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All of the information on this page was assembled in collaboration with the Facebook group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/451531974859163/" target="_blank">Dyed Baby Carriers</a>. If you have more questions regarding dyeing your baby carrier, join their group for assistance!
</blockquote> <p dir="ltr">PLEASE NOTE: This is a CLEANING step, NOT the soda ash soak!!!</p> <p dir="ltr">                 Scouring is Primarily for OSNABURG fabric</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">Scouring: to clean off the bolt fabric only, by way of boiling soap, water and fabric</p> <p dir="ltr">DO NOT scour</p>
   * <p dir="ltr">wovens, SSCs and stretchy (Moby) wraps- you can completely ruin your wrap</p>
   * <p dir="ltr">clothing- unnecessary</p>
   * <p dir="ltr">other dyeables- un-nessesary</p>
   * <p dir="ltr">DO NOT use an aluminum pot for this step. Aluminum reacts badly with soda ash.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Supplies:A stainless steel or enameled pot is ideal. utility tub, a sink, or a large bucket, Blue dawn or Synthropol, Soda ash (please see Link for more info)</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">PRO Chemical & Dye Instructions:</p>
   1 <p dir="ltr">Half a teaspoon (2 gm) of soda ash per pound of fabric</p>
   1 <p dir="ltr">Half a teaspoon (2.5 ml) of Synthrapol/blue dawn/fairy per pound of fabric</p>
   1 <p dir="ltr">Add enough water so fabric can move freely</p>
   1 <p dir="ltr">TIP: one pound of fabric equals 3 to 4 yards of cotton muslin. Of course, heavier fabrics weigh more per yard. There has been success using 1 tsp Synthrapol/ blue dawn/ fairy (5 ml) and 4 tsps. soda ash (20 g) for each half-pound (250 g) of cotton.</p>
   1 <p dir="ltr">Scour for an hour</p>
   1 <p dir="ltr">Drain off visibly dirty water</p>
   1 <p dir="ltr">Rinse with clean water. Using the washing machine for this step is acceptable- no added soaps or detergents. Spin dry and then your fabric is ready for the soda ash soak, or you can let it dry completely and hem it before soaking and/or dyeing.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">External links to scouring and deep cleaning of off the bolt fabrics:</p> <p dir="ltr"> [[http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pburch.net%2Fdyeing%2Fdyeblog%2FC1691090068%2FE20111112132540%2Findex.html&h=-AQH8HV1Q&s=1][http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/dyeblog/C1691090068/E20111112132540/index.html]]</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"> http://maiwahandprints.blogspot.com/2010/12/natural-dyes-scouring.html </p>

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