Hmmmmm.....interesting it came out RED!
Dyes strike at different rates. The conditions must have been right for the red to strike first and best, leaving no attachment sites for the other color. At a different temp or pH (or water hardness, or any other variable) they might have struck at the same time and made a completely different effect.
Barjne: this probably means that you can use less dye than you have in the past. If dark red was the result of using less than normal, you can probably use less dye. This should result in less rinsing to remove excess dye.
If the correct amount of dye is used for the weight of goods, the water will be exhausted--- it will be clear or barely tinted at the end of the dye bath and little or no dye will rinse off the yarn/fabric. This is only true if you are using non-union dye. (Union dyes are the kind that are supposed to dye "any" fiber content -- the dye not needed for whatever fiber you dye is not used from the dye bath and is washed away. Like Rit dye.)
I hope I'm remembering the right terms--it's been awhile. Denise B Iowa _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
