![]() Front loading or low water washing machines tend to not wash out loose dye well, because they do not have enough water to dilute the dye and carry it away. You may wash several pieces at once, up to a full load, even if washing different colors. The wash water may turn black or brown, and the fabric may look discolored with ’dirty’ dye. We always say “rinse until you’re sick of rinsing.” A lot of loose dye will wash out off the fabric. Place fabric under cold running water and rinse until no more dye comes out of the fabric. Wear gloves while handling the fabric, as the dye will still stain your hands until after it has been washed. If you are in a hurry, let the fabric sit for as long as your deadline will allow. The length of time you let the fabric sit is not overly critical. The longer you can let the fabric sit, the easier it will be to wash out loose dye from the fabric. Flip the fabric over and apply dye to both sides of the fabric, saturating each side of the fabric.Īfter you are done dyeing the fabric, leave it alone. Apply all the different colors at this time. The mistake most beginners make is to not squirt enough dye into the fabric. Most dyeing patterns call for saturating the fabric with dye. With fabric on dyeing surface, apply dye to fabric by squirting dye onto the fabric with a pipette, squeeze bottle, or other dye application tool. ![]() Stir dye well to dissolve dye powder completely. For light or pastel shades, mix ¼ to 2 teaspoons of dye powder per cup Urea water or plain water. For medium shades, mix 2 to 4 teaspoons dye powder per cup of Urea water or plain water. For bright, strong colors, mix 4 to 6 teaspoons dye powder per cup of Urea water or plain water. ![]() You have control over the shade of the colors you mix by using different quantities of dye in your concentrated dye solutions. You will be mixing dye powder with Urea water or plain warm water by the cup, as needed in small, concentrated batches. In this stage, you are not making big buckets full of dye. If you do not have Urea, or either of the optional chemicals, mix the dye powders with plain warm water. This Urea Water will be used to mix dye powders with to make your liquid dye colors. Optionally, you can include 2 teaspoons of Ludigol and 1 teaspoon of Water Softener. The recipe for Urea Water is ¾ cup urea for every 1 quart of warm water. For example, marble patterns look better when starting with a wetter shirt, and striped patterns look better on dryer shirts. Different dye patterns look better with different fixer wetness levels in the fabric. Dryer fabric yields cleaner lines and less spreading. Wetter fabric causes the dye to flow out into fabric in more feathery or marbled patterns. The dye spreads on the fabric in different ways depending on how wet the fabric is with fixer water. Instructions on common designs can be found later in this guide. Place the fixed fabric on dyeing surface and fold, twist or tie it into the pattern you want to dye. Wring out excess fixer water back into the fixer water bucket. ![]() You can reuse the fixer water and treat several batches of fabric in the same mixture. Let the fabric soak in the solution for 5 to 10 minutes, or until the fabric is completely saturated. Soak the material to be dyed in the dye fixer solution. Wear gloves to keep it from irritating your skin and avoid splashing it into eyes to avoid irritation and burning treat it as you would a strong soap. Expand recipe as needed.ĭye fixer is a chemical called sodium carbonate or soda ash. In a plastic bucket, or other suitable container, mix ¾ cup dye fixer per gallon of warm water. Unless you are concerned about the fitness of the fabric or tie dye, you do not need to bother washing the fabric first. We include this instruction because it is a long-standing recommendation in fabric dyeing. Wash fabric to remove any sizing or oils on the fabric that may interfere with the dye. ¨ Measuring cups and measuring teaspoons. ¨ Pipettes, squeeze bottles, or other tools to apply dye. ¨ Ties: Big, thin rubber bands, twine, sinew, zip ties, etc. ¨ Cups, bottles, or other containers in which to mix dye colors. ¨ Personal protection: rubber gloves to protect skin from fixer irritation and dye staining eye protection dust masks to prevent breathing powders. ¨ Workspace protection: Plastic sheets covered with newspaper provide good workspace protection. ¨ Dyeing Surface: Disposable, absorbent work surface such as cardboard. Please read our common sense safety and dye handling instructions before starting your project. When using dyes and chemicals it is important to protect your work area, and always wear gloves and protective clothing. You do not make large buckets full of dye, and you do not dip the fabric into the dye. In direct application tie dye, you make small, concentrated solutions of dye and squirt the dye onto the fabric.
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