No you dont have to, but when you do soak it in soda ash before dying the shirt it will completely hold all the color in. When you dont only a small portion of the color stays in the shirt fibers.
Soda Ash is best. Use rubber gloves and mix with water. Let soak for at least 20 minutes and then wring out well before you tie and dye the fabric.
I assume you're talking about tie dying. If you're worried about the dye soaking through from one side of the shirt to the other, you can place a piece of cardboard covered with plastic wrap between the front and back of the shirt. If you want an area that resists the dye, to that when you wash the dye out there are areas that have not been dyed, then you need to use a dye resist. There are many kinds, soy, wax, and water based. Water based is the easiest to use but you have to be careful to add dye a little at a time. Flooding the dye piece will wash the resist off too soon. Elmer's blue gel glue is a simple dye resist (make sure it dries for 24 hours before you dye) as are fabric paints (set them with heat before you dye). Also, you cannot soak something with water based dyes in a soda ash presoak. I soak my shirts and then let them dry and then add the water based dye resist. Hope that helps!
Baking soda will not work with most dyes. It has the opposite effect, it makes the dye less reactive. For all you wanted to know about dye, see the website I have provided.In the article you will see the words sodium bicarbonate used instead of baking soda. It is the chemical name for baking soda. Also note, baking soda (bicarbonate of soda is another name for it) is NOT the same as baking powder.
Answer: Bicarbonate soda.
yes. definetly soda stains an eggshell
Baking soda.
when tidying shirts/sock's /bandannas/sweet shirts/etc. you should soke them between 20 to 25 depending on the product you are dying. When waiting you should flip or stir the material after 10 min have passed to make sure all clothing is socked completely. I recommend if you are dying a sweatshirt soke it longer to keep its die lasting and stick afterword.
soak the shirt in cold water for a few hours, than get it to a dry cleaner stat. you may be sol though. also throw a little club soda in the water mixture as well
yes
Maybe, but the beans will probably soak up the soda and become squishy
i have heard that if you soak them in baking soda that might help.
try baking soda with vinegar for a soak.
No you don't have to. It's best to wait until afterwards, even then I use very little detergent and extra rinse. Bet tip is to soak the shirts in soda ash before you dye the shirts. It holds the colors in better bc it raises the alkalinity.
wash it
Use baking soda and vinegar.Brush your shirt with baking soda first.Pour vinegar.Do it alternately, until you see no more foams on your shirt.Rinse with cold water.
Soak them overnight in water and baking soda.
Soak them in soda water.
soak in club soda for 1 hr then wash