This is where we started. After scouring dirty brown looking Border Leicester Cross fleece in 50g lots it was well drained and then put into a microwave safe container to which 500ml hot water into which a packet of aeroplane original jelly crystals were mixed, 450ml cold water and about 25/30ml of Cornwall's white vinegar. This is then chucked in my 1000watt microwave for 5 mins. Then you let it cool in the mixture until the wool looks like it has taken all the colour of the jelly and the water left looks like there is either little or no colour left in it. Then you give it a warm rinse and dry it somewhere shady.
Now the cheap no name jelly crystals do not work. I did one packet of these yesterday and redyed it this morning as it was meant to be green but was a lovely soft lemon. I have not tried the natural colours and flavours one but am going to assume it wouldn't take either.
Just to prove it here's some pictures.
In this pic we have the portwine, lime and orange flavours
and here is the grape, bubblegum, raspberry and lemon flavours with some lovely white border leicester cross. The white was already pre-combed and de-seeded. The three colours from yesterday were still in their uncombed state but will comb or card up beautifully.
Well they just look like fairy floss according to Grace.
This last pic is what the blue, pink, yellow and green come up plied with a white. Very pretty and no where near as strong looking.
18 comments:
Jelly, really, well who would have thought of that. The colors do look lovely. Enjoy. hugs
I am amazed at how intense the colours are! I bet it smelled nice at your house too.
I love the way it looks plied with white. You will be able to do some nice things with your yarn!
Jelly....really?? what will they think of next. Love the pretty colours :) Barb.
What a strange idea. The colours looks wonderful Hugs,xx.
HMM an interesting way to use Jelly crystals. Great colours.
I would never have thought of that.. the colours have come up well...
Hugz
I am, er, dying to know how this idea was come up with originally! Where on earth would your mind be going to 'invent' dying with jelly? :) The fleece looks stunning, such gorgeous colours, and the hues plied with white will be so lovely.
Lovely weird kitchen science. Does it make you think what jelly does to the insides of little people who like it so much?
Food colouring works the same way with animal fibres.
Enjoy your pretty colours - they will make for some fun spinning at your house.
they do look like fairy floss, imagine a jumper that smelt like jelly? Yummmm
very clever.
That's amazing Katherine. I like the end result. Sharyn:)
I agree it looks like fairy floss and what a lovely smell to have.
It looks to me that you are having way too much fun! The colors are lovely. I would never have thought of that.
This looks like fun. They look much nicer than those nasty dyes I use. I am going to have to give this a try too!
Just fabulous. It's really interesting to see the progress and emergence of the final colours.
Well, finally a use for jelly crystals (can't eat the stuff it gives me the heebies, ick)...I'm with Grace fairy floss is the perfect description for how it looks...the colours in the plied are so pretty...mind you I don't mind the stronger colours either...I think you are on to a winner there...
Well who'd-a-thunk-it! The colours are amazing, Katherine.
Well we all know the dying abilities of beetroot, coffee & red wine LOL.
Very clever x
Wow that is really amazing, the colours look beautiful!
turned out amazing!! I bet your house smelled like a lolly shop.
Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Anita.
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