Setting Tea and/or Coffee Dye
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You use the soda ash to prepare the fabric for the dye, right? And then just rinse the fabric well after dyeing to make sure all excess dye that the fabric could not absorb is washed away. PFD fabric (Prepared For Dyeing) is soaked in a soda ash solution, I think, so dye will be permanent.
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I use this method for smaller amounts, have not tried it in big yardages.
For a bucket size, I would use 1/2 cup of vinegar, and 1/4 cup of salt. About 3 tablespoons of baking soda. Let them have a good soak, even over night, I have left mine for, but not necessary. There is a certain amount of washing out of the colour, I have found that coffee is the best for staining fabrics to give them that old aged look.
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For a bucket size, I would use 1/2 cup of vinegar, and 1/4 cup of salt. About 3 tablespoons of baking soda. Let them have a good soak, even over night, I have left mine for, but not necessary. There is a certain amount of washing out of the colour, I have found that coffee is the best for staining fabrics to give them that old aged look.
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