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Eskesen, Elaine.

Dyeing to knit : how to use and create your own beautiful hand-dyed yarns / Elaine Eskesen.

[Camden, Me.] : Down East Books, ©2005.

128 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Knitters already familiar with using space-dyed, hand-painted, or rainbow-dyed yarns often wish they could move on to the next step and dye their own yarns, but worry that the process will be too intimidating. But it really is not difficult, as Elaine Eskesen shows in Dyeing to Knit, sharing her many years of dyeing experience and giving concise, helpful instructions.

Dyes and dyeing -- Textile fibers.

Yarn.

Knitting -- Patterns.

Dying to knit

Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-125) and index.

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.

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