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Arm and hammer super washing soda tie dye.
At one time it also contained additives such as salt perfumes and whiteners which must be avoided when you are dyeing.
That aren t friendly to the tie dye process.
Don t crowd your washing machine with too much tie dye or the water gets too muddy and so will your tie dyes.
I would recommend using 200 grams of washing soda per gallon for the tie dye presoak but if you use twice as much or half as much it should work fine.
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In conclusion all of the concentrations that you mention of washing soda or sodium carbonate decahydrate will work.
Add a 1 2 cup of baking soda for every shirt you plan to dye or a full cup of baking soda for larger items such as sheets.
Also if you want really long lasting colors don t use rit dye like many people do and use procion mx dye.
In order to create bright vivid tie dye colors you must first pre soak the cloth in a mixture of baking soda and hot water.
Fill the sock with 1 cup arm hammer baking soda secure with rubber band.
I use it all the time for dying and tie dying.
Use 1 cup washing soda for every gallon of water and soak for 30 minutes.
1 cup arm hammer baking soda.
Lay newspaper down on your work surface.
Delicate items like rayon are better hand washed or should go into a mesh bag on a gentle cycle so the agitation doesn t shred them.
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However it is suggested to start with 1 4 to 1 3 of the recommended dose because the he machines use much less water.
Washing soda it comes in a yellow box made by arm hammer but it s not baking soda.
Tie ribbon around rubber band cut off extra sock cuff area.
Place the items you plan to tie dye in a washing machine.
Good luck to your daughter.
Washing soda contains a lot more water than soda ash does although it too is a dry white powder.
If you re interested washing soda is sodium carbonate or soda ash na 2 co 3 baking soda is sodium bicarbonate nahco 3 and borax is sodium tetraborate decahydrate na 2 b 4 o 7 10h 2 o all different chemical compounds.
However arm hammer brand washing soda now contains nothing but washing soda so it s fine for use in dyeing.
Tie dyeing is a lot of fun.
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Only use the arm hammer brand as others have additives etc.