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Old November 10th 03, 12:25 AM
Irene
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Hi Joy,

Try presoaking silk in a dilute solution of synthrapol (no need to
rinse before dye) and use distilled water for all dyebaths. Your
local hardness/chlorination might have made things more difficult.

I tend to use more vinegar than the package calls for, it can't
hurt...

In addition to the Cushings dyes at Joan Moshimer, there is a thread
at the RCTKnitting group about dyeing protein fibres with
Kool-Aid...cheaper than the other acid dyes.

You might check out another manufacturer: PRO Chemicals. Their
website www.prochemical.com lists professional tech support and
training courses if you can travel.

Finally, if you did like the Jacquard acid dyes, they come in 8 ounce
bulk packs from www.fabricstodyefor.com and I have used a few of them
with great success. I did notice a lot-to-lot difference with some of
the greens, but I was overdyeing wool and wool just sucks up the
stuff...

I hope this experience does not turn you off acid dyes. There are
really good sources on the internet that I found through museum
restoration trolling.--Irene

Joy Hardie wrote in message . ..
Hi Irene,
Yes, a small test would seem like a brilliant idea, but, I did one
and nothing weird happened.


When I Followed all the instructions on the bottle, the fabric was
only a slight, light purple color....nothing like the dark eggplant it
was supposed to be.


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