Ok, so after struggling with the very small dye powder weights and thinking that I was going to need to get and analytical scale to be able to do small dye lots… I found this wonderful site http:\/\/www.gfwsheep.com\/rov.inst\/rov.inst.html.\u00a0 There they suggest making up concentrated batches in gallon containers and diluting from there… Duh!\u00a0 Only one problem.\u00a0 My husband will kill me if I try to keep 12 gallon jugs around filled with dye… The new house has a laundry room… I’ll have to set aside some space for them there.\u00a0 Until then, I’ll struggle on as I have begun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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