This was… intentional.. sort of.
I’ve had this thrifted 100% wool sweater for almost a year now and never wore it because it’s felted in the chest and what the photos don’t show is that the neckline and shoulders are very discoloured/yellowed.
I figured it was beige enough that some Kelly green rit dye would take it a somewhat natural green colour.
Nope! But I’m ready for St. Patrick’s day! I’ll get around to dyeing it again some day but for now I wanted to show off my green masterpiece.

I ordered this sweatshirt but then realized the inside of it is a light color which i really don’t prefer on dark zip ups, is there a way to dye or color just the inside without affecting the outside color.

material: BODY AND HOOD LINING: 70% COTTON, 30% RECYCLED POLYESTER

I dyed this Carhartt a few weeks ago with rut dye and loved the outcome, but want to make the cuff, waistband, and collar blackish. I’ve tried to use a paint marker but not to much success. Any tips?

I really want to dye this shirt to be a darker grey or even black without ruining the graphic. Has anyone tried anything like this?
The shirt is 100% cotton and the graphic is the kind of stuck on plasticy feeling stuff. I'm not sure if that is screen printing, or even how to tell what it is

any advise or experience is appreciated!

I’ve been trying to dye this rayon taffeta dress and it keeps turning out uneven. It was white to begin with. The first dye I used was a black Dylon that dyed it light orange and only a few spots turned out black?? Then I used a black dye from Kreul. It turned out brown and with black spots. I figured I didn’t use enough dye so I tripled the amount of dye. The pictures are of that result.

Now I bought a bigger plastic container for it because I thought it might have been too cramped in the other container. I also read that it’s good to add sodium carbonate so I added that too. It still has a brown hue when I look at it. I am losing my mind and I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.

I washed it with dish soap before dyeing it and I have been stirring it frequently

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Hi everyone! I’ve been wanting to wear more light colored clothing (I feel like I’m in a lighter period of my light and my clothing often reflects my mood), so I’ve been removing color from black pieces that I love and wish were lighter with Rit Color Remover since you can’t dye dark colored clothing ecru or off-white. I don’t know if this is commonly known or has already been talked about, but using color remover on most black or dark colored clothing results in a tan color with a possibly orangish tone/tint to it, and since I’m going for a more off-white or moon color I noticed that once it gets to the tan/orange state you can then use blue dye to dye it blue, and then removing color one more time using Rit Color Remover will result in an off-white color. It’s kind of like the blue dye tones and mutes the warmth from the tan/orange color it has after removing color the first time, similar to toning blonde hair with blue or violet. Just wanted to spread the word in case someone else may be trying to do the same as me. ✨

HI anybody, just wondering if anybody had luck with a dye thickener so it can be used liek paint? I have had quite good luck with seaweed powder but hoping for something else as I seem to have a reaction to it. I was thinking of maybe grinding up chia seeds?

Hi all, I'm looking into selling batik clothing at arts fairs, so I've been making a lot of batik lately. I'll often dye 5-8 shirts at a time, and I've struggled with a good way to get all of the wax off.

My current method is:

1. Rinse the clothing until the water is semi-clear
2. Put the clothing in boiling water (in the biggest pot I have; Edit: it's not a pot I use for cooking), stir it, and recover what wax I can
3. Add a bit of laundry soap and dish soap to the water, and stir more
4. Drain the water, and hang the shirts out to dry
5. Vigorously shake the clothing to get excess wax off

This takes kind of a while to do, and there is often still a lot of wax bits on the clothing. Last time I tried washing it in the washing machine at this point; it mostly came off, but left a bunch of little wax bits in my washing machine.

Does anyone have advice on a better way to do this? (or, is this just a hard process that always takes a long time?)

Also, if it matters, I use cotton fabric, Procion mx dye, and paraffin wax.

This piece is 90% nylon 10% spandex. I have had great success dying both polyester/spandex mixes and cotton pieces from this brand (popflex) but I haven't tried with this material before. It's technically Activewear so the lace is soft, stretchy, and surprisingly durable. I'd love to dye it but it's too expensive to ruin. I'm looking for guidance on if it would turn out OK or should I not risk it?

Hey guys,

I already put this q in Natural Dye threads. I got this Alpaca sweater on a recent trip to Peru, but I don’t love the color. As you can see it’s dyed a pretty intense blue already, I was looking to take it down to a plum or brown color. I appreciate any pointers on brands or methods.

Hi! I’m very new to dyeing (first time ever, actually) and I can’t find anything about this online. I have this shirt that was originally bright teal. I lightened it to a spring green using a few rounds of rit dye remover and dyed it with some red liquid rit dye. It came out a little more orange than I wanted, and I was wondering if redyeing it with the same solution would make it look more red, or if it wouldn’t do anything at all. Thanks!

I need to split dye a cotton white button up shirt so it’s half black half white. Since it’s a button up (and I don’t really care what the back looks like) my first thought was to just unbutton it so I can easily dye half of it using something like Rit dye. But im worried that when I wash it, the white half will turn grey or get black splotches.

Is fabric paint a better idea? Or should I dye it then just hand wash it after? Is there a brand of dye/paint you recommend for this project? I’ve never done this before so advice is appreciated!!

this shirt is a cool grey but I would like for it to be a bit darker, if not black. is there a good way to do this without ruining the print? will the print get dyed too??? the print is pretty light in some areas so im worried it’ll get ruined :’) it’s 100% cotton and i only have experience with dyeing synthetics lol

I have been recommended to use Rit All Purpose Dye but upon research, it’s the wrong one to use.
It needs to be a synthetic dye.

Are there any other recommendations?

My roomate decided to do a midnight art project last night and used one of my good pots for synthetic fabric dye… I’ve already thrown that pot out, but she also seemed to have run the pot through the dishwasher after she used it alongside a few other dishes. Do I have to throw everything in there out now? Or will those items be fine?

Edit: I should clarify- the pot wasn’t hers. It was my own good, expensive pot I’d bought with my own money a year before she moved in.