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Textural Plastic Bag Dyeing Using Cotton With Reative MX Dye
Equipment...
1-plastic pail to hold 1 gallon
1-plastic dishpan 12" X 14" X 6"
1-set measuring spoons
6-plastic zip lock 10" X 11" bags
1-10 oz plastic cup
1-dye stir stick (Chopstick)
1-long handled spoon
1-pair rubber gloves
1- dust mask
Supplies...
3 yards of cotton fabric
1 gal lukewarm water
½ cup non iodized salt (pickling salt)
1 cup lukewarm water for the dye
4 tsp. sodium carbonate
1 Tbs. Procion MX dye powder
Procedure...
1. Place the 4 tsp. Sodium Carbonate and ½ cup of salt into the 1 gallon container, add the warm water, stir until completely dissolved.
2. Stand the six plastic bags upright in the dishpan and pour 2 cups of the salt/sodium carbonate solution into each bag. Make sure none of the bags leak.
3. Put on a dust mask. Measure 1 Tbs. of the dye powder into a 10 oz container. Add a small amount of the warm water and stir gently into a paste. Continue adding water and
stirring until you have one cup of dissolved dye solution.
4. Dampen the fabric then scrunch each piece into a loose ball and set aside. Each pieced may be scrunched, folded or rolled differently for various effects.
5. Add the following amounts of dye solution to each bag:
6. As soon as the dye is in the bags, add the damp fabric pieces. Immerse the fabric completely. Squeeze out as much air as possible and seal the bags, then lay them on their
sides to surround the fabric with dye. Squeeze and massage each bag to help the dye absorb. For more even colour squeeze the bags frequently during the first half hour, for more
visual texture squeeze the dye through just once or twice. Leave the fabric in the bags for a minimum of two hours and over night for deep, rich colour.
Rinsing and Washing...
Open the plastic bags, pour the dye down the drain, then squeeze the dye out of the fabric. Rinse each piece of fabric in cold running water individually. Then rinse all the fabric
pieces together in cool water until the water runs clear. Repeat using warm water, then do a hot water wash using TNA Detergent, (½ tsp. per gallon of water), about ¼ cup in a full
machine load. Repeat until all excess dye is removed. It is important to get all the unbonded dye washed out of the fabric to prevent future bleeding. Do a final rinse in cool water,
add 4 Tbs. of white vinegar per gallon of water. Dry the fabric in a dryer or iron dry. Use spray starch for a smooth finish if desired.
Note...
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