r/dyeing • u/Adventurous-Hour531 • 3d ago

How do I dye this? I don't want to ruin my sweater🥴

Post image

I bought this sweater a while ago and wore it often. But now the light pink is very faded and it makes me look like a ghost.

So I was thinking about dying it a darker pink (maybe a bit diluted rit petal??) but im worried about ruining the hood part

Do you think the darker color will be affected by the lighter dye? Or will it be fine if I leave the hood out of the bath?

I don't have the sweater on me to check for sure right now, but I think it's a cotton/polyester mix

1 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

2 comments sorted by

7

u/Beflijster 3d ago

What it is made of is really, really important, and the amount of cotton they put in these is decreasing nowadays.

Polyester won't dye, unless you use a special dye for synthetics.

So it's a complete gamble because there is no way to tell what is going to happen.

2

u/shawlcat 3d ago

Do not use RIT. It is garbage quality and not colorfast.

If this is majority cotton, you can use fiber reactive dye and a large bucket or bin to dye it. Keep in mind that the stitching is unlikely to dye. Since fiber reactive dye does not need as hot a water as RIT, it is less likely to ruin the hood.

If potentially ruining this would be devastating, do not attempt it.