Shopping list

This could be a shopping list or a search in find in your home:

Snow:
Be careful what you wish for.  We currently have 9 1/2 inches of snow.
More to come this week end.


Shopping list:

1. Fiber Reactive Procion Dyes colors of your choice

1. Think about jewel tones, brights, earthy or opposite colors
2. Do you have a project in mind that you are going to use the fabrics for?
3. Just experiment and have fun!

1. Soda Ash Fixer
1. Sodium carbonate (also known as washing soda, soda ash and soda crystals), Na₂CO₃, is a sodium salt of carbonic acid (soluble in water).
2. Where to purchase? 
1. http://www.lesliespool.com/Home/Pool-Chemicals/Pool-Adjusters/14738.html
2. Local craft store
3. online at fabric dye companies
2.   Professional Textile Detergent
1. Dharma Professional Textile Detergent Highly recommended! As a prewash - As an afterwash - A non-toxic alternative to Synthrapol
2. http://www.dharmatrading.com/chemicals/dharma-professional-textile-detergent.html?lnav=chemicals.html
3. Dust Mask-protect your self 
4. Office clips - the large black metal clips or small spring clips
5. Plastic cups
6. Sponges and cleanup towels.  We will be using garage towels not our bath towels
7. Wear old clothes and shoes not your favorite
8. Synthrapol - this is a detergent to clean all of the fabrics and t-shirts that are not "prepared for dyeing" 
9. Condiment bottles to squirt dyes in snow - may be found at the Dollar Store
10. Large Funnel
11. Large bucket 5 gallon works best
12. Protective rubber gloves
13. A dish tub, buckets, solid plastic tubs
1. Dollar Stores are a great by for the clear shoe tubs
2. We used the plastic storage tubs that are solid that were replaced with clear when organizing our home
14. Grid for drainage
1. Cookie cooling racks (or something similar)
2. Goodwill or Salvation Army is a good place to look for these
3. old window screens needs to be fiberglass not metal
4. pet screening
15.   Snow, Ice: cubed or crushed (we used about 10 lbs)
16. Items to dye: Kona Cotton 45” (prewash),  PFD fabric ready to go
1. http://www.dharmatrading.com/techniques/pfd-and-rfd.html
2. http://www.quiltingdaily.com/glossary/pfd-fabric.aspx
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_dyeing_terms
17.   Random textures
1. old keys
2. rubber bands
3. clothespins- wooded
4. onion bag, potato bag, or orange bag
5. pennies
6. wooded blocks
7. sponges in different shapes

All items used with dyeing should not be used for food.  Keep these items together marked for dyeing. 

Can't wait for Saturday to get here.  We have plenty of snow and the supplies to dye with. 

Denise