Any of the above options can be experimented with by following some suggestions which I have taken with permission from a site at http://www.antiquesandtraditions.com/fib...
1. Fill a rectangular glass or plastic container half-full of hot water. Squirt a tiny bit of shampoo or mild dish detergent into the water and swish it about. The saponins in shampoo or detergent make the fiber more receptive to the dye solution. Place clean locks of fiber carefully into the container; allow to soak for several hours or overnight.
2. In a second rectangular container (the rectangular shape better accommodates the stacks of locks of wool; for fiber which is not still in the lock form, use any shape of container), run room temperature water and pour in the Kool Aid or Easter Egg dye until the water is very saturated with color if you want jewel tones. If you prefer lighter color saturation, then use less dye.
3. Lift the soaked fiber carefully from the soaking container into the dyeing container. Do not rinse at this point. Be sure that all the wool is covered with dye solution and allow to soak again for a few hours. Then check to see that the inner portions of the wool staples have soaked up some of the dye solution at this point. If the water is already clear at this stage, and the fiber is not dark enough in color to suit you, you need more dye solution, maybe even heavier in saturation.
4. When the inner portions of the fiber have soaked up enough dye, cover the container with saran wrap -- leaving a vent for steam -- and place in the microwave. For a 10"x14"x4" pyrex or tupperware container full of properly soaked sheep's wool locks, you will need to set the timer on high for about 18 minutes -- less if you have a really industrial-strength microwave oven.
5. Let the container cool down before trying to lift all that hot water and hot fiber out of the oven. Then remove the container, the cover and lift your fiber carefully with a fork to verify that the water
