What is not mentioned in those instructions is that the item should be wet when put into the dye bath - even if a mordant is not required the item should be wet, and should have been brought up to the temperature of the dye bath gradually if it is wool.

Plunging a dry jacket straight into a hot dyebath is a recipe for - probably obtaining the material for a nice felted handbag.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: