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- Line up 6 bottles, jars, buckets or zip-lock bags on the table. If you are using plastic
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- bags, put them into a tray to keep them under control. I will be using bottles so that
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- you can see more clearly what I'm doing. Simply place one fat quarter into each
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- container. Push it down to the bottom. You can dye larger pieces of fabric if you
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- want to. It's a simple matter to calculate the extra dye and soda ash needed (see
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- 'Basic Dye Recipe').
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- This is the fun part. Line up the containers of fabric so that it is easy to work in order.
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- Take the last container and set it a little aside to remind you not to use it this time.
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- Now proceed as for the single colour graduation except we won't dye the last piece
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- yet. Take your jug of dissolved dye concentrate. Identify which is the first piece of
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- fabric and pour half of the contents of the jug into the first container. The level is
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- now at 200ml. Using your warm water, refill the jug to the original level. Remember
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- for me this is 400ml. Pour half of this into the next container. We're back to 200ml.
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- Refill the jug with more warm water to the original level. Continue in this manner
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- until each container has dye in it. Be very careful when you get to the last three
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- containers. It is very tempting to pour the last half from the 4th container into the
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- 5th container. If you do this, those two will be the same colour strength. Don't do it.
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- Remember to refill the jug that last time to the original level of 400mls and pour in
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- half. DO NOT pour the remaining dye into the last container. Leave it white for the
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- present. Set the remaining dye aside for a tray dye using Method Two : Slow and
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- Comfortable later or just discard it (see 'Different Dye Methods').
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- When you have dye in each container, use your stirring stick to squish the fabric
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- down into each container to make sure there is no white fabric showing. If you are
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- using plastic bags, simply seal the bag and give a good squish.