Could you tell us how long it took you to tie it and what you used to tie it with.It didn't take all that long to tie. The hassle is getting it squared up and trimmed and folding it into quarters.
I used artificial sinew to tie it.
How long does it take you to dye it and how long did you batch it and where do you wash out - in your washing machine?I'd guess maybe 1/2 and hour to dye it. I batched it in my greenhouse at 100 degrees.
I think I finished it at 3pm and turned on the heater.
Margaret turned off the heater at 7am the next day and I washed it out around 3pm when I got home.
My basement is 52 degrees so i'm sure it didn't take long to cool down.
I used my GE washer to wash it.
I fill the tank with cold water and let it agitate for a minute and then I drain it. I repeat that step again but I do not let it spin either time.
I then fill it with hot water and put it on for a 15 minute soak cycle before the main washing cycle.
My hot water heater won't give up more than 130 degrees F.
I rent for now so there's nothing I can do about it.
After the hot wash/cold rinse I wash it again in cold/cold and then toss it into the dryer.
Do you apply the dye with squirt bottles?Yes, I use...bottles with the long curved tip. Paula used the proper name for them in a thread where I posted a picture of them.
Do you soda soak before you tie, or after, or is the soda ash in the dye mix?I soda soak after I tie. I check the soak with ph paper.
I then use the spin setting on the washer to remove most of the liquid.
I dye it wet(damp) I haven't been happy with anything I've dyed that was dry.
Do you tie wet or dry?I tie it wet.
I do the same thing as when I dye.
I wash the fabric and let the spin cycle remove excess moisture.
Here's some pictures...
The sheet folded in half lengthwise.
All tied up and looking to dye
Dyeing
Dyeing
Dead
The Chrysalis
Cutting it open
Still folded into quarters...the center of the fabric is the top right corner.
In the washing machine with the long-sleeve henley shirts.
