How to Dye Cotton Yarn

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Dyeing yarn is easy, but how you prepare the dye depends on what sort of fiber the yarn is made from: acrylic, animal, or plant. Because cotton yarn is plant-based, you should prepare the dye the same way you would prepare dye for tie dyeing a t-shirt. Once you wrap the yarn and rinse it, you can dye it any color you want.

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1 Choose white, 100% cotton yarn. White will be the best, because it will give you the brightest results. If you want a more dusty, muted color, however, you could try gray instead. Most importantly, make sure that the yarn is made from 100% cotton. Most fabric, yarn, and craft stores will have a special section in their yarn aisle for cotton yarn.
- Some cotton yarn is mercerized and has a shiny finish. You can still dye this type of yarn, but be aware that it may take the dye differently from other types of cotton yarn.^[1]
- Do not get yarn made from mixed materials, such as 50% cotton and 50% acrylic, or it may not dye evenly.
2 Wind your yarn into a skein. Find the end of your yarn, and begin wrapping it around your hand and elbow; you can also wrap it around the back of a chair instead. Keep wrapping the yarn until you have used up the entire ball.^[2]
- Wrap the yarn tight enough so that it doesn’t slide off, but loose enough so that it doesn’t stretch or feel uncomfortable.
- Do not dye your yarn while it is still in a ball, or it won’t dye evenly.
- If your yarn came twisted like a rope, simply untwist the “rope” until you have a loop of yarn instead.
3 Slip the yarn off your arm and secure it loosely with string. Slip the wrapped yarn off of your arm and set it down on a flat surface. Cut 6 pieces of string, then tie them loosely around the looped yarn to hold the strands together. Work your way around the loop; do not close the loop.^[3]
- If you want a tie dye effect, then tie the strings tighter.
4 Soak the yarn…