I did the same when I tried to dye mine. I was trying to be cheap & only put in 1 box in a big 5 gal bucket of hot water & then ended up using I think 2 or 21/2 box's of the dye in the 5 gal. bucket & then with more hot water with a bit about 2 cups of vinegar in the water because my grandmother told to use the vinegar so the color will stay longer. I don't know why vinegar but it made them look brighter to, but had to rinse them longer to get the smell out, but it did work as she said & it's been since 1986 since I redied them & they still look good.
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