Jacquard iDye Poly Black

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If you are doing a cotton and silk blend and don’t know whether to add the salt or the vinegar you have 3 options: PRODUCTS CARRIED: Basic Dye, Dye (Natural/Poly), Lumiere, Neopaque, Pearl Ex Powdered Pigments, YouCAN Set your machine to its hottest, longest wash. If there’s an eco setting available, you can use this as it will cycle the same water through the machine instead of draining and using fresh water, which will prolong the time your fabric is in the dye. Natural dyeing is a fun option to explore, but it takes longer and requires specialist equipment and mordanting chemicals. Supplies Naturally dyed jeans will have the most varied results. In theory, the walnut dye should be quite permanent, but there are multiple factors at play here, including how fresh the factory dye bath was (these chemicals can impact the natural dye results), what kind of metal is used for the hardware, and whether the jeans have any stains – and that’s in addition to all the other things that can impact a natural dye bath, like the pH of your water and the material your dye pot is made from! Your mileage with your individual jeans may vary. For the best results, choose jeans that have been well-washed (in hot water with a scouring agent, if possible) and that are older and more worn-in because their previous dye treatment will have less of an impact on the natural dye this way.

PRODUCTS CARRIED: Acid Dye, Airbrush Color, Basic Dye, Cochineal, Concentrated Vinyl Sulphon, Dye-Na-Flow, iDye (Natural/Poly), Indigo, Jacquard Screen Ink, Lumiere, Lumiere 3D, Marbling Color, Neopaque, Piñata Alcohol Ink, Procion MX, Silk Colors, SolarFast, Super Fast Acid Dye for Wool, Textile Color, Versatex Screen Ink Wash your jeans thoroughly in pH neutral washing liquid, paying special attention to stains. Even if your jeans are new, they should be washed to remove sizing or other finish chemicals from the fabric. You don’t need to dry them after this wash – they can go straight to the mordanting phase. Cover your countertops with a sheet of plastic and old newspaper.The plastic will keep everything contained, and the newspaper will absorb anything that does happen to spill. You can wipe the plastic clean and reuse it next time.

Fill a stainless steel or enamel pot with just enough water for the fabric to move freely.Turn heat on high. With any method, the critical thing to remember when dyeing jeans is agitation. Denim is a densely woven fabric, so the dye is already going to have a harder time penetrating the fibers than it would with, say, a loosely woven silk. Additionally, denim gets quite stiff when it’s wet which makes it harder to manipulate the fabric to ensure the dye is absorbed evenly. Dyeing jeans with any method will require a period of constant babysitting – stirring and manipulating the fabric in the dye pot to ensure it’s absorbed evenly. Make sure you’re using a pot that’s large enough for the jeans to swim freely, and make sure you’re wearing comfortable standing shoes (or you have a cushy foam rug to stand on) – you’ll be stirring and agitating for between half an hour to an hour. After this critical first hour, you can stir occasionally, but constant agitation is key for an even dye bath in the first hour. Do two separate dyebaths, one with salt and one with vinegar. This will probably be best for darkest colours. Acid Dye, Alum, deColourant, Dorland’s Wax, Dye-Na-Flow, ExtravOrganza, Inkjet Fabric Sheets, Lumiere, Procion MX, Removable Water-based Resist, Soda Ash

Fill a stainless steel or enamel pot with just enough water for the fabric to move freely. Turn on to high heat.PRODUCTS CARRIED: Basic Dye, Brushes, Dye-Na-Flow, iDye, Indigo, Indigo Tie Dye Kit, Lumiere, Lumiere 3D, Neopaque, Pearl Ex, Piñata Alcohol Ink, Tee Juice Markers, Textile Color Pre-wash your jeans in hot water and treat any stains. Don’t worry about drying them. Step 2: Measure the dye Most traditional denim is blue but occasionally you’ll find them in different colors. No matter what color your jeans are, the starting color will impact the finished product, even if only a little bit. Most dye instructions and recommended quantities assume you’re starting with a white fabric which will rarely be the case with jeans, so there are a few accommodations you may need to make for your project. Whether or not you choose to use fixative, the final step is, as above, to run an entire regular hot wash with detergent to wash the excess dye out of your jeans. Turn the heat off, cover your dye pot, and leave it undisturbed overnight, for 12 to 24 hours. At this stage, it will be a moderate to dark brown. If it seems light, you can repeat the process with more walnut hulls.

Fill your washing machine with as much hot water as you need for the jeans to swim freely (most likely a little less than half) – try not to overfill it, as this will dilute the dye.Depending on your fabric, you may wish to follow the in-sink rinse with a run through the washing machine, or even just pop it in for a spin cycle. Shuffle your fabric to the side with your tongs or spoon so you’re not pouring directly on the fabric. Mix thoroughly.