Question:
Dying Clothes
Does anyone remember those turquoise poncho's they had in M&S?? Anyway, I would love to dye mine black as I think I would get more wear out of it. Has anyone dyed clothes in the washing machine before? I know you can get dye that goes in the machine but I'm worried about a) it going wrong and b) then dying subsequent washes.
I've dyed clothes loads of times, mostly using Dylon multi-purpose in a huge saucepan on the stove, but also using the washing machine. You have to do a hot wash afterwards (with an empty machine) so that no residue of dye is left. It worked fine, but bear in mind that the original colour of the item will affect the colour it becomes if you dye it. Sometimes the stitching or buttons etc. will be a different shade as they're made of different materials.
Also, it's really hard to dye things very black, they often come out dark grey. (I'm talking about Dylon, which is the only dye I've ever used, but that's the most readily available one)
Hello! I have dyed quite a few items. I have used the Dylon Machine dyes and have no porblems with it dying subsequent washes. You have to put the machine on a wash empty which gets rid of all traces of dye. They only onther thing you need to get apart from the dye is a cheap as chips bag of salt (500g) which I got for a matter of pence from the supermarket which you just put over the dye powder in the washing machine, and then you put the damp item you want to dye in.
There sre certain fabrics which don't take the dye, so you will need to check that the terial used is suitable. THe Dylon website is really useful.http://www.dylon.co.uk/main.htm
What is it made of? If it's wool Dylon is no good, it's designed for plant fibres (like cotton and linen) not protein fibres (like wool and silk). You can home dye wool (I do it all the time) but you need specialist acids dyes that you buy from a fibre crafts shop. The acid comes from wine vinegar not anything dangerous. The process is relatively simple but a little more complicated than machine dying of course.
I think that a black dye will be fine as per other baggers advice. I've tried to dye in brighter colours and they have been a bit unpredictable. A bit like how dying your hair differs to the picture on the packet!
Does anyone remember those turquoise poncho's they had in M&S?? Anyway, I would love to dye mine black as I think I would get more wear out of it. Has anyone dyed clothes in the washing machine before? I know you can get dye that goes in the machine but I'm worried about a) it going wrong and b) then dying subsequent washes.
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I've dyed clothes loads of times, mostly using Dylon multi-purpose in a huge saucepan on the stove, but also using the washing machine. You have to do a hot wash afterwards (with an empty machine) so that no residue of dye is left. It worked fine, but bear in mind that the original colour of the item will affect the colour it becomes if you dye it. Sometimes the stitching or buttons etc. will be a different shade as they're made of different materials.
Also, it's really hard to dye things very black, they often come out dark grey. (I'm talking about Dylon, which is the only dye I've ever used, but that's the most readily available one)
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Hello! I have dyed quite a few items. I have used the Dylon Machine dyes and have no porblems with it dying subsequent washes. You have to put the machine on a wash empty which gets rid of all traces of dye. They only onther thing you need to get apart from the dye is a cheap as chips bag of salt (500g) which I got for a matter of pence from the supermarket which you just put over the dye powder in the washing machine, and then you put the damp item you want to dye in.
There sre certain fabrics which don't take the dye, so you will need to check that the terial used is suitable. THe Dylon website is really useful.http://www.dylon.co.uk/main.htm
Answers:
What is it made of? If it's wool Dylon is no good, it's designed for plant fibres (like cotton and linen) not protein fibres (like wool and silk). You can home dye wool (I do it all the time) but you need specialist acids dyes that you buy from a fibre crafts shop. The acid comes from wine vinegar not anything dangerous. The process is relatively simple but a little more complicated than machine dying of course.
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I think that a black dye will be fine as per other baggers advice. I've tried to dye in brighter colours and they have been a bit unpredictable. A bit like how dying your hair differs to the picture on the packet!
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