When I had the rug business, I would dye many yards in a day. My batches were about 30 yards in each of 3 washing machines. The machines were "neutered", the timer was on a switch were I could bypass the timer and let it wash in the agitation phase endlessly. Then flip the switch and it would run the rest of the cycle. I used Procion Dyes from Dharma Trading Co. out of Calif. I would buy 10 pounds of a color at a time. It was a salt fixing dye, then soda ash. I've since sold the business, looms and all, to a woman who has now had a stroke.
I would always start with Greige Goods which took the dye well. These dyes were for cotton only and anything else would resist the color.
Dyeing is not an exact science and caused me many sleepless nights. If it were me, I would keep that too white fabric for the next project and order the correct color on line.
Marcia
Last edited by Battle Axe; 03-21-2018 at 02:48 AM.