I have a pair of pants I love and they're just slightly too light ! This is super helpful advice I can't wait to try it out and get some pitch black wool trousers ❤️

@LaBricoleuse

Жыл бұрын

I’m glad it was helpful and good luck with dyeing your pants!

I thrifted a bright red wool blazer today, but I think black would be a color better suited for me. Thanks for sharing this advice, I can't wait to dye it!

@LaBricoleuse

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, and good luck!

tysm!

@LaBricoleuse

6 ай бұрын

You’re welcome!

Thank you for this informative video! I feel much more confident about my latest sewing project thanks to your expertise.

@LaBricoleuse

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! I’m so glad it was helpful for you. Good luck with the project!

Helpful, thank you 🇬🇧

@LaBricoleuse

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

Thank you!

@LaBricoleuse

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

Very helpful. I'm attempting to dye a sweater I knitted. I plan on knitting a swatch of my yarn to test out these properties before I completely dive in. The yarn is straw colored and I'm going purple. Thanks for the advice.

@LaBricoleuse

Жыл бұрын

That is a brilliant way to test this process out, with the swatch! Good luck--straw to purple should turn out lovely!

Thank you for this content.

@LaBricoleuse

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! I hope it is helpful.

Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@LaBricoleuse

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! 👍

Hello, thanks for the video. I have a dark green overcoat that is my all-time favorite thing to wear in winter. Unfortunately, it got damaged due to a spill of some kind of sauce, not sure what. After getting it dry cleaned a few times, the stains remained and turned into a lighter shade of green. Now I want to dye it as this is my last option to save that beauty. Can you please suggest what dye should I use? It is made of 80% wool and 20% polyester.

@LaBricoleuse

Жыл бұрын

The best option is acid dye, there are many brands but I use Jacquard and Aljo.

I've been wanting to get teal from over-dyeing green (kelly green, light greens and forest greens). Can you tell me what color you used and what type of green you started with? I tried royal blue (mostly because I figured straight teal dye had enough green already) and just got darker greens. I've been considering trying a bit of fuschia but I'm concerned that will just get muddy... I could also try a more gray blue? But I like the bright color you got.

@LaBricoleuse

2 жыл бұрын

It started out a light grass green. I used a Jacquard acid dye called Sky Blue.

@ReinaElizondo

2 жыл бұрын

@@LaBricoleuse Awesome thanks!

Thanks! Questions- What temp should I stop at for wool? & What is your favorite dye?

@LaBricoleuse

3 жыл бұрын

Great question! As long as you go slowly in raising the temperature you can get it up as high as 185 or 190°F. You don’t want it to boil though, because the roll of the boil will agitate the bath and potentially shrink the wool. In terms of my favorite dye, it depends on what I’m dyeing! For wool, I like Aljo brand. That could just be because my work orders from them in bulk, so I have the whole line.

@michelleocampo7414

2 жыл бұрын

@@LaBricoleuse I'm so happy to know Aljo is still around. I visited their Tribeca studio years ago. Magical !

Thank you, great reassuring video! I have one question though. I have diagonal twill wool and RIT dye for a project (the dress is already sewn because I needed the linen thread to be dyed with the wool). The instructions on the dye say to stir continuously, but I thought agitation is not good. It also asks for 60 degrees celsius which is pretty hot. Do you have any advice for this dye?

@LaBricoleuse

22 күн бұрын

I have dyed wool with Rit with this method, stirring gently every 5 minutes or so. 60 is still below boiling so it should work. Keep a careful eye on your temperature and be patient-it will take a long time to slowly heat/cool the bath. Good luck!

@cor3495

22 күн бұрын

@@LaBricoleuse Thank you so much for your reply. I really appreciate your help! 😊

Hi. I have a British army great coat from WWII. It is the usual khaki--type color. I believe the fabric was already heat dyed prior to making these coats, as they are tightly woven and appear felt-like. Quite heavy and warm, even in wet weather. I would like to dye it grey or black. From what I've read elsewhere, I don't think I can re-dye it. Do you have any thoughts on this? Thank you.

@LaBricoleuse

2 жыл бұрын

Without seeing the garment in person, I’m just taking my best guess, but my instinct is that redyeing it would not produce a good result.

@patferguson572

2 жыл бұрын

@@LaBricoleuse I had a feeling that would be the case. Thank you for confirming. from Oz

Helpful but some tutorials say to use vinegar or salt ….. should I use them to dye a white merino sweater? I want a beige off white color.

@LaBricoleuse

Жыл бұрын

Vinegar assists with dyeing protein (animal) fibers, which merino is so yes, use it. Salt assists with cellulose (plant) fibers, so unless your sweater is a blend of something like merino/cotton, you don’t need it. Thank you for the great question and good luck with your sweater!

what if i have a jacket and i dont want some parts of it to get dyed like the inside tartan... is there something i could cover it with? or some do i have to deconstruct the jacket to do so...

@LaBricoleuse

Жыл бұрын

I don’t know any other way to do it than to deconstruct the garment.

🙏 from India

@LaBricoleuse

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

Thank you for this informative class! It sounds like I can pour in liquid general purpose rit, mix and add wool garment. Then heat gradually until it takes. Then let it remain and cool slowly to room temperature. I contacted Rita Dye to ask about the minimum temp for dying wool and didn't get a response. I've not used Rit on wool before. Is there a general temp I should try to attain? How will I know if the dye has set while in solution?

@LaBricoleuse

Жыл бұрын

I raise it to a simmer, little bubbles starting to come up but not a rolling boil. So around 190F-ish. Add a cup of white vinegar to make sure it sets. Good luck!

@preacherman9018

Жыл бұрын

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Oh im so excited to dye a set of wool yoga clothes! I bought them slighyly larger than i need. They fit as is but would not suffer it there is a little shrinkage

@LaBricoleuse

2 жыл бұрын

Those sounds lovely! What color are they now, and what color will you dye them?

@troebeliewoep

2 жыл бұрын

@@LaBricoleuse they are natural white, so there is a slight yellow tinge. I’ll be dyeing them shades of brown with some green and possibly warm yellow. I think a gradient for the leggings and a more erratic fun pattern for the top.

@LaBricoleuse

2 жыл бұрын

@@troebeliewoep sounds lovely, good luck!

Can you just turn the heat off of the dye bath and let it cool naturally on its own? I just ordered a cream cardigan for my husband and I have dyed wool yarn before, but I didn't measure it prior to dyeing so I have no idea how much it shrunk. The cardigan I ordered is a lot like the one you dyed but it is lined with fleece. I don't care if the fleece gets dyed or not, but my husband will get some sort of stain on the cream and it isn't a good color on him anyway. How did you get your cardigan to not shrink? Did you just turn off the water bath and wait for it to completely cool and come to room temp? I know about using an acid to get the wool to take the color and I usually use vinegar. Please help! I don't want to ruin this sweater.

@LaBricoleuse

Жыл бұрын

You can just turn the heat off and wait, yes. If I have time, that's the easiest and most foolproof way to do it. I have gotten impatient and gradually added a small amount of cool water to make it go faster. The temperature control is key to minimizing shrinkage, also as little agitation as possible (so no vigorous stirring, just gently). Good luck! I bet it will turn out great!

@amiedavis5257

Жыл бұрын

​@@LaBricoleuse ...Thank you! I'm not going to tell my husband what I am doing. If it needs a gradual warm up with a gradual cool down my plan is to make the dye/acid bath and do it in the oven as I don't have a gas stove. If I had a gas stove this would be much easier. I will do it in a giant turkey roaster pan as I think this will allow me the most room. If I had an electric "roaster" I would use that instead to color it. Thanks again!

Can you dye wool in a cold bath?

@LaBricoleuse

2 ай бұрын

No, the dye reaction needs a warm temperature to process.

@SanguineHarp

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Much appreciate your response.

@LaBricoleuse

2 ай бұрын

@@SanguineHarp you’re welcome!