Get ready to play with colour and create your very own speckled yarn! 🌈🧶
Ever wondered how those gorgeous little pops of colour are created on hand-dyed yarn? Come along and discover the fun of steam speckle dyeing with Jarrad from Great Southern Yarn in this hands-on workshop.
You’ll learn how to prepare your yarn, apply colour and use steam to set your dyes, creating beautiful speckles and colour combinations that are completely unique to you.
This is a chance to get creative, experiment with colour and see how different dyeing techniques can transform a skein of yarn.
When:
Friday 13th November, 1pm - 4pm
Where:
Great Southern Yarn Warehouse - Unit 5 / 23 Lake Road Tuggerah. Parking is available in the carpark across the road in the sports field
What You’ll Learn
During the workshop, you’ll learn:
- The basics of steam speckle dyeing
- How to prepare yarn for dyeing
- How to apply dye to create beautiful speckles
- How colours interact and blend during the steaming process
- Tips and techniques for creating different speckled effects
- How to safely steam-set your yarn
- How to achieve more consistent results when dyeing at home
What’s Included
- 4 x 100gm skeins of merino/alpaca yarn and dyeing materials required for the workshop
- Hands-on experience with steam speckle dyeing
- Friendly guidance throughout the process from Jarrad at Great Southern Yarn
- Your very own hand-dyed yarn to take home
Come Play with Colour!
No two skeins will ever be quite the same — and that's part of the magic!
Come along, get creative and discover how a little bit of colour, steam and experimentation can turn a plain skein into something truly special.
Warning: speckle dyeing may become addictive! 🌈🧶