Creating a Digital Dye Notebook

dyed jars filled with different colors of acid dyes

Creating a Digital Dye Notebook

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This workshop blends the artistry of dyeing fiber with technology to help you become more efficient, productive, and consistent.

Everything you need to know about:

  • Organizing and keeping accurate records for your specific dye projects

  • Organizing your dye inventory

  • Simplifying the math behind dyeing using a pre-loaded template that automatically calculates percentages but is also adjustable for your needs

  • Easily reproducing dye recipes from previous dyeing sessions for consistency

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Description

Are you a dyer that would like to be more organized with your record keeping? Or perhaps you're someone that has a great eye for color, but sometimes the math involved in dyeing leaves you confused or frustrated?

This workshop will walk you through setting up a digital dye notebook using Google Sheets, to help you:

  • Keep organized records for individual projects

  • Automatically calculate measurements for any weight of yarn/fiber to be dyed, and

  • Easily reproduce dye recipes from previous dyeing sessions to increase your consistency and efficiency.

The video lessons provide step-by-step instructions on how to create your own custom digital dye notebook. Each lesson is clearly labeled so you can pick and choose which videos to watch.

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Customer Testimonial:

 

Nicole Frost of Frost Yarn shows how she uses her digital dye notebook to store her recipes.

 

Course Content:

  • Lesson 1: Setting up a dye notebook

    • Creating a Google account

    • Navigating your Google Drive

    • Creating a Google Sheet

    NOTE: This lesson is geared towards a true beginner, so if you are already familiar with how to use Google Sheets you can skip ahead to Lesson 2.

  • Lesson 2: Dye Inventory Page

    • How to establish and maintain a dye inventory by:

      • Linking dyes to vendors

      • Keeping track of your expenses

      • Creating visual records of dye brands and recipes using digital color swatches

      • Adding commentary about your dyes (pure or mixed, DOS, if the dye breaks, solubility, etc.)

  • Lesson 3: Dye Recipes & Formula Page

    • Keeping up-to-date records of when dyes were mixed

    • Documenting dye recipes created, including things like brands of dyes used, saturation of colors, weight of goods dyed, and how the dyes were used (stock solution or dye powder)

    • How to utilize mathematical formulas for the calculation of dyes and auxiliaries

BONUS: A downloadable template that has the formulas set up and is ready to go!

  • Lesson 4: Project Page

    • How to import photographs for color inspirations

    • Tips on how to keep notes for your dye projects, such as:

      • Dye color sequencing

      • Dye color application method

      • Lengths of color bands

      • Yarns and/or fibers used

      • Links to patterns or other websites that are pertinent to your project

    • How to utilize generated color palettes

    • How to create links to dye recipes within your dye notebook

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