Dip-dyeing is probably the easiest method to add color and interest to a piece of fabric. In this tutorial you'll use two contrasting colors to dye pieces of white cotton fabric. 
Materials
1. Add a spoonful of soda ash in a large bowl.
2. Add 0,5 liters of boiling water to dissolve the powder of washing soda.
3. Stir well to dissolve the soda ash to the water.
4. Dip the fabric into the water. Let it soak for at least 30 minutes.
8. Holding the top of the fabric, dip the bottom edges into the dye solution. Keep the fabric in the dye for e few seconds.
9. Remove the fabric from the dye solution. Then, hold it from the bottom and dip the top into the other dye solution. Hold the fabric in the dye for a few seconds. The new color will combine with the previous color.
10. Remone the fabric from the dye solution and place it in a plastic bag. Let it sealed from 12 to 24 hours.
11. Remove the fabric from the plastic bag, rinse out excess dye under the tap and allow to air-dry.
Dye solutions and fixative solution can be stored in jars for future use. However if you mix the dye with the fixative then the dye can be used only for one day.
Materials
- Soda ash (washing soda): In order to make the dye permanent a fixative is needed. A common fixative is made with soda ash and water.
- Cold-water dyes or Procion MX dyes or fiber reactive dyes: They are usually bought in powder form and are dissolved in warm water. A dye solution (without fixative) can be stored in a glass jar for several weeks in a cool place.
1. Add a spoonful of soda ash in a large bowl.
2. Add 0,5 liters of boiling water to dissolve the powder of washing soda.
3. Stir well to dissolve the soda ash to the water.
4. Dip the fabric into the water. Let it soak for at least 30 minutes.
5. As long as you wait the fixative process, you can prepare the dye solutions. Dissolve about 2 teaspoons of dye powder to 200 ml of water.
6. Prepare two dye solutions of different colors.
7. With a gloved hand remove the fabric from the fixative solution and squeeze out as much soda ash as you can. Squeeze it back into the jar as the fixative solution can be used again. Put your thumb and index finger in the center of the fabric and lift it up.
9. Remove the fabric from the dye solution. Then, hold it from the bottom and dip the top into the other dye solution. Hold the fabric in the dye for a few seconds. The new color will combine with the previous color.
10. Remone the fabric from the dye solution and place it in a plastic bag. Let it sealed from 12 to 24 hours.
11. Remove the fabric from the plastic bag, rinse out excess dye under the tap and allow to air-dry.
Dye solutions and fixative solution can be stored in jars for future use. However if you mix the dye with the fixative then the dye can be used only for one day.
Second example of dip dyeing
1. Soak the fabric into the soda ash solution for 30 minutes. With a gloved hand remove the fabric from the fixative solution and squeeze out as much soda ash as you can. Pick the fabric from the one edge and dip the other edge in the first dye solution.
2. Remove the fabric from the dye solution, hold it from the other edge and dip the fabric into the other dye solution.
3. Place the fabric in a plastic bag and let it sealed from 12 to 24 hours. Remove the fabric from the plastic bag, rinse out excess dye under the tap and allow to air-dry.
Third example of dip dyeing
1. Soak the fabric into the soda ash solution, remove it and squeeze out the excess solution. Fold the fabric into pleates and fold it again in half. Hold the folded piece from the one edge and dip the other edge into the first dye solution.
2. Remove the piece from the dye solution, hold it from the dyed edge and dip the opposite edge into the other dye solution.
3. Place the fabric in a plastic bag and let it sealed from 12 to 24 hours. Remove the fabric from the plastic bag, rinse out excess dye under the tap and allow to air-dry.
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