To dye fabric with the various techniques described on this CD you will need an 
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assortment of easily found utensils.
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Apron, gloves and a quality dust mask are essential for your continued good health 
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and safety in the dye place (see 'About Fibre Reactive Dyes'). Choose a mask with 
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replaceable dust cartridges if you will be dyeing a lot. Use a simple dust mask found 
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in hardware stores if you don't think you will do a lot of dyeing.
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Protective coverings for your work surface. Use newspapers, or plastic sheeting. Cut 
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up garbage bags or use a painter's plastic dropsheet.
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Containers to dye the fabric in. Zip-lock bags, bottles and buckets are all useful. Kitty 
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litter trays are also useful for dyeing fabric and keeping all of your equipment stored.
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Measuring spoons for the dye powder. Scales if you want to be exact and be able to 
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repeat your colours. Cups for the soda ash. Jug with markings on the side for your 
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fluids.
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Sticks or wooden spoons for stirring. I find a pasta server is an excellent stirring stick.
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Other items we use to apply dye to the fibre are foam brushes, sponges, 
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paintbrushes and spray bottles.
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Something to dye. These dyes are specific to cellulose-based fibres which are cotton, 
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rayon, hemp, wood, tencel, etc. You will have good success with pure fibres but can 
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dye 20% polyester/80% cotton mixes as well.  Blends of 50% will give a pastel result. 
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Don't overlook threads and laces in your dyeing adventures as these can give great 
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results as well.