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Sodium alginate dye thickener (optional)

Don't forget rubber bands!

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Procion MX Fiber Reactive Dye

Soda Ash
(sodium carbonate)

Disposable Gloves

Urea for tie-dyeing

Synthrapol for washing out excess dye

Plastic squeeze
bottles to hold dyes

Web sites with further instructions for dyeing

Be sure to compare what one site says to another - in some cases one file will say something that is wrong, and yet give other information that is quite useful.

Informative sites

tie dyeing (start with how to tie dye)

my own Chemistry of Dyeing Lesson Plan Tie Dye Science another lesson plan for tie dyeing PROchem's illustrated instructions for tying and folding Cozy Bendesky's Making Shibori Fabric Tutorial Making Friends easy fake "tie dye" with markers, computer printouts (included), fabric paint How to Tye Dye in 185 lines or less (plain text file from rec.music.gdead) Jacquard Procion MX Color Mixing Chart (uses names and catalog numbers of MX dyes and MX dye mixtures as sold by Rupert, Gibbon, & Spider)

Tobasign's photographic instructions for tie-dye using Remazol-type dyes - five languages on each page! Advanced tie-dye methods from The Kind Dyes Susan Druding's recipes for printing and spraying with fiber reactive dyes Foam dyeing with shaving cream and Procion MX type dye G & S Dye instructions for tie dyeing (scroll down) How to Tie Dye with Rit All Purpose Dye (much more labor intensive than dyeing with MX and other fiber reactive dyes, and the results are less bright, but you can buy the dye anywhere)

batik (start with how to batik)

ProChem's How to Batik using PRO MX Reactive Dye G&S Dye's Instructions for Batik Dharma Trading's Introduction to Batik

immersion dyeing (two types: low water and bucket dyeing)

How to dye clothing or fabric in the washing machine (from the FAQ section of this web site) PROchem's Low Water Immersion with Sabracron F dye and using PRO MX Reactive Dyes Dharma's Vat [bucket and washing machine] Dyeing with MX dye also works with F and K type dyes Dharma's Microwave dyeing silk also works with cotton, if you substitute soda ash for the vinegar - handy if your studio is too cold for MX dyes to work at room temperature

other dyes: acid dyes, bleach, "all purpose" dyes

Acid dyes - instructions from G&S Dye ProChem's One Shot dyes (for wool and nylon) Cold Batch Dyeing of Wool with Reactive Dye (PDF) Dyeing wool with Koolaid drink mix don't try this on cotton! Dyeing Polyester with PROsperse Disperse Dye

How to "dye" with bleach (PDF file) Discharging Dye with Thiourea Dioxide and Rongalit ST (PDF file) PROchem's instructions on discharging dye with Anti-Chlor, Thiox, Formosul, and Monagum and Bleach, and also on Bleaching Wool using Hydrogen Peroxide.

Natural dyeing (also see About Natural Dyes)

(Note: Don't make the mistake of thinking that "natural" dyes are necessarily safer or kinder to the environment than synthetic ones - in many cases, the mordants are far more toxic than the fiber reactive dyes we use could ever be, and some of the dyestuffs are toxic, as well)

Earthues' About Mordants and Hints and Tips: Getting Deeper Colors Aurora Silk's Natural Dyeing FAQ Table Rock Llamas' Natural Dye and Mordant Instructions and instructions for using Earth Oxides as natural fabric paints About Natural Dyes (from the About Dyes section of this website)

General Dye Information, etc.

• Olli Niemitalo's amazing online MX Dye Mixer predicts your color results (New location, updated August 10, 2006)
• Doug Wilson's Glossary of Dyes and Dyeing, Version 3
• ProChemical & Dye's full list of Product Instructions
• Maiwa Handprints Datasheets
• Stain Removal Guide