Here is a short video on all the steps required to dye cheesecloth.
Items Needed: Mixing Bowl, Stirring Spoon, Pre-Machine Washed Cheesecloth, and Rit Dye
Steps:
1) Fill the mixing bowl with warm/hot water.
2) Add Rit dye to the water and stir. Make sure to add little bits at a time as some colors are very strong.
3) Add cheesecloth to the hot water/dye mixture. Stir for 5-10 minutes.
4) Ring out the cheesecloth and drain the water in the sink.
5) Hang the cheesecloth allowing it to dry overnight.
6) Once dry, hand wash the cheesecloth with color water. After this initial hang wash, you can wash with like colors on the delicate cycle using a washing machine..
Cheesecloth was purchased here: http://www.amazon.com/ (Brand was Basiloff Cheesecloth – Grade 50)
Rit Dye was purchased here: http://hobbylobby.com/
And an even better place to buy your cheesecloth from is cheeseclothfabric.com. Make sure to get Grade 50.
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