Supplies
ROPE
WATER
1 pound of rope needs about 3 gallons of water.
SALT
1 cup of salt is approximately 16 tablespoons (48 teaspoons) or 1/2 pint (1/4 quart). (4 cups is 1/4 gallon.)
Plain non-iodized salt should be used. Non-iodized salt is available in most supermarkets.
For dyes marked with a (T), Glauber's Salt (sodium sulfate) is needed instead. It is available from http://www.dharmatrading.com/.
For each gallon of water, use 1 cup of salt.
For 3 gallons of water, need 3 cups of salt (i.e. 1.5 pints).
1 teaspoon of salt weighs about 6g.
1 tablespoon of salt weighs about 18g.
1 cup of salt weighs about 288g (10oz or 2/3 lb).
3 cups of salt weighs about 30oz or 1.875 lb.
A box of plain salt weighs 26oz and is about 2 cups worth of salt.
DYE
1 pound of rope (3 gal water) needs 1 tbsp dye.
Dyes marked with a * require twice as much (2 tbsp).
SODA ASH
3 gallons of water needs 1/3 cup of soda ash.
1 packet of Dharma soda ash weighs 1 pound.
Soda ash is available from http://www.dharmatrading.com/.
SYNTHRAPOL DETERGENT
Use 2 teaspoons
Synthrapol (or equivalent) is available from http://www.dharmatrading.com/.
