A technique of dying where different sections of the same hank of wool are dyed in different tones of the same color and then the yarn from that hank is used in the area rug construction to give it a mottling or abrash effect. Abrash means color variations of the same color giving a worn antique look.
A method of dyeing yarn. Space dye refers to yarn with multiple colors printed on each strand. There are three basic processes used to create this effect: the warp system, the knitde-knit process and the continuous dye process. In the warp system, multiple strands of yarn are continuously printed at spaced intervals with different colors. These yarns usually have "long" spaces of each color. Typical color lengths are 3/4"-7" with longer lengths becoming popular in carpets with strie aesthetics. In the knit-de-knit process, the yarn is first knitted into a tubular fabric (sock), dyed to a solid color and then overprinted with up to seven different colors. These yarns usually have "short" (1/8"-1/4") spaces of color. In the continuous dye process, yarn is dyed as singles or plied yarn and color is applied either by air jet or dye troughs. This process allows for yarns to have either long or short spaces of color.
Yarn colored in sections of different colors before being tufted or woven into a rug. Abrash effects can be created with space dyed yarns. Space dyeing is frequently applied to nylon fibers.
This is a yarn dyeing process where one strand receives more than one color. It then produces an irregular, random design of color.