Dye Hard

The title is a joke, that becomes more funny when I mention that I am addicted to Bruce Willis movies right now. *sigh*

Anyhow, I have been on a Kool-Aid dying kick. I dyed my first ball of handspun with Black Cherry, which is a lovely salmon pink, and have been dying roving ever since. I have it down to a science.

Step one: Put one packet of Kool-Aid in medium saucepan, add 3 cups of water.
Step two: Heat to boiling, turn off burner, remove from heat.
Step Three: Wait until dye stops bubbling, (bubbles will felt the roving) and put in roving, poke with spoon until the whole thing is under the surface.
Step Four: Leave to cool overnight, rinse with cool water in morning, press out water, hang to dry.

Pretty simple. Most people actually microwave the dye/roving in a bowl, but all that matters is that it heats up to make the dye fast. Fast dye doesn't put out on the first date, it just means that it won't run or fade. The really cool part about this is that the roving initially is this white blob in a pan of colored water, and then it sucks the dye particles out of the water, so in the morning the water is clear and the roving is colored. SO COOL.