Quenching Fluorescence? Does Brilliant Yellow Quench the Fluorescent Lemon Dye? (Dyepot Weekly 621)

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VIDEO CONTENTS:
[0:00] Introduction
[3:05] The yellow dyes
[3:53] Measuring the yellow dyes
Dharma acid dyes Brilliant Yellow and Fluorescent Lemon
measure out 0.5 g dye twice
[4:53] The yarn
Presoak the yarn in plain tap water with no acid 30 min - overnight
[5:15] The dyebath
24 cups of water + 9 T white vinegar in two separate pots
[5:46] Dip dyeing into brilliant yellow
dip dye 200 g yarn
[7:48] Dip dyeing into Fluorescent Lemon
dip dye 200 g yarn
[10:58] Different ways I could have done this project
[12:30] Removing the yarns
[14:31] Dip dyeing into both colors part 1 - Brilliant Yellow
reusing the same dyebath as before. leave part of the yarn out of the pot
let sit for 15 min
[16:56] managing expectations
[19:17] Removing the yarn and rotating zip ties
[20:17] Dip dyeing into both colors part 1 - Fluorescent Lemon
[23:00] removing the yarn
[25:35] More experiments I can do
[26:55] Washing the yarn
[28:06] The finished dry yarn and conclusions

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