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Bring to Class:
Wear old clothes
Rubber gloves (kitchen “above” wrist style)
Dust mask from hardware store
A 2-gallon bucket for rinsing (clean, no smaller)
A 1-quart container (yogurt, deli--washed clean)
An old towel
A trash bag-to cover table
20 gallon-sized closeable baggies--to transport damp fabric if needed
NOTE: Materials fee of $30 covers the cost of fabric and dyes.
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More Information:
We will be using four Fiber Reactive MX dyes--a blue, a red, a yellow and a black--to create a variety of hues and shades. These dyes are powders that are mixed into solution with water. The other ingredients are table salt, an industrial soap called synthropol and "activator," which is basically old fashioned washing soda. The process is considered non-toxic, though dust masks are recommended when mixing the dye to avoid breathing in the powder. Rubber gloves are also recommended and old clothes are advisable
This is a hands-on workshop, where participants will become adept at dyeing yardage, whether in buckets to create evenly colored solids or in low immersion baggies to create mottled colors. The dye recipes rely on familiar kitchen measurements and do not require special equipment or laboratory techniques such as weighing the fabric.
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