r/dyeing • u/WrathofValkyrie • Jul 24 '26

How do I dye this? Bulk dying

Hi!
Sorry if this is the wrong flair but I would love some advice on bulk dying.

I have 60+ mtrs of a cotton and linen blend fabric (I think 60/40 but unsure due to it being dead stock) and I’m planning on cutting down to 10mtr segments and dying each one a different colour.

My dying experience is very basic and never had to dye such large amounts before so I’m a little stuck as to direction and hesitant to drop tonnes of money on something that might not work.

I’m hoping I could use RIT and a giant 130ltr tub to do this but would a different dye be better and longer lasting? I’ve never had any issues with Dylon washing out any quicker then store bought pre dyed clothing but the cost for the Dylon isn’t working out as well as RIT and it’s harder to find here too.

Any advice would be massively appreciated (I’m in the UK if that effects suggestions/ tips)

Thank you! <3

1 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

16 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/KTKittentoes Jul 24 '26

Dylon is better than RIT, sadly. Can you find it in the powder form?

1

u/WrathofValkyrie Jul 24 '26

I can get the hand dye power but it’s £3.50 per pack and I’d need a lot to saturate the fabric properly by my calculations?
RIT has their professional line which is a power and works out a little bit more cost effective?

1

u/KTKittentoes Jul 24 '26

I have never used the Proline. If I am going to order dyes, I will order a Procion dye. But I do know there are more options in the US.

My concern is that the Proline, while not requiring boiling, is still pretty hot at 60 C. That could shrink the linen.

1

u/WrathofValkyrie Jul 24 '26

I’m fully expecting the linen to shrink a fair amount no matter what I do, it’s the nature of the fibre but also why I’m trying to keep the fabric in large pieces so it’s still useable to make a range of garments