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