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Dying Clothes

  • 15-12-2013 10:39pm
    #1
    confuseddotcom
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    I want to dye couple of black cardigans I have to a maroon/wine and maybe a green one also. Halp! What products work well and how effective on average are they.....


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  • #2
    dee_mc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,186 ✭✭✭dee_mc


    You'll need to remove the black dye first and then dye the items purple or green. You shouldn't use bleach to do this, it'd ruin the fabric. You can buy dye remover, iDye do one but I don't know where you'd get it (only seen it in the states) to take the fabric back to the original colour.
    You'd definitely need to test the dye remover on the fabric first (for example on a small piece of an inner seam) because depending on the fabric the dye remover could totally change the texture of it, and won't necessarily remove all the dye. To be honest you'll probably ruin the cardigans and it'll be quite expensive, so personally I wouldn't bother. Also bear in mind if the cardigans are made of a fabric blend (for example polycotton) you'll need to use a mixture of two dyes, one for cotton and one for polyester, to get an even shade.


  • #3
    biZrb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 617 ✭✭✭biZrb


    You also need to think about the thread when dying a garment. A dye that will dye fabric may not dye the thread, so you'll end up with different colour thread to the fabric. It's usually not a natural fibre so more difficult to dye


  • #4
    ROCKMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,247 ✭✭✭ROCKMAN


    Sorry to bring up old thread but looks like best place to ask .

    Dyed a grey hoodie red and it has come out light red /pinkish ,My question ,IF I Dye it again will I get the darker red I was hoping for or is it a waste of money and the hoodie will just stay the same .
    Dye I used was DYLON if that helps.

    cheers


  • #5
    Neyite
    Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,947 Mod ✭✭✭✭Neyite


    ROCKMAN wrote: »
    Sorry to bring up old thread but looks like best place to ask .

    Dyed a grey hoodie red and it has come out light red /pinkish ,My question ,IF I Dye it again will I get the darker red I was hoping for or is it a waste of money and the hoodie will just stay the same .
    Dye I used was DYLON if that helps.

    cheers

    No, probably a waste of money. It will dye the same colour, or if you use a different colour, it will be a paler version of what you see on the outside of the packet. The reason it came out lighter is that the fabric is likely a polyester blend which doesn't take to dyeing well. The dye hue on the front of the packet is based on dyeing 100% cotton.


  • #6
    ROCKMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,247 ✭✭✭ROCKMAN


    Neyite wrote: »
    No, probably a waste of money. It will dye the same colour, or if you use a different colour, it will be a paler version of what you see on the outside of the packet. The reason it came out lighter is that the fabric is likely a polyester blend which doesn't take to dyeing well. The dye hue on the front of the packet is based on dyeing 100% cotton.

    THANK YOU


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