Actual, Real Method

• obtain equipment


• lie newspaper down in the areas where the experiment will be conducted (dye is usually quite messy)


• wear a pair of plastic gloves


• setup equipment as shown below:

• simmer both fabrics in their respective dyes for 1hr, stirring occassionally with a wooden spoon to allow the dye to be absorbed evenly


• leave fabrics to dry, preferably indoors and not machine dried


• expose dry fabrics to the sun for one day


• record observations (similarities and differences between the resulting colours, textures, etc.)


• repeat from 'simmer both fabrics...' to last step, but replace step 'expose dry fabrics to the sun for one day' with these scenarios: wash fabrics every day for one week, leave dry fabrics out during a period of rain, machine dry fabrics every day for one week. Each scenario requires a new chemically and naturally dyed fabric.


• repeat from 'simmer both fabrics...' to last step, but apply one naturally and one chemically dyed fabric to all the scenarios listed, including 'expose dry fabrics to the sun for one day'

• tabulate final results