Dying Dilemma 2025 Part 2

Dying Dilemma 2025 Part 2

Gloves on and ready to go.

Salt

Dying can be a pain. The one thing I remember from doing it years ago was that you needed Salt. I generally use rock or sea Salt and a grinder but I was sure that I had some in the cupboard somewhere.

Cooking Salt

I wasn’t sure how much Salt I needed or how much I had in so I picked up some more. The Salt and the Gloves I picked up before I even had bought the Dye.

Jug for Salt.

A problem I had was that I do not have a proper Measure at the moment. This means that I am going to have to Measure old school using a Pyrex Jug with weights on.

250 Grams of Salt

Ah ok I have seriously over bought on the Salt front. I only needed 250g. Never mind as Salt does not go off and it will come in handy if we get a bad winter and I have to Salt the path.

Dye Crystals

I put the Salt aside for a moment. Making sure that I am wearing my Marigold Gloves are fully pulled up and covering my arms I am now opening the Dye Packet and tipping out the Dye Crystals.

Dye Mixed

I add 500 Millilitres of Warm Water and Mix the Dye ready for the next stage. This is where it is going to start getting Messy.