Wolf's Den

I ordered some discharge powder (Thiourea Dioxide, not bleach) because I need to 'bleach' a scarf I dyed for a new scarf design.

Well, the instructions say to use 'Pro Dye Activator'. I had no idea what that was.

Carol Dean has never done discharging, so couldn't really give any advice on using this stuff, haven't gotten any answers from the dyeing list I'm on, so I went looking on my own(you, know, doing my own research), and lo, and behold...

'Pro Dye Activator' is SODA ASH! Which I HAVE (It's a fixative used in dyeing mainly on cottons to make the dye particles 'strike' better to the fabric and 'sets' the color.).

I feel so damned stupid right now.