Dyeing Day : New Sun Dress

I dyed up a new sun dress from Dharma in recent weeks.  

The light spots on the backside is dappled sunlight.  It's actually a much more even distribution of color than it appears above.

Using my Candiotic Tables, I picked a color, weighed the dress/fabric, calculated how much dye I would need and mixed up the colors.   Good practice!

Here's a detail shot to show the variation in the colors.  

It's really quite subtle, but pleasing.   I got this by scrumpling the dry dress up into a plastic bin, adding the dye solution, and then the soda solution about 10 minutes (or more) later.  I was able to take advantage of the hot weather this summer and batched it on the driveway for a day.  Worked great!  The bin would not have fit in my dye kitchen microwave.  So mental note : Dye dresses and clothing (larger pieces) in summer to take advantage of the heat.   The dress came out very well--with complete coverage.  Although in my mind, I was thinking they'd have more color separation.  Upon reflection, I should have pre-soaked the dress in soda solution for the color separation effect as demonstrated in the color swatch samples.

Upon further reflection, when I've done the parfait dye method, I don't use so much dye.  That way, some places on the fabric come out white, adding to the texture. 

Although I took meticulous notes, there was a minor disaster in the dye studio where I left the stick blender in the mixing vessel.  It looked like it would remain standing and be fine.  I stepped away for a second and the whole thing tipped over, spilling 3 cups of dye all over my notes, all over the counter, and floor.  What a mess!  My notes are no longer readable, so I'd be guessing if I told you what color I picked for this tranquil blue-green.