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Dyes

Cushing’s Perfection
Acid Dye Color Card

Cushing's Perfection Acid Dye Color Card
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and select your color)

Acid dyes for wool, mohair, silk, other protein based fibers,  and nylon available in pre-measured 1/3 ounce packages to dye approx. 1 pound  (dry weight) of fiber. The Acid Dyes are packed in 1/3 ounce pre-measured packages. One package dyes one pound of wool to the specified shade.
ITEM:  DYE1           PRICE: $2.95

Color Choice

Cushing’s Perfection
Direct Dye Color Card 

Cushing's Perfection Direct Dye Color Card
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and select your color)

Dyes for cotton, linen, hemp and other plant fibers  including basket reed. The Direct Dyes are packaged in 1/2 ounce jars,  formulated to dye 2 pounds (dry weight). $3.65 each.
ITEM: DYE2   PRICE: 3.65

Color Choice

If you’d like use to send you a hard copy Acid Dye or Direct Dye Color Card call or e-mail and we’ll be happy to send one to you with our price list and order form.

ASHFORD DYES
The dyes can be purchased in three  ways:

1.   ALL COLOR PACK – Contains 11 colors. 10gm pots.
2.   RAINBOW PACK – 3 PRIMARY COLORS 10 gm pots. This contains red,
yellow, blue and one pot dyeing recipe.
3.   SINGLE COLORS – 10gm or 50gm pots.


The Rainbow One Pot Dyeing technique using the Rainbow Primary 3 Color Pack.

The Fleece  Wool

We selected a high luster long fiber 6 – 7″. The fiber was superb -  that strong Romney type with a beautiful crimp 31-33 micron. This type of fleece wool is easy to wash clean for dyeing without so much danger of felting or matting during the process.

Washing

Using a mixture of detergent and hot soapy water take a portion of the fleece wool and gently squeeze it through the water until it is clean. Rub the tips of the staples to remove the
dirt. Next rinse the fiber in clean hot water and place it in the dye pots.

The Method

This is the exciting part. Large dye pots with the capacity to hold 1lb so you are able to put three layers of the wool into each dye pot.

Results!

Tip each pot out onto a large piece of plastic mesh to drain.  WOW! – Each pot is so beautiful. The most exciting fact about the batch of dyed wool is each pot – all the colors are dyed in the same hue so they all look perfect together! One lot is bright and vivid, one very rich Persian shades, others variations – wonderful!