Getting Playsilks to dye Evenly

[zh97]

I am having a problem when I am dying my playsilks where some portions of the silk "bubble" up and don't stay under the water- using the stovetop method. So, then, when I pull them out, there is less dye on those portions. It makes it look a little "tie dyed" which is fine, but I am trying to make some solid colors for a gift. Any ideas?

I also just had an experience with yellow wilton icing color that TOTALLY washed out in the wash- as if I had never dyed it! I used the same procedure as all the other colors, but for some reason, this one didn't take- off to try turmeric!

Anyways, back to the issue at hand, would putting them in ziploc bags and using a microwave method be more successful?

[Proudmomoftwinsplusone]

when dying, I keep stirring every 10 minutes or so. even then sometimes it is a little uneven. i took a class where we all stood at our vats and stirred the entire time!

[St. Margaret]

I recently did a bunch in the microwave, and the thing I learned through trial and error was to be sure to get the silk fully immersed and colored by the dye bath before doing the heating. So I would stir and stir and stir when I first submerged the silk, and even then I tried to be quick about it, because the silk was just drinking up the color, and whatever part went in last seemed in danger of getting less color. Using a LOT of dye and stirring to ensure even color before heating did the trick.

[KariM]

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