How to Dye Yarn: Handpainting

Step 8 Sprinkle yarn liberally with vinegar

My mom has a sprinkling bottle that is made from a rubber stopper and a top that has little holes in it; she's had it forever, and I've always coveted the thing. She used to use it to sprinkle water on clothes when ironing. Anyway, I made my own, from a water bottle, by poking holes in the top with a hammer & nail. I used this to sprinkle vinegar around the yarn oval.

Comments

[ClaudiaRN]

I make sprinkle tops by heating a skewer and melting holes in the bottle tops.

[kewpiedoll99]

That's a really good way. I usually use a nail and hammer holes in them. I discovered recently that wide mouth jars like large spaghetti sauce jars make very good sprinklers (I also use them for watering my seedlings).