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Dye wool with Jelly

by Inge on Jul.15, 2010, under Spinning

SparJelliesdyess 150x150 Dye wool with JellyThis is fun and smells nice too!

1. Soak about 6ograms of wool spun or unspun in warm water for about an hour with a little detergent.

2. Dissolve 1 packet of jelly in 250ml of boiling water. Add a tablespoon of salt and half a cup of white vinegar.

3. Now add your wet fibre and microwave on high, in a container  with a lid half on, for 3 minutes, rest, 3 minutes. You can also cook it in the oven for 20min at 120degrees Celsius. In a pan, simmer over low heat for 10minutes.

4. Let the wool cool down in the container and rinse.

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