Coffee and Tea Dyed Yarn

Yesterday I decided to dye a blank skein of sock yarn I’d had lying around for a little while. It was gifted to me for my birthday last summer, together with a lovely bag made of Lavazza beans bags, the exact same beans that I use at home. As soon as I got the yarn, I decided to dye it with coffee, it just seemed appropriate.

Step 1 – Soak the skein in a warm water/vinegar mix

Step 2 – Prepare the dye; coffee

Step 3 – Drain the water out of the yarn and apply the dye

Step 4 – Cook the lot
I used the microwave and cooked on high for 3 mins, let it stand in the microwave for 2 mins then turned the skein and repeated the process on the other side, to be sure that the colouring would be even

Step 5 – Rinse thoroughly and dry

Step 6 – Admire the end product once it’s dry

When I saw the dried yarn, I decided to add some contrast by dyeing one half of the skein with tea. So, here goes

Step 7 – Soak half the skein in a warm water/vinegar mix

Step 8 – Prepare the dye; tea


Step 9 – Drain the water out of the yarn and apply the dye


Step 10 – Cook the lot
I did exactly the same as for the coffee dye

Step 11 – Rinse thoroughly and dry

Step 12 – Admire the end product once it’s dry

The skein ready for use