![Handpainted yarn in green and purple](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6TclEHBdfHSmtt9eDdvlmgrQV59kxyeC2FQEOBovb9puNPKNUk4OCbiecn9ja5-rJXY99sXN1lY7GWqavxbEh4XFOzV9_ZvLYWBlZd2or9Cqer9nsVm_JVd8zM8xeh1G0nLOEPiXD1U/s800/tettidesign_handpainted_yarn.jpg)
As there were no better vessels for this operation to be found in the household, a cake tin had to be sacrificed, and it worked out very well.
![Dyeing yarn in cake tin](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6bw5p2VO7-T0CKeH52UQyCrxuNGmH6KL-tWqnR5ALTWFW7QKLIOQXVFCHDfNgY5YHXPOr7cADly6cC6k71jX2Ck7VC-JpPsucPAQxgiBuroISvU5kfwArmi0aAO-kOsrtP2RbvCeWCg/s800/tettidesign_yarn_dyeing.jpg)
The colours came out really bright, except for some parts of yarn inside the hank, that remained unintentionally a bit too light.
![Handpainted yarn in green and purple](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4krjsCmnYqCs7UNaoYlzw0VXlYVFRays5zCOu-h_72aPzahqpxYIGcWmblbHHo2qL1cARy7ry1nP4_P7KnThFanKAtGBP-2UShzt0nIJaB7Dl27ZLeP_Lafc3iEOZjt9k1zQ0IjMJ_qY/s800/tettidesign_green_purple_yarn.jpg)
This is how the yarn looks after knitting:
![Knitted swatches with handpainted yarn](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6CZIqIUan2vf4kkM4rYTcS_-eZdeDk7YqXl18OemUwAJcpztKIa_TEub7NyMTZJ-JEDcJlc-bRzBlkL2p6Srm5ofSJqcnuJPpuaYradDTsyK7JGygS3ejQIFGo4SEoYG6qYzolqBV1mI/s800/tettidesign_green_purple_knitted_swatches.jpg)
Leftover dye made it into more experiments, a painted piece of lace
![Handpainted lace](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkkBKYES9wnZ0yK8jzoimt-YKDf72r7CvY9ct_91oZDy_PPMQm1tlWSMhw5FqLsZJMN_A0WmU_sOP78l0081FnBv6mdaUJuAQ8AZwBuAUnOWN0tMWpIM0mhvblhVVSbY_NELJNiAtaCs/s800/tettidesign_handpainted_lace.jpg)
and plain cotton fabric (so many new ideas for making a matching wardrobe instantly coming up):
![Handpainted fabric in green and purple](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEI6R59LwGWaDLZrjOO2Go1EiCKYqcQipcGL9q6xJZGuTHvxHvEB7Vjr5PlNF33lr0GQg5xsEBluGPyyno6CnY4KUriUQl3x5c0iOpIB97uO3UtSMFwD64VjU2HxBAemP0h_ajJO4p7aA/s800/tettidesign_handpainted_fabric.jpg)