You mix disperse dyes with water then paint them onto paper, then when it is completely dry you transfer to fabric with heat. Disperse dyes can be mixed together and can be diluted if too strong.
As you can see the resulting image can be quite different depending
on the strength of the dye.
Health and safety:
Keep area around heat press clear and tidy.
Let others know the heat press is turned on.
Do not leave the heat press on if nobody is in the room.
Take care when adding or removing items from the heat press as it is very hot.
Take care with clothing and hair, do not wear loose hanging clothes and have your hair back,
Make sure when you are using the press nobody is standing in the way of any levers.
Turn off by the wall when finished using.
Procion dyes.
Procion dyes are used to dye natural fabrics, for this technique you mix procion dye in with water and leave your fabric for how ever long you wish, the longer it is left in the solution the darker the fabric will go. For the dye to hold on the fabric and not wash out salt and soda ash must be added to the solution. Once the fabric has been left in the dye for however long you need for the desired outcome you simply wash it under the tap and then you can wait for it the dry or iron your fabric.
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