I mainly started out looking into how to dye synthetic hair(2 use for hair extensions & wigmaking,which I became interested in doing right around the same time I started learning crochet & loom knitting,lol). Anyway,since most of synth.hair is made like nylon(ish)/acrylic/polyester/plastics basically,& is so similar 2 acrylic yarn,I'm hoping 2 find out what dyes/paints/inks & techniques 4 applying the colors work best w/what..I've already seen vids on dying wigs w/acrylic paint like this,& it had great results,so now that I know it can be used on white acrylic yarn 2,then this video makes me more confident about going ahead & trying it out on both materials. This will be knocking out 2 birds w/1 stone basically(& should also save $,create less waste & save a lil time,pots,& pails,lol)..I am truly greatful 2 have seen this!

I can not believe that I was just thinking about dyeing some white yarn that I have. Timely video! Thanks for the tip.

Thank you!!! This is so helpful. I was wondering how I was going to dye yarn for a project where I need a specific color, and I like using acrylic yarn the best. Now I can just get some acrylic white yarn from the store and a ton of acrylic paint and just dye my yarn the way I want, including with a gradient.

I LOVE THIS!!! WHEN I SAW THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME I WENT RIGHT INTO MY CRAFT ROOM AND MADE SOME. I LOVE IT SO MUCH THAT I SPEND 100.00 ON WHITE YARN TO HAVE FUN WITH IT THIS SUMMER!

I love this! I have a huge box of acrylic yarn, and a big box of acrylic paints. Duh. Never figured this out!!! You ROCK!

I cannot say how excited I am to find this video. I came across some very cheep acrylic/ wool blend yarn but the color is horrible after hours of searching for a way to fix that and discovering that most people said acrylic is imposable to dye at home I stumbled across your site and I have to say I am excited to try this

Thanks for this great idea! When skeining yarn to dye, I tie a pony bead to the outside end so I can find it again. It usually works great.

@mandytucker1631

4 жыл бұрын

Olduglyentwife I cannot express how grateful I am for this idea !! Why have I never thought of this ??

@hmayonay

Жыл бұрын

That is brilliant! ty

This is awesome! But one thing that's worth mentioning is that higher quality acrylic paint is more pigmented, so it will go farther and you can use less. :) I might try this sometime!

Omg! I love your sense of humor. .. Girl you just saved me some money! Thank You!

I've just done this in blue and green :) can't wait to see how it turns out

This is really brilliant and it makes sense because pigment from a similar material would bond with the fibers and be colorfast! I was wondering if you could use fabric softener on it later once it dries to make it softer or would that degrade the pigment?

Since years have passed, hows the colour fastness now?

@mandytucker1631

4 жыл бұрын

Klara G I want to know too !

@nursenightmare6245

7 ай бұрын

Since even more years have passed I would like to know too

@HunterAnsorge-ok9jk

7 ай бұрын

Colors always are and always have been good for decades if you don’t leave them outside in direct sunlight

@klarag7059

7 ай бұрын

@@HunterAnsorge-ok9jk some colours wash out. Do you have experience with these colours?

@cazkiwinz4300

5 ай бұрын

Maybe Lindsay could update this video (tho young Lindsay is always fun! 😂)…. Maybe could try it with gouache which is popular now and more pastal’ y… and Inktense since they have in blocks and since they are actually ink will work too… just paint it on! 🫶

Pretty cool idea I can’t wait to try this! Thank you for sharing!

Thank you for sharing that. I just asked someone last night about dying acrylic yarn. This makes me happy because I had bought some yarn that is an off white that would be perfect to experiment. I also have the exact same color plastic bin you used in your video from when I was in the hospital. I can't wait. I just bought some 100% wool yarn last night to experiment with. Now I have this info. I am glad I found your channel. I'm definitely a subscriber from this day forward.

I am sooo glad that I found your video! I've been having a heck of a time finding multicoloured #3 DK yarn, and since I'm sensitive to wool I usually use acrylic yarns. I know what I'm jumping into this weekend. Thank you so much for this!

I am in love with your skill and with your energy! Thank you for this inspiring video!

wow, this is truly amazing. Never thought it was possible. Thank You

I Cant Wait to Try This!!! A wonderfully clear & concise video. Thank - you so much for sharing your frugal inspirations with us Lindsay. ~~~ I noticed down in the comment section that RIT makes an acrylic dye, but I'll bet it would cost more than 60 cents to color several hanks of yarn!

Awesome! Finally a way to dye acrylic! Thank you for sharing!

I love this idea and you're adorable!!!

Thank you so much for this. I love working with acrylic yarns, and though I've been told repeatedly that I can't dye it, I now know that this is not the case! I'll be experimenting with paint dyeing soon! Thanks again!

My gosh, this is amazing! You are brilliant, seriously, and you have helped me save my yarn stash - primarily all that miscellaneous stuff I bought on sale that is now out of style and of course, out of the stores. Who woulda thought.

How interesting! I'm looking forward to trying it. I love dying things, but have yet to try yarn.

Years ago, I used to paint on clothes such as wrap skirts and T shirts. At first I used acrylic paint, but didn't like the stiffness. Later found fabric dyes and they were wonderful and soft. Made by the same company that made the acrylic paint.

@samanthanicholson9015

10 ай бұрын

Who was 5he company you bought the paint from? Thanks

This is the best video ever!!! I’m always using acrylic yarn.. plus a cheaper and better way to save.. thank you for the tutorial!!! 💚🖤

Rit now makes a dye for synthetic fiber. It is called Rit Dye More.

@aiyana1975

6 жыл бұрын

Lora Knutson awesome thank you for sharing that.

@nappyscribe1987

6 жыл бұрын

Lora Knutson thank you!

@amydubois9780

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@jenniferk7483

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that info!!

@romeosvengalli

4 жыл бұрын

I've had meh results with the synthetic dye from rit. Two bottles of black for a concentrated bath for a hat. Went from soft beige to navy.

I have just found your channel and I am so excited! This was a fantastic video!

My daughter and granddaughters and I have been learning to knit on those plastic looms with the pegs....it's fun, but we don't all like the same colors, and it can get expensive for us all (4) to make the same project together. This video is great!! We will be buying larger skeins of yarn, and dying some to please everyone's preferences!! Thanks!

Thanks so much for this. It was not only informative but just great fun to watch you.

Oh my goodness this video helped me so much!! I haven't been into crocheting in a while, and I wanted to get back into it when my great grandma gave me a LOT of yard that she had had for a while. However, the yard was all cream colored and I would not find a cheap way to dye it... until now :)

I have been looking for this. I loveeeeeeee you for this. Thank you and I wish you all the best.

Thank you very much! Amazing! I now can use some of the stash I've been lugging around for years! xo

Going to use this technique as a launch point for a bunch of experimenting today! I've got to age and modify yarn colors for a latch hook rug project. I'll try to remember to report back once I've done it!

I loved it! you were so lucky to find the yarn so cheap, I have a question, in which projects would you use this yarn? or can you show us a quick tutorial with the yarn so we can see the texture. thanks

Brilliant! I didn't think this was possible! Kudos to you!

@thefrugalcrafter

10 жыл бұрын

Anything is possible, didn't you know:)

What an awesome idea I wouldn't have never thought of that

Can't wait to try this out!! Thank you!

I love this video. Thank you for the details.

Love your solutions, as always.

awesomeness personified. loved the video.

Just found this video. I can't wait to try this!

That's really cool I'll have to try it. A little tip ...dye your ends darker so you can find them easier. Very pretty yarn! Thank you for sharing!

A friend sent me this link, BLESS HER! And bless you! I have 400 g of cotton/acrylic yarn but it's deep red. Can't wear it! I plan to use your method with either green paint (will make some shade of brown hopefully) or teal paint. I want a deep heathered color and think this will work. I know ideally the original yarn color should be much lighter but this is a reclamation project. Even if it comes out something like mahogany would be great. I'm DYING to try it! I love your energy and enthusiasm.

How helpful...and timely for me...is that!!?? Thanks so much for an informative and very fun video!!

thank you so so much. i was trying to dye my acrylic yarn with natural fruit dyes duh, then tried fabric paint. hopefully this will try, am going to give it a go tonight!

thank you lindsay!! i'm gonna try to use this technique to dye some yarn to put yarn braids in my hair, this is very helpful ^__^

You are so fun. Great ideas.

This is awesome! I used to hand dye, card and spin my wool but unfortunately i was allergic to wool and had to stop. I missed the unique colours you get from hand dying. Thanks so much for helping me find a way of getting that with yarn I can still use! lol

@jacbird3461

6 жыл бұрын

Skedgell Skeins , I have read that bison and alpaca are good for people who are allergic to wool.

This is so AWESOME!!! Ive actually been thinking of how to dye simple white yarn for awhile. Thank you sooooo much for sharing this wih us. Im so excited & cant wait to try this now 😃 I love all you crafting ideas & videos. You're so AMAZING ☺

@samyp3774

3 жыл бұрын

What is the name of chemical used to whiten the yarn before dye. Also where can we purchase it. Pls reply

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I've been trying to dye all of my plain acrylic for months with no luck. I just finished drying 200 yards of teal and now I'm going to start a skein of purple!

@chrisduxbury8749

2 жыл бұрын

I have watched the tutorial and I am wondering if this would work with dying a bright pink acrylic jumper into black or a colour that my hubby will wear! What do you think?

The tutorial I was looking for ! Thank you so much !

I tried tie dye with acrylic paint after thinking about how well it stains. But you have to wash it after, it will get the paint medium out and make it soft again. But I left it on over night first to get more vibrant colour. Now, I have to try dying yarn too!

Thank you this is sooo perfect!!!! It has saved me tons of headaches, great tip thank you

Much appreciated! I needed a small quantity of a pale blue yarn for a plush for myself, and didn't much want to buy anything new. The advice is appreciated. X)

Oh I LOVE you so much!! Your video is so fun to watch! I want to knit with you!!

This is genius honey! Awesome instruction (look at your gorgeous hair!) Thank you for sharing! xoxo

Update on my first attempt ... it finished drying and I really love the outcome!! I wish I could figure out how to post a photo here so you can see it. It's a little stiff-ish, but I'm going to do as you did and not wash it until I've turned it into something. Thanks for the tutorial. :)

I love it! This is like being in the craft room with my sister.

gave this a try today. will see how the yarn comes out. thank you for the tutorial.

@johnnydepplovers

7 жыл бұрын

Veronica Beaudry how did it come out?

Wow!!! You did amazing explaining it and my yarn turned out awesome!!!😊😁

@leahmckenzie6745

4 жыл бұрын

Is it softish?

thank you soo much , I was gonna diy decor my room and was looking on how to dye a yarn to knot and put in my room and then I came across this video and it indeed helped me a lot , thanks , love from PAKISTAN!

You are frickin brilliant!! Thank you soooo much for sharing this!! AWESOME!! FYI...Being a single person, I have utilized the back of a chair to ball my yarn and it works swimmingly!!

@thefrugalcrafter

9 жыл бұрын

Gypsy Mama nice!

I too would like to know about the colourfastness

I stumbled on video,I love how you kept it so real. Also love the fact that you use acrylic paint, I use acrylic paint quite often. However I was wondering after you dye your yarn, should you wash it?With acrylic paint when you get on your close it comes out. So with yarn does it come out after washing?🤔

@mimiskidmore

4 жыл бұрын

I was wondering that too

@cicibrown5979

4 жыл бұрын

I saw another video where the woman washed it after and most of the color came out and when it dried it was stiff. Hope that helps

thanks a lot! that was very helpful, as I wanna make myself some ombre yarn braids so I need to hand dye my yarn for that and regular fabric dye just won't stick to acrylic yarn - and you can't use natural fibers on your hair, cause they cause so much damage. I finally can complete my project

This Is Great! Wonderful!

Love this. For sure going to try it.

@thefrugalcrafter

5 ай бұрын

Please do!

Good to know that acrylic paint can be used to color light yarn too!

Thank you so much for this video! It was so informative!

ahhh thank you so much I needed a specific color for a project and I didn’t want to buy specific dye for acrylic yarn!!

That is very interesting. And that is another thing I just might try.

Thanks so much for the great video, I have some acrylic yarn that I wanted to dye- that was before I found out acrylic doesn't dye very well :-)- now I will have to give this a try. Thanks again

Love to see old videos 😍

Girl u r awesome I have tryed many different ways thanks souch

Which permanent dye for acrylic would you recommend that doesn't stain other clothes?

Hi! Would you need to color remove from the yarn before dying with the acrylic paint? I have a "tweedy" looking light brown yard that I would prefer to be a dove grayish. Was thinking it needed to be lighter first? Love to hear what you say! Thanks!

Wonderful, wonderful. I've always wanted to know how acrylic yarn could be dyed. Thanks

I've always wound my yarn around the back of a chair.

Fantastic tip on how to do a centre pull ball 👍👍

Thank you very much for sharing this great idea.

So nice work mam... ♥

Just dyed my first experiment ... I used a 2 oz bottle of Anita's All Purpose Acrylic Craft Paint in Purple Pansy mixed with 4 oz cold water. My acrylic yarn is white Bernat (I think ... I misplaced the label that had been with it after I made the hank). After dyeing and squeezing out the excess color, I've decided I should only use 2 oz water to the paint ... there was a LOT of extra! Too bad I didn't have more hanks ready. LOL Anyway, it's now hanging by the ties in the nice warm bathroom and I am already excited by how it's looking. I wish purples would photograph well on my phone, but it just looks blue :( Thank you for your tutorial ... I have watched several of them and I am just blown away by your creativity!! Sylvia

@thefrugalcrafter

8 жыл бұрын

Make sure to let it dry completely so the color can set. I actually knitted mine up before washing. Also clean any drips off the floor as needed (if needed) so it does not stain;) have fun!

@Sylvia_1002

8 жыл бұрын

Yep, I have it hanging on a clothes hanger on a drying rack with a bucket under it and a puppy pad (hahahaha ... it was handy) under the bucket. There is a heater close by so hopefully it won't take days! I am just too excited about this!! I don't know if I can wait til this one is completely dry before I attack my next project :)

@thefrugalcrafter

8 жыл бұрын

Lol whatever works:)

Hoping to try this for a HUGE project, since white yarn tends to be cheaper than some of the colours.

how I fined the starting end is the last end on the outside I tie a piece of yarn onto it that's a different colour to the ball so when u dye it is will be even more a different colour :) what will happen when u was the yarn like this ?

Okay so i did everything and have it hanging to dry i added some extra paint for pigment because the project im using this for the texture doesnt matter gotta say looks very promising so far i think this ones a WIN!

Thanks so much for the great video!!! I have subscribed to your channel and look forward to your next video!

Great tutorial Thank you Im just wondering if the yarn is not staining afterwards 🤔

Question - I am going to attempt to dye some yarn in a specific pattern of colors. If I dye each color alone and let dry before moving to the next color, will it become permanent when it dries? And after I color all the colors and let them all dry, will I be able to wash the yarn or project made with it without the colors running and staining each other? Thanks for this vid it has been so helpful!!!!

@thefrugalcrafter

10 жыл бұрын

that is correct;)

will this method work with acrylic lace and trims as well?

I just stumbled upon your video & I love it. could you dye a already finished product?

I see a few people wondering about doing more than one color. I laid mine out on the counter and painted it on with foam brushes. It looked exactly the way I wanted it to, but then I hung it on a hanger to drip and dry and the colors on the lower sides bled together quite a bit. I need to think of a way to dry it flat - maybe cookie racks?

@thefrugalcrafter

10 жыл бұрын

Amanda Pockrandt good idea or an old window screen

@alifahd6593

4 жыл бұрын

The best way to get what you see, is to do it in steps, 1st color then dry, and repeat for each color , longer time for sure, but that will stop the colors blending in each other to create a third color.

Great tutorial, thank you!

I need to dye a blanket but I also need to condition it. Which order should I do this?

I was wondering if fabric paint can be used??????I would think it would keep the yarn soft.

sorry, I forgot to ask, I dun haf to soak in vinegar n salt to prevent bleeding as u said it wun bleed right?

What if you want to make it one solid color instead of an ombre look? I'm using yarn to make wigs and my big project is Sienna Khan from RWBY. I have to brush out the fibers but I'm afraid if I dye the wig after I sew it to the cap, the paint won't take to the fibers well. Any advice?

great tutorial! Thank you

Have you tested the yarn for color fastness? When I dye yarn, I have to set the color with vinegar. You have to then rinse it like crazy to make sure your yarn doesn't smell like your are wearing vinaigrette.

Perfect....now I can get my paints out of storage. Thankyou very much.

Decided that I am going to have a go at this. Multi shades of blue if possible.