Harmony Hand Dyes hand-dyed Fabric MX Procion Dye Shiva Paintstiks Tisdale SK Sask Saskatchewan Canada
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Low Immersion Dying Method: for medium to dark intensity
Caution: you are dealing with chemicals. Avoid skin contact and inhalation. Keep out of reach of
children.
You may only require 1.5 teaspoons of red based dye while you use 2 teaspoons of blue based dye and
if using yellow based dye, you may require 3 teaspoons of dye.
Use ziplock baggies or plastic buckets. Do not use utensils for food after you have used them for dying.
For 1 meter of 100% cotton fabric:
(If fabric has sizing in it, pre-wash and don't use fabric softener)
Pre-soak fabric in solution of 1/4 cup of soda ash to 1 gallon of water. Let sit 15 minutes. Wring out the
solution.
Combine dry ingredients then add 2 cups of hot water (hot if using sodium sulfate or you will get a hard
lump that won't dissolve.)
2 Tablespoons of urea
2 Tablespoons of salt (I prefer sodium sulfate but you can use "pickling salt".
2 teaspoons of dye (wear a NIOSH dust mask to measure dry dye)
Take pre-soaked fabric and “scrunch” into the baggie, then pour the dye solution over the fabric.
Squish the dye around in the baggie.
Let cure for 12 – 24 hours (Turquoise requires 24 hours).
Squeeze out the fabric and rinse, and rinse, and rinse, and rinse (you get the drift – it takes A LOT of
rinsing.)
When the rinse water runs clear, wash the fabric in dyers soap (T.N.A, or Synthrapol, or mild dish soap)
Dry in a hot dryer for 30 minutes.
Caution: you are dealing with chemicals. Avoid skin contact and inhalation. Keep out of reach of
children.
You may only require 1.5 teaspoons of red based dye while you use 2 teaspoons of blue based dye and
if using yellow based dye, you may require 3 teaspoons of dye.
Use ziplock baggies or plastic buckets. Do not use utensils for food after you have used them for dying.
For 1 meter of 100% cotton fabric:
(If fabric has sizing in it, pre-wash and don't use fabric softener)
Pre-soak fabric in solution of 1/4 cup of soda ash to 1 gallon of water. Let sit 15 minutes. Wring out the
solution.
Combine dry ingredients then add 2 cups of hot water (hot if using sodium sulfate or you will get a hard
lump that won't dissolve.)
2 Tablespoons of urea
2 Tablespoons of salt (I prefer sodium sulfate but you can use "pickling salt".
2 teaspoons of dye (wear a NIOSH dust mask to measure dry dye)
Take pre-soaked fabric and “scrunch” into the baggie, then pour the dye solution over the fabric.
Squish the dye around in the baggie.
Let cure for 12 – 24 hours (Turquoise requires 24 hours).
Squeeze out the fabric and rinse, and rinse, and rinse, and rinse (you get the drift – it takes A LOT of
rinsing.)
When the rinse water runs clear, wash the fabric in dyers soap (T.N.A, or Synthrapol, or mild dish soap)
Dry in a hot dryer for 30 minutes.