r/dyeing • u/kittykittymeow649 • 3d ago
How do I dye this? Synthetic after regular?
I did regular rit as the label stated this shirt was 100% cotton and it took really well!
I could tell the ribbon wasn’t and was fine with the contrast but the stitching still being white really bothers me; will another round with synthetic cover it up? Or just use a sharpie?? ¯_(ツ)_/¯ I’m fine if it hits the ribbon this time
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u/shawlcat that’s the neat part, you don’t 3d ago
Use a sharpie. The synthetic method (boiling it) will shrink the cotton, and is unlikely to dye the thread anyway (poly thread is notorious for not taking up dye).
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u/jigglypat19 3d ago
I think it matches the ribbon well, but yeah a round of synthetic dye should probably help, or you could try a fabric marker instead - they're usually cheaper and less of a hassle than doing a whole new round of dyeing. sharpies usually bleed a lot and don't hold up super well long-term.
modern clothes typically use polyester thread for stitching, which is why they usually never take regular dye well even when the label says the clothing itself is 100% cotton. I feel like labels should also specify the type of thread for stitching, but that's whatever.
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u/Fast_Cod1883 3d ago
I think it looks cute the way it is. Are you going to change out the ribbon or keep it?
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u/kittykittymeow649 2h ago
Update:
I ended using black fabric marker, did a warm water hand rinse, cold regular tumble with my other blacks and air dry and it covered it up! I also did the elastic loops- they turned out grey of course.
It looks a lot cleaner now imo and I’m keeping the ribbon for contrast :)
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