Variegated yarn is yarn dyed with more than one colour.[1][2]
Objective
editIt can produce effects that vary depending on the technique of the crafter, the pattern used, and the frequency of colour change. These effects include "flashing" (lightning-bolt effects) and "pooling" (patchy or marbleized effects). Some yarns (known as "self-striping yarns") are designed to produce stripes when used to knit small items such as socks or mittens.
Methods
editIn solid dyeing, yarns dyed in one single color, Variegated yarns have more than one color. [2]There are various methods of applying two or more colors, and the most common practice is spray or space dyeing.
Space dyeing
editSpace dyeing is a technique of localized color application that produces a unique multicolored effect.[3][4]
Use
editVariegated yarns may be used also in knitting, crocheting, and other textile arts. These variegated colored yarns help in making small fancy items such as braids, etc.[5][6]
Gallery
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Yarn hanks in the process of dyeing -
Space dyed yarn -
This lace stole is being knitted from variegated laceweight wool
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See also
edit- Novelty yarns include a wide variety of yarns made with unusual features, structure or fiber composition such as slubs, inclusions, metallic or synthetic fibers, laddering and varying thickness introduced during production.
References
edit- ^ Blakelee, George E. (1889). Blakelee's Industrial Cyclopedia: A Simple Practical Guide ... A Ready Reference and Reservoir of Useful Information. More Than Two Hundred Illustrations. Baker & Taylor Company. p. 601.
- ^ a b Forum: a journal for the teacher of English outside the United States. United States Information Agency. 1982. p. 42.
- ^ Choudhury, A. K. Roy (2006-01-09). Textile Preparation and Dyeing. Science Publishers. ISBN 978-1-57808-404-3.
- ^ Mahapatra, N. N. (2019-01-31). Textile Dyeing. Woodhead Publishing India PVT. Limited. p. 60. ISBN 978-93-85059-91-9.
- ^ Miser, Lorna (2010). The Knitter's Guide to Hand-Dyed & Variegated Yarn: Techniques and Projects for Handpainted and Multicolored Yarn. Watson-Guptill Publications. ISBN 978-0-8230-8552-1.
- ^ Spon, Edward; Spon, Francis N. (1882). Spons' Encyclopædia of the Industrial Arts, Manufactures, and Commercial Products ... E. & F.N. Spon. p. 1762.
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