Article: Immerse your fabric in the lightest color dye that you're using for the time indicated on the Rit powder directions, usually 4-10 minutes. The longer you let the fabric sit in the dye, the more vibrant the color will be. Keep going through your dye colors, working to the darkest color. Because Rit dye is a union dye, the colors won't be quite as vibrant as those from other dyes. The versatility of this dye more than makes up for any lack of vibrancy, though. Use a 3-gallon bucket for every color dye that you're using instead of a sink or bathtub. This method offers complete portability, allowing you to tie dye anywhere that you choose. The bucket method is great for larger dye jobs, or dipping your fabric, but doesn't allow you as much precision as some other methods. The bucket method also allows you to dye larger pieces or do batches, which is handy if you are going to do several pieces. For this method, you'll wet the fabric first, ring it out, and set it aside. Then, mix one color per squirt bottle (you can pick these up at any dollar store, usually two for $1.00). Fold or band the fabric as you want it, and then squirt the dye solution on your fabric. This method allows you the most precision, but isn't as quick as the bucket method. The squirt bottle method also allows you to do very detailed designs and color patterns. You won't make a solution when you ice dye your fabric; instead, you'll carefully apply the powder directly to the fabric. To begin, wet and ring out your fabric. Then, scrunch up the fabric over a rack of some kind, like a baking rack. Put ice on top of the fabric, and tap the dye powder on to the ice with a spoon. Cover your creation with an old sheet for 24 hours. When you return, the ice will have melted leaving a magical, blended design unlike any other. Just as with the squirt bottle method, ice dyeing fabric is really for smaller jobs. Because you're tapping loose powder on to the ice, you'll need to wear a face mask for this method. This method works best if you are in an open area, or if you use large plastic bags to contain any overspray. Fill one spray bottle per color of dye that you're using. Prepare the fabric as normal, and either place in a plastic bag or set in an open, protected area. Spray the fabric with your spray bottles until the desired effects are achieved. This method offers some precision, but likely will not fully saturate the middle of your fabric.
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Go from light to dark. Use the bucket method. Use the squirt bottle method. Ice dye your fabric. Use the spray bottle method.