Question

Once the dye had been applied to the shirt, all that remained was to ______ it.

Answer 1

Answer: D. soak

A dye is a colored substance that has the affinity for the substrate on which it is applied. A dye is typically an organic compound, which is mixed with a suitable binder, to keep it in a liquid state. It is used to provide color to the cloths.

When the dye has been applied to the shirt, all that remained was to soak it because, the binder or solvent will be absorbed by the shirt by capillary action, and the dye will impart it's color.

Answer 2

Once the dye had been applied to the t-shirt, all that remained was to soak it. This happens when you do a dip dye and you need to soak the shirt after applying the first or initial coloring. You can also dip the dyed shifty for other colors. The answer would be letter D.