For 100% polyester fabrics use 1.5 lb. of dye per 100 lbs. of fabric (1.5% OWG) to get medium shades. (With black, you are going to get more of a charcoal grey with this product.) That would be 6 - 4 oz packets, so 3 for 50 lbs. of fabric, etc.
XML data type was introduced in SQL Server 2005. This type allows you to store XML data up to 2 GB. Here is a small example of, pretty much self-explanatory.
In addition, storing your XML in a SQL Server database lets you take advantage of SQL Serverâs administrative capabilities and data access mechanisms, such as OLE DB and ADO.NET. Even if you donât store data in an xml column, you can still leverage the other SQL Server storage and access capabilities.