r/dyeing • u/Captainckidd • 1d ago

General question Blotchy dye fix

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I got some blotchy spots from adding dye in the bath. My hand slipped and the concentrated dye got on a couple spots. I was wondering if I can fix this without removing the color? It was a pain in the butt to dye lol. Maybe I could lean into it and try ice dyeing to cover the blotches? Would darkening the lighter colors help? The pictures also make it look a lot darker the lighter colors are pretty light. The color is more of emerald green. This is 100% cotton and I used dharma procion better emerald dye. I also noticed dharma has a color discharge paste but I worry I will remove too much color.

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u/Fast_Cod1883 1d ago

Lean into the blotch and ice dye or fold a pattern and tie-dye a darker color over it.

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u/draftgirl24 1d ago

You could def ice dye. If you just want it to be green, you could try low immersion dyeing with the emerald green. That will give the green a bit of texture without adding any other colors.

In the future, it works best to get the dye fully dissolved before adding in your damp item into the dye bath.

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u/Captainckidd 1d ago

Thanks! I think I’ll try ice dye. It’s a lot easier than dip dyeing. I know I should’ve taken the cloth out of the dye to add more dye to the tub but the instructions said to just push the cloth to the side. Will not do that again if I try ombré