Coloring Yarn With Flavored Instant Drink on Powder

by Kikvalia in Living > Life Hacks

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Coloring Yarn With Flavored Instant Drink on Powder

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Hello, after many unsuccessful tries to color natural wool with different powder and liquid paints I found out that the flavored instant drinks on powder do great job for coloring yarn, and I am going to show you how to color yarn with powder drinks in 4 easy steps.

Let's begin !

Materials

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Yo will need:

  • Yarn with neutral color (white) 250 - 500 grams
  • 2 packages of flavored instant drinks on powder (color by choice)
  • 1 litter of water
  • and pot to warm the water

Preparing the Solution

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To prepare the solution pour 1 litter of water in the pot then put it on a stove, wait 5 to 15 minutes for the water to get hot then pour the powder drinks in the water and stir it until the powder dissolves.

Coloring the Yarn With the Solution

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Now put the yarn in the solution and wait until the solution becomes white on color (like milk) then take it out from the pod.

Wash the Yarn

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After you take out the yarn from the solution, wash it with cold water then leave on warm place to dry out and you are done.

You Are Done

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Wait your yarn to dry out and you can use it for your handiwork.

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