Jacquard Procion MX Dye
Dye Experiment Materials:
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Jacquard Procion MX Dyes (primary colors)
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032 Carmine Red
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010 Golden Yellow
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072 Medium Blue
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cotton fabric (pre-washed)
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soda ash
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plastic cups (or small containers)
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pot (not used for cooking)
Fabric Preparation
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Cut fabric into numerous 3x3" squares (amount dependent on how many colors you want to create; I made 28 color combos so I cut 28 squares. For a basic tertiary color wheel scheme you can just cut 12 squares).
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Add 4 cups (or 1/2 gal) of water to a pot and 4 tbsp (equal to 1/2 cup) of soda ash (keep the ratio of soda ash one cup per one gallon of warm water).
Dye Bath
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Make concentrates of each dye pigment mixing 1 tsp of dye powder with 1/4 cup of hot water.
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Add 1 cup of warm/room temperature water to each concentrate.
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Combine primary color dyes to create secondary colors and secondary colors with primary colors to make tertiary colors (keep the mix ration 1:1 eg. 4tbsp of red with 4tbsp of blue).
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Combine other colors to make random color combinations.
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Add fabric to dye and let it soak for one hour.
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After soaking, rinse fabrics under cold water until the water runs clear.
*I made two dye baths as the blue color came out weird in the first round (photo on the right).