To dye protein fibers, you need four things: Colorant (food color), acid (vinegar), heat (usually the oven, sometimes the stove, microwave, dishwasher, you ...

Using this method of dyeing fiber, you can design your own multicolor yarn on the cheap without a huge investment in materials or time.

Kool-Aid is an easy, fabulous and fun way to create your own hand-dyed yarn. Since powdered drink mixes are readily available and reasonably non-toxic.

The important point is that you need to not only get the dye onto your fiber, but you need it to chemically bind, to actually become part of the fiber. This ...

Different fibers take dyes in differing amounts. Linen will dye a slightly different color than cotton, even if they are originally the same color.

By Julie Theaker. Handpaint Your Own Yarn. Never dyed before? Here's a guide to creating your own handpainted yarn. From the left, hot pour, cold pour, ...

Dye your own roving in 6 thick-walled quart jars or beer mugs or even glasses, set on a rack in a big pot with water 3-4 inches up the sides of the jars/mugs.

Cochineal is a potent natural dyestuff that is derived from the crushed, dried bodies of the female cochineal bug, a scale insect native to South America.

With some time, testing and a little experimentation, you can dye your fibers almost any color you could want. From blinding hot pink, to subtle forest ...