Saturday morning Coffee with “The Mad Kookenstine”….what a fun-fun journey…..next fabric…..these are going to be great when You feature and reference them in up coming projects…..rest a bit with new cold symptoms and come out gunning to conquer the art world
Thank you for sharing your process and sharing that you dried it in the microwave. You are my kind of crafter - impatient to see the end result. I'm looking forward to seeing you use the threads and fabric in some slow stitching projects before too long.
You are very welcome! When I get an idea I do get impatient to see how it will turn out! If it was summertime I would probably have left the threads to dry naturally and then ironed to fix but curiosity and impatience drove me 🤣. When microwaving I suggest also putting a cup of water in the microwave and only microwaving in 30 sec blast and checking each time :)
Hi, I just found your channel and have gone on a bit of a binge. I’m a cross stitcher, EPP-er and primary school teacher and you’ve already given me a list of things I want to try either by myself or with my kids at school. Keep up the great work and thank you for the inspiration.
I was very happy with the results :). I suggest if you microwave the threads to do it in short bursts of 30 secs :). Also put a cup of water in there too to absorb some of the microwave energy. Mine worked out great :) ❤️
What fun and really very manageable. Can't wait to see some of these beautiful threads showing up in your pieces. Do hope the head cold is fleeting and you are top notch very soon. Enjoyed your test very much. Do take care. Hugs from Texas.
Interesting. Would be curious to see if a shallow dye bath would work, untwisted yarn with ties like you do for yarn. I love experimenting with stuff too 💖
Yes it probably would. I wanted the space dyeing and also a variegated effect which is why I used the twisted hanks but I may try the untwisted way next time :) ❤️
Lovely Kooky! Reminds me of when I dyed silk scarves (that involved the microwave). I haven't tried Dye-a-Flow, only silk dyes and procion dyes. I will order some of yours and see how I get on. When I space dyed using procion dyes I didn't twist the hanks before dyeing as I found that the dye spread more easily, I left them loose and twisted them once they were dry. I also used to wash my threads in washing up liquid first, to strip off anything used in the mercerisation process. I hope that all makes sense. My memory is a bit hazy!
I think that the procion dyes will be my next move Sue. The dye na flow is essentially an acrylic that acts like a dye and so I thought I would give it a shot. The cotton was a little stiffer when I first removed it from the microwave but softened up as I handled it. Thank you so much for the tips - I think next time I will try without twisting the hanks and pre wash as you said then see how that goes :) ❤️
Looks wonderful, so bright and cheerful. Kool kookyness thread. Yep definitely market under this name. Very fun to watch. I did fabric with inktense this was fun made the fabric stiff though I washed and ironed it wonder is the tread stiffer with this dye. Will keep me eyes open to see if I can find here in NZ I know we have fabric dyes so thinking could use this on thread. Himm so interesting lovely video. Take care and drink loads of lemon or orange juice.
I shall definitely use that name :) 🤣 The thread was certainly a bit stiffer but as I wound it the thread softened. It has changed the feel of it a little but not enough to worry me xxx. I’m going to try ironing this the next time xx
Great video and lovely results! I did try dyeing a strip of cotton fabric which I am making into a scroll and I loved the result. I set it with an iron. I will definitely try doing some variegated thread now. I think the microwave setting is a great idea for thread. Thank you so much and hope you are well soon💕
Thank you so much Elizabeth. ❤️. I had dye na flow paints years ago and I remembered how fluid they were so I thought they might work :) Fabric next! :) ❤️
I have a set of these Dino Flow acrylics. I used to use them in brush markers. I’d love to see you use them on fabric, as I’ve still got plenty of product left, but no longer use them in the brush markers. I really like the deep pigments. I’m a new subscriber; Love your channel! Thank you❣️
Thank you and welcome to the channel :). I will be working with them on fabric very soon. How did you find the dye-na-flow working in the brush markers? It sounds like a great idea! :)
Looking forward to the fabric play! They work great in the brush pens and markers (no clogging or drying up). I had used them that way when I was practicing lettering, but I don’t do much of that anymore. It’s occurred to me since seeing this video, that I might use the Dyna flow brush markers to paint fabric. 😮
I've had the exciter set for ages now and also saw Christine inktense video and gave it a try and then wondered if my dyna flows would work and it looks like they do 😁😁must give it a tryaqsw
Thank you Lesley - it certainly worked for me this time. Next time I will try without twisting the hanks and see if that helps. Short bursts of time and regular checking in the microwave are recommended too :) ❤️
@@KoolKookyKreatures geez that was quick in reply lol I've only just finished watching hahaha, I've done dying with rit and used the microwave lol but honestly when you said it I was expecting you to say they caught on fire and show us a charred mess haha
Found it Tori, you are our crafty arty saviour all your inspiring ideas & the colours make me salivate lol its like looking in a lolly shop ❤😊 ps could you use this thread in yr sewing machine, how would you dye shiny machine thread with dy na flow & get it back on the spool, just putting that out there because you are sooo clever 😊😁
I would’ve like to see them unrolled from the stick to se the change in colors- how fast did it change from one color in to the other. Thanks for sharing your technique.
Hey Tori too much snogging is the reason for your head cold. Mwah. Wow that looks so eazy, I thought it would have to be steeped in the dye, over thinking it as usual. Thank you for sharing, I will give that a go sometime. They are gawjus.
Thank you Johnny - that must be it! All the snogging!! Hehe xx. It worked better than I expected and because I’m impatient I just thought microwave. I think heat setting with the iron is the way to go and in the summer it would be easier to get it dry but hey ho. I love them and have been stitching with them today :)
I would not recommend using the microwave like this. If the microwave doesn't have anything to 'cook'... it can essentially cook itself by concentrating heat onto the surface of the oven. Ask me how I know. Google "can I run a microwave empty" for more info. Sure, there is thread in the microwave. But I'm not sure it's enough to prevent issues. And I'm not entirely sure it is actually heat setting the thread since the microwave heats different materials at different levels. Have you tried a color fast test on it? Recently I wanted to remove some lines on fabric drawn with a Frixion pen (heat erase) and I held the piece (small) over my toaster turned on. It worked well pretty quickly without feeling like my fingers were in danger. Not sure how well that would work on the thread, though. The heat has to penetrate. I am keen to know how well the colored thread stiches - specifically, are you getting any color transfer from the thread to the fabric. I'm happy to hear about this product since I want to color fabric and thread but in small batches. I do have NeoColorII crayons and Inktense blocks but I haven't tried them yet.
I looked up other things that can be microwave dyed (wool, silk etc) and it said that natural fibres were ok to be microwaved. I did it for short time frames (1 or 2 minutes) and it worked perfectly. They were on a microwaveable plate and also they were wet with water and dye. I also found on my internet search that there are microwave dyes that you can buy. This gave me the confidence to try it :). Next time though I may put a cup of water in there too just to be safe. :) 🥰
I will also check the colourfastness of the threads although I intend to use them on things that don’t need to be washed. The threads can be ironed if the microwave is not an option :)
This is wonderful! Here in the states we have a company called Dharma Trading Company. Here is the first paragraph of the instructions from them for dyna flow dyes. “Simply apply Dye-Na-Flow Fabric Paints to pre-washed fabric with a brush, squirt bottle, sponge, or airbrush. Let dry. Iron fabric for 3 minutes on dry setting appropriate for fabric. Wash in cool water with Synthrapol and rinse.” An iron would heat set and dry your threads! As a past wool dyer, I used the microwave, but I had the wool in a water bath while microwaving it. You could try that as well. (I’ve also done a lot of fabric dyeing, some thread dyeing, and it’s a blast! ) One more suggestion, lay your thread out instead of twisting it. Wind your yarn, but don’t twist it, lay it flat so all the threads show. Use plastic or wax paper or something a bit less absorbent than toweling. Wipe the plastic between (use a piece of fabric that you’ll then be able to use!). I’ve used dyes to dye but this gives way more vibrant colors and I love what you did. I can see a set of this in MY future! Thanks for experimenting and sharing! 😊
@@KoolKookyKreatures I think a cup of water is a good idea. When I said, 'ask me how I know'... we recently had to replace a microwave we'd had for decades and worked well with one that was tricky to program and is noisy as all get out because my husband (for reasons...) ran it empty (testing electrical load in the house). Those little hanks of thread would make it look 'empty' to me and make me pretty skittish. Interesting that there are 'microwave dyes'. If it works, it works. But I will likely remain quite skittish! lol.
@@KoolKookyKreatures I am the queen of 'quick and my way' so I colored some threads with watercolor (for small pieces that I didn't need to be archival). When I stitch with the thread, the color of the thread comes off on the fabric. That's what I hope the microwave heat treatment eliminates for this Dye-N-Flow coloring. I look forward to updates on how it is to work with.
Saturday morning Coffee with “The Mad Kookenstine”….what a fun-fun journey…..next fabric…..these are going to be great when You feature and reference them in up coming projects…..rest a bit with new cold symptoms and come out gunning to conquer the art world
Haha! Thanks so much Sherry - I need an Igor to help me :) xx ❤️❤️
Thank you for sharing your process and sharing that you dried it in the microwave. You are my kind of crafter - impatient to see the end result. I'm looking forward to seeing you use the threads and fabric in some slow stitching projects before too long.
You are very welcome! When I get an idea I do get impatient to see how it will turn out! If it was summertime I would probably have left the threads to dry naturally and then ironed to fix but curiosity and impatience drove me 🤣. When microwaving I suggest also putting a cup of water in the microwave and only microwaving in 30 sec blast and checking each time :)
Beautiful results. I am very anxious to see your video using the dyes on fabric!
That will be coming up soon :) x ❤️
Hi, I just found your channel and have gone on a bit of a binge. I’m a cross stitcher, EPP-er and primary school teacher and you’ve already given me a list of things I want to try either by myself or with my kids at school. Keep up the great work and thank you for the inspiration.
Hi there and I’m so glad you are enjoying the channel :) ❤️
Really interesting video. Looking forward to seeing you using these beautifully coloured threads. ❤👍from Somerset
Thank you Elizabeth - I’m hoping to be using them really soon :) ❤️
Thanks so much for showing how to do this. I really want to have a go at dyeing my own variegated threads.
You are very welcome. I am loving working with mine :) ❤️
An interesting experiment. The dyed threads look great, and I'm itching to try your methods out. Thanks for posting this video.
You are very welcome. I suggest the microwaving be done in 30 second blasts and to put a cup of water in to absorb the microwave energy :) ❤️
This is a wonderful idea , they turned out really good and i love the colours 😍 These can be used in any project love love LOVE ! Thanks for sharing ❤
Thank you Gaby - I am enjoying using them at the moment :) ❤️❤️
My mouth was watering watching this 😂I shall definitely be having a go, thank you for sharing ❤
I was very happy with the results :). I suggest if you microwave the threads to do it in short bursts of 30 secs :). Also put a cup of water in there too to absorb some of the microwave energy. Mine worked out great :) ❤️
Fantastic! I have these and could not remember why I bought them. Finally a use!
Yay! They are great on fabric too :)
What fun and really very manageable. Can't wait to see some of these beautiful threads showing up in your pieces. Do hope the head cold is fleeting and you are top notch very soon. Enjoyed your test very much. Do take care. Hugs from Texas.
Aww I’m so pleased you enjoyed it. Hopefully feeling better soon. I’ll be glad when spring is here! Hugs xxx ❤️
Absolutely beautiful colors. Can't wait to see what you make with them.
Thank you Rhonda :) ❤️
Hope you feel better soon, and thread looks fab ❤
Thank you lovely! I had fun even with a drippy tap nose xx
Interesting. Would be curious to see if a shallow dye bath would work, untwisted yarn with ties like you do for yarn.
I love experimenting with stuff too 💖
Yes it probably would. I wanted the space dyeing and also a variegated effect which is why I used the twisted hanks but I may try the untwisted way next time :) ❤️
Love the gorgeous colors
Thank you Irene! :)
Super cool 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you :) ☺️
Lovely Kooky! Reminds me of when I dyed silk scarves (that involved the microwave). I haven't tried Dye-a-Flow, only silk dyes and procion dyes. I will order some of yours and see how I get on. When I space dyed using procion dyes I didn't twist the hanks before dyeing as I found that the dye spread more easily, I left them loose and twisted them once they were dry. I also used to wash my threads in washing up liquid first, to strip off anything used in the mercerisation process. I hope that all makes sense. My memory is a bit hazy!
I think that the procion dyes will be my next move Sue. The dye na flow is essentially an acrylic that acts like a dye and so I thought I would give it a shot. The cotton was a little stiffer when I first removed it from the microwave but softened up as I handled it. Thank you so much for the tips - I think next time I will try without twisting the hanks and pre wash as you said then see how that goes :) ❤️
Looks wonderful, so bright and cheerful. Kool kookyness thread. Yep definitely market under this name. Very fun to watch. I did fabric with inktense this was fun made the fabric stiff though I washed and ironed it wonder is the tread stiffer with this dye. Will keep me eyes open to see if I can find here in NZ I know we have fabric dyes so thinking could use this on thread. Himm so interesting lovely video. Take care and drink loads of lemon or orange juice.
I shall definitely use that name :) 🤣 The thread was certainly a bit stiffer but as I wound it the thread softened. It has changed the feel of it a little but not enough to worry me xxx. I’m going to try ironing this the next time xx
Great video and lovely results! I did try dyeing a strip of cotton fabric which I am making into a scroll and I loved the result. I set it with an iron. I will definitely try doing some variegated thread now. I think the microwave setting is a great idea for thread. Thank you so much and hope you are well soon💕
Thank you so much Elizabeth. ❤️. I had dye na flow paints years ago and I remembered how fluid they were so I thought they might work :) Fabric next! :) ❤️
Wow 🤩
Thank you :)
Thank you for this video!! Great result. I will be trying this for sure!! Love the variations. Hugs ❤
I’m so glad you enjoyed it :). I love experimenting so there will be more on the way :) xx ❤️
I have a set of these Dino Flow acrylics. I used to use them in brush markers. I’d love to see you use them on fabric, as I’ve still got plenty of product left, but no longer use them in the brush markers. I really like the deep pigments. I’m a new subscriber; Love your channel! Thank you❣️
Thank you and welcome to the channel :). I will be working with them on fabric very soon. How did you find the dye-na-flow working in the brush markers? It sounds like a great idea! :)
Looking forward to the fabric play! They work great in the brush pens and markers (no clogging or drying up). I had used them that way when I was practicing lettering, but I don’t do much of that anymore. It’s occurred to me since seeing this video, that I might use the Dyna flow brush markers to paint fabric. 😮
@francinetoni268 that is a great idea :) it would work really well I think :)
I've had the exciter set for ages now and also saw Christine inktense video and gave it a try and then wondered if my dyna flows would work and it looks like they do 😁😁must give it a tryaqsw
Thank you Lesley - it certainly worked for me this time. Next time I will try without twisting the hanks and see if that helps. Short bursts of time and regular checking in the microwave are recommended too :) ❤️
@@KoolKookyKreatures geez that was quick in reply lol I've only just finished watching hahaha, I've done dying with rit and used the microwave lol but honestly when you said it I was expecting you to say they caught on fire and show us a charred mess haha
I was so happy they didn’t catch fire! Next time though I may put a cup of water in With them :) 🥰🤣❤️
I had a bit of a play with dye-na-flow on fabric. I want to make a bigger piece to use as a journal cover.
Yes I also want to try that - next on the list :) ❤️
Found it Tori, you are our crafty arty saviour all your inspiring ideas & the colours make me salivate lol its like looking in a lolly shop ❤😊 ps could you use this thread in yr sewing machine, how would you dye shiny machine thread with dy na flow & get it back on the spool, just putting that out there because you are sooo clever 😊😁
Thanks Aussie :). I’m not sure about the sewing machine thread - I’ll do some research and get back to you xxx
@@KoolKookyKreatures Thankyou hun, only if you want to, could you imagine what you could do with sewing machine thread, yummo the possibilities 🥰
I would’ve like to see them unrolled from the stick to se the change in colors- how fast did it change from one color in to the other. Thanks for sharing your technique.
It was a pretty fast change Terri. Where I placed the dyes on the hank was the measure and yes - next time I will roll some off the stick :) ❤️
I think that l have seen them in NZ, in the Warehouse. Have fun. Mw
Thank you :)
Hey Tori too much snogging is the reason for your head cold. Mwah. Wow that looks so eazy, I thought it would have to be steeped in the dye, over thinking it as usual. Thank you for sharing, I will give that a go sometime. They are gawjus.
Thank you Johnny - that must be it! All the snogging!! Hehe xx. It worked better than I expected and because I’m impatient I just thought microwave. I think heat setting with the iron is the way to go and in the summer it would be easier to get it dry but hey ho. I love them and have been stitching with them today :)
I saw some dyed threads on Etsy so expensive.
I know! Very expensive. X
I would not recommend using the microwave like this. If the microwave doesn't have anything to 'cook'... it can essentially cook itself by concentrating heat onto the surface of the oven. Ask me how I know. Google "can I run a microwave empty" for more info. Sure, there is thread in the microwave. But I'm not sure it's enough to prevent issues.
And I'm not entirely sure it is actually heat setting the thread since the microwave heats different materials at different levels. Have you tried a color fast test on it?
Recently I wanted to remove some lines on fabric drawn with a Frixion pen (heat erase) and I held the piece (small) over my toaster turned on. It worked well pretty quickly without feeling like my fingers were in danger. Not sure how well that would work on the thread, though. The heat has to penetrate.
I am keen to know how well the colored thread stiches - specifically, are you getting any color transfer from the thread to the fabric. I'm happy to hear about this product since I want to color fabric and thread but in small batches. I do have NeoColorII crayons and Inktense blocks but I haven't tried them yet.
I looked up other things that can be microwave dyed (wool, silk etc) and it said that natural fibres were ok to be microwaved. I did it for short time frames (1 or 2 minutes) and it worked perfectly. They were on a microwaveable plate and also they were wet with water and dye. I also found on my internet search that there are microwave dyes that you can buy. This gave me the confidence to try it :). Next time though I may put a cup of water in there too just to be safe. :) 🥰
I will also check the colourfastness of the threads although I intend to use them on things that don’t need to be washed. The threads can be ironed if the microwave is not an option :)
This is wonderful! Here in the states we have a company called Dharma Trading Company. Here is the first paragraph of the instructions from them for dyna flow dyes. “Simply apply Dye-Na-Flow Fabric Paints to pre-washed fabric with a brush, squirt bottle, sponge, or airbrush. Let dry. Iron fabric for 3 minutes on dry setting appropriate for fabric. Wash in cool water with Synthrapol and rinse.”
An iron would heat set and dry your threads!
As a past wool dyer, I used the microwave, but I had the wool in a water bath while microwaving it. You could try that as well. (I’ve also done a lot of fabric dyeing, some thread dyeing, and it’s a blast! )
One more suggestion, lay your thread out instead of twisting it. Wind your yarn, but don’t twist it, lay it flat so all the threads show. Use plastic or wax paper or something a bit less absorbent than toweling. Wipe the plastic between (use a piece of fabric that you’ll then be able to use!). I’ve used dyes to dye but this gives way more vibrant colors and I love what you did. I can see a set of this in MY future!
Thanks for experimenting and sharing! 😊
@@KoolKookyKreatures I think a cup of water is a good idea. When I said, 'ask me how I know'... we recently had to replace a microwave we'd had for decades and worked well with one that was tricky to program and is noisy as all get out because my husband (for reasons...) ran it empty (testing electrical load in the house). Those little hanks of thread would make it look 'empty' to me and make me pretty skittish. Interesting that there are 'microwave dyes'. If it works, it works. But I will likely remain quite skittish! lol.
@@KoolKookyKreatures I am the queen of 'quick and my way' so I colored some threads with watercolor (for small pieces that I didn't need to be archival). When I stitch with the thread, the color of the thread comes off on the fabric. That's what I hope the microwave heat treatment eliminates for this Dye-N-Flow coloring. I look forward to updates on how it is to work with.