Tie-Dye Calculator

Dye volume and fold pattern from garment type and design.

Garment weight (g)

Number of garments

Number of colors

Dye concentration (g/L)

Soda ash concentration (g/L)

Tab to move between fields

Total dye solution (mL)

700

Solution per color (mL)233

Dye powder per color (g)3.5

Total dye powder (g)10.5

Soda ash needed (g)1,500

Soak water (L)15

How to Use This Calculator

Enter Garment weight (g), Number of garments, and Number of colors.
Set Dye concentration (g/L) and Soda ash concentration (g/L).
Review the Total dye solution (mL) result.
Use Solution per color (mL) and Dye powder per color (g) to inform your decision.

How the result changes with Garment weight (g)

Garment weight (g): Dry weight of one garment. T-shirt: ~200g, sweatshirt: ~400g, bed sheet: ~500g.
Number of garments: Total garments to dye in this session.
Number of colors: How many different dye colors to prepare.
Dye concentration (g/L): Dye powder per liter of solution. Pastel: 5-10, medium: 10-20, dark: 20-40 g/L.
Soda ash concentration (g/L): Soda ash (sodium carbonate) for pre-soak. Standard: 100 g/L (1 cup per gallon).

Total dye solution (mL): Total volume of dye solution to prepare across all colors.
Solution per color (mL): Volume of dye solution to mix for each color.
Dye powder per color (g): Weight of dye powder for each color's solution.
Total dye powder (g): Total dye powder needed across all colors.
Soda ash needed (g): Soda ash for the pre-soak solution.
Soak water (L): Water needed for the soda ash pre-soak.

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Garment weight (g) = 200, Number of garments = 5, Number of colors = 3, Dye concentration (g/L) = 15 = 5 input(s) provided
Calculate Total dye solution
Total dye solution = solutionPerGarmentMl * numGarments
700 = 700
Calculate Solution per color
Solution per color = totalSolutionMl / numColors
233 = 233
Calculate Dye powder per color
Dye powder per color = (solutionPerColorMl / 1000) * dyeConcentrationGPerL
3.5 = 3.5