Ice Dyeing

This is one of my favourite ways of dyeing fabric at the moment and it is so easy to set up. Just soak the fabric in a soda/salt solution (I use 100g of soda ash + 50g of salt to 4 pints of water). soak for at least an hour. Squeeze out any excess soda soak and arrange the fabric in the bottom of a deep sided plastic container

You can pleat, scrunch, fold it in any way you please. Then pile some ice cubes on top

Now sprinkle some procion dye powder on top. Use two or three colours.

Then just wait for the ice to melt over night and then rinse the fabric until the water runs clear. You can then wash the pieces in the washing machine if you wish just to make sure all the loose dye is out