Has anyone ever used Rit dye
LIsa Frankie and Mattie |
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| Yes, it should help. I used to use Rit dyes often in craft projects and costumes. I haven't for a long time, but I bet they still work. They work best on cotton or natural fibers. |
I used Rit a long time ago. The color wasn't as deep or colorfast as I'd hoped but others have had better luck with it. Have you thought about using Woolite detergent for dark colors? I use it for all my blacks & navies -- goes right into the washing machine and keeps the fabric from getting that washed out look. |
| I've also read to wash your jeans inside out and they will fade less. |
Dyeing is a big part of what I do professionally, and although I mostly work with paper, I also have dyed a lot of cloth and clothing as well. Rit sucks, frankly  . The reason is because its formulated to dye anything from cotton, to polyester to silk...whatever, so, its a MIX of various types of dyes.The best dye for cotton (jeans) is called PROCION dye. It is formulated for cotton and any other PLANT fiber. You can get it from art supply stores, as it is the type used for tye-dyeing. You will first need to wash the jeans and then soak them in something called SODA ASH (the art store should have that too). The soda ash opens up the fibers, so the dye will take better. Then rinse, and either dye them in the washing machine or you can use a large bucket...just make sure the dye COVERS the fabric. If you use a bucket, you will need to slightly warm the water (about 100F). If you want a SOLID color, be sure to knead it in to the fabric very thoroughly (the washing machine will do this for you). Use rubber gloves, or your hands will look like MINE!!!   . Rinse the HECK out of your machine afterwords...or everything in your next wash will be tinted! If you want a nifty variegated color (even one color of dye will "break" into it's component colors) let the dye sit on the jeans without any kneading. The blue of the jeans will effect the overdye color you are doing...so keep that in mind. For instance, if you dye bluejeans RED, they will likely come out a bit PURPLE .Sorry for the long "lesson"! I'm coincidentally doing dyeing TODAY!!!!  and very into it!  Along with my cotton-fiber paper, I'm also dying up some of my sad, stained and faded favorite clothes to give them some new life for the coming summer season  Feel free to ask me for any help with this!  |
Thanks Laurel!! Put that in my steel trap mind  Only use Rit to dye Easter eggs.......we've had that discussion before. |
SheepieBoss wrote: Thanks Laurel!! Put that in my steel trap mind Only use Rit to dye Easter eggs.......we've had that discussion before. If anybody wants to know how to dye silk or polyester ( Poly dyeing is NOT, by the way something I recommend for the home dyer) I can help with that too! Procion also works for Rayon, and is actually ok on silk...but real silk dye (acid dyes) are better. I was fortunate to share studio space with a wonderfully versatile fiber artist for years, and learned all kinds of nifty things from her . |
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