Jacquard Acid Dye Starter Set

I am a wool snob and have been for 65+ yrs. other fibers dont please me. The smell of wet wool is one of my favorites. Natural dyeing began the odyssey, but the color range is limited and mordants are, well - dangerous. Acid dyes for wool are magnificent and Jacquard are tried and true. Predictable. Repeatable. Luscious colors. Nuff said.

This would have been great if it actually came with Hot Fucshia, but it came with Fire Red instead. Im not returning it because its such a hassle and who knows if Ill get the right color the next time anyway, Im just ordering a jar of the right color. But beware, if you want fucshia, this may not be the right set for you.

3 stars for this particular pack of dyes (the dyes themselves are excellent) I suppose the seller can get around this issue by the fact that they dont list the specific jar colors in the description, but as other customers have noted, the Hot Fuchsia which is shown in the product images is not what you get - you receive Fire Red which does not produce the same colors as shown on the included color wheel. If you will receive either/or, that should be clearly disclosed.

I used these for dying deer hair for tying buck tail jigs. It did a good job. It was my first time doing it, so I cant blame any color issues on the dyes. However, you do not need all colors equally- you need a lot of yellow and very little of some other colors. But this pack will get you started.

I have made a color gradiation of 66 hues from yellow thru blue to red using GreenerShades dye with silk. I tried to repeat in wool with this Jacquard kit. I was skeptical since the blue color name was turquoise, but Jacquard lists it on its website as a primary. Knowing that dyes dont necessarily color true, I took a chance. The 11 shades of yellow through blue made a gorgeous array of greens and turquoise. I should have known that turquoise had enough yellow in it that, when mixed dropwise with red, would make a lovely array of browns. I now have a beautiful afghan in those well-known rainbow colors of red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise and brown.

Great Purchase

Weve been having a lot of fun using these on yarn. We really like the resulting strong colors.

The dye arrived without the citric acid which is specifically why I chose this listing.

Great product. East to use.

It works well. Some reviews said the wrong colors were in but these weee exactly as stated. Just follow instructions!