Are dye and food coloring the same?!
Food colorings belong to the class of dye known as acid dyes. Acid dyes can be used to dye animal fibers, such as wool, cashmere, and silk, plus, oddly, the synthetic fiber nylon. They cannot be used to dye cotton or linen, nor any synthetic fiber besides nylon, because they will just wash out of them.
To dye wool yarn with food coloring, first soak the wool for half an hour in water mixed with vinegar (1/4 cup per quart of water), plus a drop of dishwashing detergent. Then sprinkle on your choice of food coloring—Kool-aid drink mix, Easter egg dye, or the food coloring that comes in little bottles in the grocery store. You can sprinkle it on to the wool directly, or mix it with water and then pour it on. Heat the wool in the dye water in a cooking pot until it is hot but not boiling, then turn off the heat and let it cool to room temperature. Rinse the excess dye out in cool water until the water runs clear. Wool dyed by this method can be used to knit clothing. Wash it by hand, gently, in cool water.
Answers: Food coloring is one special type of dye. Although there are thousands of different dyes in the world, only a handful of dyes have been certified as safe for human consumption. No other dye may legally be used as food coloring.
Food colorings belong to the class of dye known as acid dyes. Acid dyes can be used to dye animal fibers, such as wool, cashmere, and silk, plus, oddly, the synthetic fiber nylon. They cannot be used to dye cotton or linen, nor any synthetic fiber besides nylon, because they will just wash out of them.
To dye wool yarn with food coloring, first soak the wool for half an hour in water mixed with vinegar (1/4 cup per quart of water), plus a drop of dishwashing detergent. Then sprinkle on your choice of food coloring—Kool-aid drink mix, Easter egg dye, or the food coloring that comes in little bottles in the grocery store. You can sprinkle it on to the wool directly, or mix it with water and then pour it on. Heat the wool in the dye water in a cooking pot until it is hot but not boiling, then turn off the heat and let it cool to room temperature. Rinse the excess dye out in cool water until the water runs clear. Wool dyed by this method can be used to knit clothing. Wash it by hand, gently, in cool water.
YES
for sure, go eat some dye
... no they are not the same... fool
nope! food coloring is edible while most dyes arent! =]
no! food coloring is edible!
and doesnt dye eggs (like for easter) and shirts.