Kool-Aid?

[BobbiKnits]

I was just wondering if anyone had tried dying yarn with kool aid. I just bought some plain yarn to knit with, and was going to try dying it with kool aid. It just seems like it would wash out, or at least fade a lot...

[katknit]

I've used it and found it surprisingly color fast, using vinegar as a mordant. The colors tend to be pretty bright.

[feministmama]

I've done a lot of Kool aid stuff here's photos. THe color can be really bright but if you experiment you can get more muted colors. It's cheap and fun. I highly recommend it.

[BobbiKnits]

Wonderful! I was hoping to get some bright colors out of it, so that's okay. Did you get that brown color using kool aid?

[feministmama]

Wonderful! I was hoping to get some bright colors out of it, so that's okay. Did you get that brown color using kool aid?

Yup. I used green and orange. I had to experiement a lot

[sarahbean]

how exactly do you use kool aid to dye it?

[BobbiKnits]

http://www.thepiper.com/fiberart/koo...ithkoolaid.pdf

[noratasha]

I love the Kool Aid dying....It's so much fun...I get my kids in on it when I dye my yarns with Kool Aid.....

On a side note, my brother used to dye his hair with blue Kool Aid......nice vibrant blue.....