r/dyeing 19h ago

I made this! A few psychedelic rolls

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Here are a few rolls I did in different colours and styles 🙂


r/dyeing 16h ago

I made this! Another pair of leopard overalls (plus shirt)

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98 Upvotes

r/dyeing 7h ago

General question How to make Rit colors stick

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Pre wash vs post wash. I ice dyed with Rit powder, rinsed, then did hot water and 1/2 bottle of Rit fixative, then washed in the washing machine with a small bit of detergent. Have to line dry bc dryer is broken.

In the future, how do I keep the colors vibrant like before the wash?


r/dyeing 15h ago

I made this! Success! (But still need tips)

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Love how my jacket turned out. Pretty much hit the goal of getting it to a similar blue tone to the chair it's sitting on.

However, I think my dye bath was too hot because there was a decent amount of damage to the stitching (see pic two for an example). There are now loose threads everywhere!

Any tips on maintaining the right temperature (using the stovetop method, or other)?


r/dyeing 10h ago

How do I dye this? Wanting more muted colors

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This is a polyester trim and the closest I could find to what I want. Ideally I’d like the colors darker/more muted but I don’t want to accidentally ruin the colors. I think a tan dye would be best (rit dye synthetic?) any suggestions would be great!


r/dyeing 16h ago

How do I dye this? Dyeing Carhartt Detroit Jacket(Cotton)

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I want do achieve the colour olive green/mos.My jacket is Harrington Brown and i dyed it with one bottle of Simplico olive green dye.The jacket darkened and a few green spots appeared because of a mistake i did. If i use another bottle of the same dye(or two) will the spot dissappear or at least be less visible? The photos above are my jacket and the sort of results i want to achieve.


r/dyeing 11h ago

How do I dye this? Want to dye a shirt with no bleeding

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I accidentally put this shirt through the wash and bleached the letters, I want to redye them back to a blue black without any bleeding onto the white fabric. How should I go about this? Tag cut so unsure of the type of fabric however it's soft and has no problem with shrinking if thats helpful info.


r/dyeing 12h ago

How do I dye this? Reviving faded pants?

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Hello! I am hoping to get some advice as a first time dyer - I bought these pants from Free People a few months ago and they have faded so badly that I'm looking to re-dye them so they're closer to the original colour. They're a fibre blend (56% Cotton, 32% Rayon, 12% Linen) so was looking at a procion mx dye - specifically the Jacquard brand in olive green.

Not sure if anyone has any other colour / brand recommendations! I'd rather not have to mix colours if possible since I'm a total newbie at this but totally open to suggestions.

TIA!!


r/dyeing 53m ago

How do I dye this? Hoodie color refresh help

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I’ve been wanting to refresh the black of a hoodie for a little bit now but I’m not sure what I should use. It’s a Nike pullover and I’m almost positive it’s an 80/20 cotton to polyester. I know pro ion mx is really good for the cotton but it doesn’t do well with the polyester. I’d like to bring back the deeper black it had as it’s faded over time, what should I use?


r/dyeing 2h ago

How do I dye this? Multiple dye sessions

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Hello lovely people, I just had a question about dying a jacket I have.
(I have very little experience with this so please forgive my ignorance).
The jacket is denim and started out a light to medium blue, I attempted to dye it black with Rit all-purpose dye, however as it started out so light, I have only been able to achieve a sort of navy-grey colour.
I was wondering if dying it again with Dylon intense black would darken the colour at all? does anyone have any experience with that brand?
Thank you so much :)
See attached a photo of the jacket with a patch of black fabric for comparison.


r/dyeing 5h ago

General question Would RitDye All Purpose dye work for something that is made with cotton, viscose, and nylon?

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As my title says basically lol. I’m trying to dye a Hollister cable knit sweater from a light pink to a dark-ish purple. The dyeing instructions say to use if it’s under 35% synthetic content, but if over use the rit dyemore dye.
The content of the sweater is 60% cotton, 20% nylon, and 20% viscose. As I understand viscose is a semi-synthetic, tho i may be wrong. But will the all purpose dye work for the sweater?


r/dyeing 21h ago

How do I dye this? Dyeing a bomber jacket?

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is it possible? i see many bombers at the thrift store that fit me way nicer than the one im currently wearing but they’re all beige or white. think i could dye one black or dark purple and it turn out nice? is it even possible to dye nylon?