Kool-Aid dying

Wow- this is so much fun. I go a selection of Kool-aid sachets from Kool-aid UK and have great fun experimenting. Here are the colours:

• Berry Blue
• Cherry
• Tropical Punch
• Orange
• Lime-Lemon
• Grape
• Strawberry starfruit
• Mango

Here is the Jacob's Ram fleece pre-scoured and waiting to be dyed





My first experiment was with Grape. so here's how I did it.

1. wet approximately 50g of pre-scoured fleece & put in a plastic bowl. I used Jacobs & as you will see from the results, it did not give a true 'matt' finish and was a little blotchy.
2. Mix 1 sachet of grape Kool Aid with a little water - hmmm lovely smell
3. Once mixed add to about 2 pints of water or enough to cover the fleece. the exact volume is not too important as the fleece will take all of the dye out of the liquid!
4. Pour dye liquid into the plastic bowl with the fleece. Gently the push the fleece into the liquid to cover
5. Microwave on high in bursts of 2 minutes. Let the fleece cool between each burst and inspect the fleece.
6. Once the liquid is clear and the fleece has taken all the colour, let it cool, rinse in clean water, squeeze and air dry.

Fleece dyed with grape after 4 x 2 minute bursts in the microwave





The results