You can purchase Dharma Acid Dyes from their website here: https://www.dharmatrading.com/dyes/dharma-acid-dyes.html

I sell digital dye recipes and I do not currently sell the dyes.

You can apply the recipe amounts to other dye brands, but keep in mind that the colours and saturation will differ. Use them as a starting point and adjust as needed.

All recipes in the Muffs shop are based on 100g of fibre — enough to dye one 100g skein of yarn, or an equivalent amount of roving, wool, silk, threads, and more.

To dye more than one skein, simply multiply the recipe amounts by the number of skeins you’re dyeing. For example, double the recipe for 2 skeins, triple it for 3, and so on.

Dharma's Fibre Reactive dye recipes (for wool) not tested on cotton yet, are in the works! The primary brights collection is coming soon. Please get in touch if you are a cotton dyer and would like to test the recipe book on cotton.

All dye recipes are based on 100 grams of fibre — so to dye your yarn correctly, you’ll want to adjust the dye amounts based on the actual weight of your yarn.

Here’s how:

1. Weigh your yarn.

2. Multiply each dye amount in the recipe by your yarn weight as a percentage to get the right dye quantity needed.

Example:

If the recipe uses 2 grams of dye per 100g:

400g (yarn) x 2% (grams of dye) = 8g

300g (yarn) x 2% (grams of dye) = 6g

200g (yarn) x 2% (grams of dye) = 4g

150g (yarn) x 2% (grams of dye) = 3g

100g (yarn) x 2% (grams of dye) = 2g

All dye recipes are based on 100 grams of fibre — so to dye your recipe as a shade, you’ll want to adjust the dye amounts based on the shade you want to achieve (as a percentage).

Here’s how:

Multiply each dye amount in the recipe by the shade you want to achieve as a percentage:

Example (based on 100g of wool):

If the recipe uses 2 grams of dye per 100g:

5% Shade
2g (grams of dye)) x 5% (shade) = .1g

10% Shade
2g (grams of dye)) x 10% (shade) = .2g

25% Shade
2g (grams of dye)) x 25% (shade) = .5g

50% Shade
2g (grams of dye)) x 5-% (shade) = 1g

75% Shade
2g (grams of dye)) x 75-% (shade) = 1.5g

If there are two colours in the recipe, multiply each amount by the shade percentage you want to achieve:

Example Recipe for 5% Shade:

Red: 2g (grams of dye) x 5% (shade) = .1g
Blue: .5g (grams of dye) x 5% (shade) = .025g

Keep in mind that each dye comes with their own unique saturation. A 10% shade of Sea Spray will be a very different depth than a 10% shade of Deep Navy.

If you don't want to calculate shades for each Dharma acid dye colour, I’ve tested and created a complete collection for each colour, each containing 8 shade recipes. You can find them here.

The Dharma acid dye recipes can be used for wool, mohair, cashmere, silk & nylon.

Landscape acid dye recipes can be used for wool, mohair, cashmere, silk & nylon.

Wilton's Cake Dye recipes are similar to acid dyes but food safe, so they can be used in cakes too. Wilton's cake dye recipes are great for learning to dye with kids.

Most of the recipes currently available are designed for animal protein fibres. Every spring, I dream of dyeing and knitting cotton tank tops — so plant fibre recipes and natural dye recipes are definitely in the cards and will be added as future collections.

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Clear plastic measuring cups: NZ Kmart

Micro Weigh Scale: Aliexpress
(unfortunately not the one in my videos)

Micro Measuring Spoons: Aliexpress

Yarn: Wild Earth Yarns, African Expressions

Heat setting: For low immersion dyeing, I prefer using a non-induction stovetop and, for hand painting, a conventional oven—both provide consistent, even heat. I have yet to find a hot plate in New Zealand that meets my needs for ease of use in low immersion techniques.

Large-Quantity Heat Setting:
I’m exploring the use of high-heat proofer ovens for setting large volumes of yarn, as they offer excellent temperature consistency across batches—crucial for achieving even, reliable results. Currently, I use a low-temperature heat-proof oven, which performs well for pastel shades. However, I’m still evaluating its effectiveness for setting speckles. I’ll share further insights as my testing progresses.

Acid: I like to use white vinegar because it's ready to go. Citric acid is more economical.

Dyes:

Dharma Acid Dyes

Landscape Acid Dyes (AUS/NZ)

Wilton's Cake Dyes

More recipes to come...