Print This Increasing Chart For Your Dye Journal

I've just made this chart to help you increase the amount of wool you dye with my small sample formulas in Rug Hooking Magazine and The Welcome Mat and The Majic Carpet Club. I'm usually dyeing 1/8th yd. of wool for these endeavours.

Now dye the same colours over 1/4 , 1/2 or 1 yd. pieces easily, I've converted my most popular measures.

Here's my old rug colour Blue and Grey dyed over 1/8th yd of wool using Majic Carpet Dyes

1/256^th tsp. Blue

1/512^th tsp. Seal Brown

1/512^th tsp. Black

Method:

This formula was dyed over 1/8^th yd of natural wool using a Microwave Dye Bath as follows.

Add 6 cups of boiling water in a microwaveable safe vessel, I use an 8 cup measuring cup because it has a handle that does not heat up. I like to boil my water on the stove, it is a lot faster for me than using the microwave.

Wet wool in synthrapol or jet dry.

Add dyes to boiling water stir very well, add wool to water, stir for 1 minute.

Place in microwave for 2 minutes.

Remove, stir, add acid in the form of vinegar (1tbsp.) or citric acid, ( 1/32 tsp.)

Stir more, place back in the microwave for 1 minute, remove and stir, repeat until water is clear.

 By all means use a conventional dye bath to create this color.

Using the chart below the Blue and Gray Formula for 1 yard of wool would look like this:

1/32 tsp. Blue

1/64 tsp. Seal Brown

1/64 tsp. Black 

Increase 1/8th yd. dye samples to dye a ¼ yd-  multiply by 2

1/16th tsp increased from a 1/8th yd sample to a ¼ yd = 2/16  or 1/8th tsp.

1/32 tsp. increased from a 1/8th yd sample to a 1/4 yd.  = 2/32 or 1/16th tsp.

1/64 tsp. increased from a 1/8th yd sample to a 1/4 yd. =  2/64  or  1/32th tsp.

1/128th tsp. increased from a 1/8th yd. sample to a 1/4 yd. = 2/128th or  1/64 tsp.

1/256th tsp. increased from a 1/8th yd  sample to a 1/4 yd. = 2/256th or 1/128th tsp.

1/512th tsp. increased from a 1/8th yd. sample to a  1/4 yd = 2/512th or 1/256th tsp.

Increase 1/8th yd samples to dye a ½ yd-  multiply by 4

1/16th tsp increased from a 1/8th yd. sample to a ½ yd sample = 4/16th  or ¼ tsp.

1/32 tsp. increased from a 1/8th yd sample to a 1/2 yd.  = 4/32 or 1/8th tsp.

1/64 tsp. increased from a 1/8th yd sample to a 1/2 yd. =  4/64  or  1/16th tsp.

1/128th tsp. increased from a 1/8th yd. sample to a 1/2 yd. = 4/128th or  1/32 tsp.

1/256th tsp. increased from a 1/8th yd  sample) to a 1/2 yd. = 4/256th or 1/64 tsp.

1/512th tsp. increased from a 1/8th yd. sample to a  1/2 yd = 4/512th or 1/128th tsp. 

Increase a 1/8th yd. samples to dye a 1 yd  - multiply by 8

1/16th tsp. increased from a1/8th yd. sample to 1 yd= 8/16th  or ½ tsp.

1/32 tsp increased from a 1/8th yd sample to 1 yd = 8/32 or ¼ tsp.

1/64 tsp. increased from a 1/8th yd sample to 1 yd = 8/64 or 1/8th tsp.

1/128th tsp increased from a 1/8th yd. sample to 1 yd = 8/128th or 1/16th tsp.

1/256th tsp increased from a 1/8th yd sample to 1 yd. =  8/256 or 1/32 tsp.

1/512th tsp. increased from a 1/8th yd. sample to a 1 yd = 8/512th or 1/64th tsp.

Please print this out for your dye journal or reference book.