Colors to order?

[HippieMomOf5]

So... my colors came today.  I mixed to get red, orange, green, true blue, and then,mixed #44 and 3// black together.  I dyed a diaper flat red white and blue... the red has a yellow halo though, making the white look yellow, not good for red white and blue.  Did I do something wrong.?  What can I do so this doesn't happen again?  The flats were only slightly damp, does that effect it?

Also, deep yellow seems more like light orange.  Is lemon yellow better for yellow?

I have flats and tees in soda ash, I'm looking forward to experimenting with my new colors tomorrow!! 

[pburch]

the red has a yellow halo though, making the white look yellow, not good for red white and blue.  Did I do something wrong.?  What can I do so this doesn't happen again?  

If you don't want yellow halos around your reds, you should mix orange MX-2R with red MX-5B to make your reds. As I wrote before, "fuchsia plus lemon yellow will give you yellow halos around red when you tie-dye, but light red plus strong orange stays together without separating out on the fabric."

-Paula

[2D4]

I use Fire Red from Dharma for my r/w/b and thicken it. And for a yellow's
I use in gradations from light to darker, citrus, lemon, clear, deep or golden yellow.
Lemon being the brightest "pure" yellow.

Jo

[HippieMomOf5]

Thanks Paula!  I think the first time I read it, I wasn't sure what halos were!  I ordered deep Orange so I will be halo free for my red white and blue dying.