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Here’s an updated video on soda ash since it’s been a few years.

Soda ash is a white powder used in combination with fiber reactive dye, to permanently dye natural fiber garments and fabric

Soda ash, also known as sodium carbonate, is not to be confused with baking soda (sodium bicarbonate).

It alters the PH of the fabric to enable a chemical reaction bonding the dye and fibers.

How to prepare soda ash water: mix 1 cup of soda ash with 1 gallon warm water. Stir to dissolve faster. Pinch clumps with gloves.

Use it until it’s gone. Top it up. It doesn’t expire. Put a lid on your soda ash water so it doesn’t evaporate. If it does, just add more water to rehydrate.

Saturate your items with the soda ash water, and then hand wring it out, or use a spin cycle to spin off excess moisture. How long to soak? Long enough to fully saturate. Tightly bound items might need a few minutes for the water to seep in and push out the air.

If you are ice dyeing, Instead of presoaking, you can also just sprinkle it on top of ice, with the dye. This will affect the way the dye behaves, so do some experimenting to see what you prefer. When just sprinkling, I probably use about 1-2 tablespoons of soda ash per item.

Sprinkling is my preferred method when I am doing cold mist, with the goal of filling the sinew lines with blue/green/yellow/orange.

Protective gear: wear gloves and a mask when mixing soda ash into water. I’ve noticed when I pour it into my bucket of water, it tends to float in the air. It’s not good to breathe it in. It’s also good to avoid handling soda ash soaked items with bare hands.

Although I haven’t done it, I’ve heard that you can bake baking soda in the oven to turn it into soda ash.

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