I've been having a lot of fun kool-aid dyeing wool and making soakers and longies for dd#2. The colors are bright and vibrant. However, I've not been able to make a pretty purple color. My purple (grape) turns out kind of dull and lifeless. Has anyone experimented with mixing colors together to form a different color? (red+blue = purple?) I've seen pretty purples on ebay so I know it can be done, I just don't know how (yet). I would love to make a lavender colored soaker for dd#2. Any ideas?
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I've used blue and red.....more blue than red, though. I experimented alot! SOmetimes, too, what it looks like on is SO different than what it looks like dry!
I knitted a soaker for DS in a natural colored yarn. Was too beige for me, so I decided to dye it. I used one package of grape koolaid in one mason jar almost full of water. It turned out a nice light purple/lavender. I wanted something a little darker, but only had the one pack of koolaid, so it's too light for me. What I am trying to say (not very successfully!) is that maybe you could use less koolaid than normal. Good luck and have fun!!
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I've had the same problem. Purple is my favorite color and I just can't get a nice shade. The resulting color from grape Kool Aid is yucky. WHenever I've mixed red and blue, I've also gotten a yucky color, no matter what the proportion of red:blue is. Someone on another list said that there is another flavor of Kool Aid that is pruple and makes a really nice shade. I scoured the grocery store and found another in a purple packet (it was some "magic" color changing one) and it made another color completely - not purple. I've also tried Wilton icing colors since I can get a great purple icing with them. Unfortunately when you mix the purple gel with water, the resulting color is blue
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I'm going to be getting osme pruple shades in procion dyes because I really want to dye some purple wool!!
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