Fabric Dyeing 2

[Heirloom]

anyone uses vinegar to retain the dye? my mum said they used to use salt first, and den add vinegar at the end, which apparently helps to fix the dye.

vinegar also brings back lustre.

[mortalveneer]

wear gloves

I neglected this key aspect and had jet black forearms and hands for a number of days...boy did I get strange looks and tons of inquiries...not a bad way to pick up ladies to be honest, as most of the questions were from females who visibly became interested when i said I was dying clothing...

[francojean23]

i made that same mistake once too , had black hands for almost a week ... worked great for meeting people , not so successful with my boss

[munch]

"hey what's up with your hands?"
"oh it's nothing, I'm just dying..."

[red120]

I used dharmatrading's jet black procion dye a few weekends back on about nine articles of clothing. I didn't quite double the recommended amount of salt (used twelve cups instead of the recommended twenty). I used soda ash for the last hour of stirring in the tub, and then used a fixative for the first two of four rinses. All items were 100% cotton and varied in colour from baby pink and salmon beige all the way to dark grey. All came out jet black, evenly coloured. I couldn't have been more satisfied with the result, although the prevalence of synthetic yarn usage on 100% cotton clothing was definitely highlighted for me, as a lot of the items now have "contrast" stitching...

Next up, idye for polyester blend fabrics...

Have you had a chance to wash it yet?

Having trouble getting a black that will remain colorfast through a couple washes.. even in cold water, with low agitation. Most I tested ended up fading to a dark purple.

[mortalveneer]

Have you had a chance to wash it yet?

I put all of them through four wash cycles the day I did the dying.

I've washed a few items since then and colour seems to hold fine...

[red120]

Hmm.. I might be doing something wrong then.

Aight, thanks..

[swych]

anyone tried to dye straw?

I have a fedora looking hat that I want to turn from beige (natural straw) to dark black/ green colour but alot of websites warn against the water resistant layer that straw tends to be treated with. Websites even suggested spray paint but that sounds like a truly terrible idea...

any suggestions?

[diamonds]

first thought in my head would be to spraypaint it

[swych]

apparently that stuff is pretty collectible merz

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/fy0hZB3lSDGrSU9vKY7tkQ

[treasurehoard]

Dharma Trading Co, get their black procion dye. There are a couple types of black with different hues within the blackness so you can choose a bit :)

Thanks for this site. I followed their step by step instructions and dyed some bags today.

[Matis]

dyeing cotton velvet

Done did it. Looks good.

[ninetytwo]

Would it be possible to dye this jacket black ?

http://www.oki-ni.com/sale-/damir-doma-mens-+39jan+39-unbalanced-classic-jacket/invt/dam0081red/

i think the mix is 62% wool, 38% linen stated in this sufu sale (i think its the exact same jacket)

thanks in advance for any help

[docus]

Speaking generally, it's a little bit of a gamble if you're thinking of splashing out £200 on something just to dye it.

Anyway, wool and linen can be dyed, but you have to watch out for the thread - if the thread is polyester it'll stay red and might look a bit weird (or extra cool, depending on your point of view!)

Also, wool shrinks so you may find dyeing reduces the size. Linen shrinks too, but it tends to stretch back again.

[LelandJ]

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