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| 1. Thoroughly wet and wring out shirt.
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| 2. Tightly pack shirt into a 16 oz. cup creating as many folds and wrinkles as possible.
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| 3. Spoon about 2 tsp. of each color dye into 2 separate cups, add a small amount of water to make a paste, then add about 1 cup of water to each cup making sure the dye is thoroughly dissolved.
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| 4. With a container of dye in each hand slowly pour equal amounts of dye down the opposite sides of the cup, filling cup almost to top.
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| 5. Without disturbing the folds of the shirt, gently push in a up and down motion to get the dye distributed throughout the shirt.
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| 6. Place another cup into the "cup of shirt" and weigh it down to keep the shirt scrunched.
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| 7. Leave overnight.
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| 8. Mix about 3 Tbl. of soda ash into about 1 cup of hot water, mix to dissolve.
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| 9. Pour the above fixer over "cup of shirt" and let sit for about 1 hour.
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| 10. Pour out dye/fixer solution and wash shirt with cold water and cap full of Synthrapol. Then wash again with warm water.
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| 11. Dry the shirt and you're ready to go!
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