I'm soaking it in acidulated water with a small squirt of detergent, then using
the same water to dilute my stock solutions. I've tried using 40, 50, and
100 ml of water to carry the dye--I pour it on in stripes, then 'mush'
it in
slightly--and I've used various methods of arranging the fiber after
soaking.
The best penetration so far has been to arrange the fiber in a single
layer and
leave most of the soaking water in the pan with it, so the water comes
up to about
the top of the fiber, then pour the dye in 100 ml amounts over top. But
I still had
a LOT of white left behind.
Is it possible that you aren't soaking the fiber for a long enough time?
Sometimes fiber can take a really looong time (hours!) before it's fully
wet.
Gwen S.
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