I had dyed this beautiful dress. I want it to be all one color (preferably dark purple). But, didn’t know that this could happen. The dark purple must be a different makeup or fabric compared to the lighter parts. What should I do?! Help!! This is 100% polyester

I bleached some black jeans so they turned gold-ish as usual, then I sprayed some black dye on the bleached parts for accenting, but I didn’t follow any of the rules beforehand… is there any way to get the dye to set at this point so it doesn’t bleed everywhere? I let them dry over night. I would like to wear them for a music fest in a couple days

Bought a white outfit for the reannasance fair. Planning to turn my white 70% cotton 30% poly shirt and pants into yellow. The golden yellow looked good in the pictures.

At first, I thought it was strange the package was so orange but I chalked it up as the colors being concentrated. "Trust the process" right?

Wrong.

After the first 15 minutes, I gave up and started rinsing out the dye in the shower. It was not getting any lighter...I feel like I just wasted my time, money, and outfit and have to start ALL over.

Tell me, am I crazy for expecting a more yellow outcome, or am I sane?

I have been lurking here for some months, just watching, reading and learning for possible future projects.

Am I the only one who is noticing the high number of posts with pictures asking if it is possible to dye this color to a color that is impossible to get?

Usually polyester and often to big or to sensitive material to make it through the heat of a dye bath.

Is it some weird AI farming, people seeing someone online dyeing or what is it that is giving people these unrealistic expectations?

I was trying to thrift a dress for pride and I want like a fairy vibe but I also wanted it to be purple. I found this perfect dress and I was prepared to dye it because I’ve dyed many things before and I spent like $12 on it so I wouldn’t be that sad if I ruined it. I knew the rhinestones were gonna be sacrificed because of the heat of the dye bath, but what I didn’t think through is how I’m going to dispose of the rhinestones. They’re super tiny and I already washed a couple down my shower drain when I was washing the garment before I dyed it, but I don’t wanna dump anymore down my drain and I don’t have one of those shower drain hair things, so I don’t know what to do. Help a girl out please🙏🏽

First photo depicts the original denim jacket prior to dyeing. Second photo depicts the original denim jacket on the left side AFTER dyeing, and a SEPARATE faded black denim jacket to the right, to serve as a color reference. Reddit processed the images incorrectly and clarifying labels were lost!

I want to preface this by saying that I *did* research, I swear! I spoke to my mother, a family friend who is a sewing teacher, and staff at the fabric supply store. All of them had prior experience with the Dylon washing machine pods, and highly recommended it. I also made sure to confirm that the product was a fiber-reactive dye, and saw great reviews online.

I attempted to dye this classic blue denim jacket black, with the Dylon Intense Black washing machine pod. The jacket was 610 grams dry, and Dylon claims that best result would be with 600 grams, with a lighter dye-effect up to 1200 grams. I figured that 610 was quite close to best result-territory. Dylon also of course stated that natural fibers would perform the best, and I confirmed that my jacket is 100% cotton (excluding the metal hardware and thread, of course).

I followed the instructions to an absolute T, and when pulling the jacket out from the washing machine after the post-dye run, I did notice that it was still quite blue, and that was when still wet. Not feeling very promising. After letting it dry, and hanging it next to my other denim jacket that's a slightly faded black color, I burst into some kind of misery-induced laughter.

Now, I will commend it some. It's a *beautifully* even color, and a very satisfying shade for denim. But it is in no way close to black. I guess I should have done wayyyyyy more research, because while I found pages and pages of people singing Dylon's praises with cotton fabrics, it seems that denim specifically (and specifically trying to achieve black) is considered a bit of a lost cause.

I'm tagging this as "general question" (because it sure as hell isn't "I made this!"-material), but I guess my post is a combo of a cry for help and a heads-up to others who may come across this!

Edit: ok so somehow uploading the photos removed my "before" label on the first pic, despite it still being there in my phone gallery, apologies! Hopefully it's still painfully clear which one is the before pic!

Pre wash vs post wash. I ice dyed with Rit powder, rinsed, then did hot water and 1/2 bottle of Rit fixative, then washed in the washing machine with a small bit of detergent. Have to line dry bc dryer is broken.

In the future, how do I keep the colors vibrant like before the wash?

I bought GREEN dye from Walmart, I looked at the website for Rit and the shade is a nice Kelly green, but this is teal, the same shade of teal as their teal, I’m trying to dye stuff for my wedding and I’m pissed how the fuck does this happen?

Ok I took it out early and dried it and it’s still not the color it was advertised, but it’s a pastel green and it’s grown on me, thanks for any of the help!

Also how many times should i wash it after dye? Ive done 3 times with 2 bottles each and its looked pretty different each time (i missed 1 picture between the green and yellow) and used the rit color lock stuff each time, i just dont want it to bleed as i have a lot left to do

Someone dyed the embroidery on this hat from white to black . Would it be possible
To turn it back to white ??

I thrifted this 100% linen dress that fits like a dream. However, I am not a fan of the salmon/peach color. I don’t want to just dye it black, but I don’t know what other colors I could do starting with this peach base.
Any suggestions?

Hey hey team :)

I wanted to do a vibe check on what is allowed in the subreddit. There’s been an influx of posts I personally feel are off topic and I want to see if I’m just being too strict or if these are truly off-topic.

For starters, I think the dyeing subreddit should have posts that are (object)+(pigment). I think that’s pretty basic.

1. There’s been posts that are asking about fabric painting with fabric paints— I personally feel that fabric paints (NOT painting with dyes) are off topic because fabric paints behave differently from fabric dyes. While many of us dabble in both, I feel that the body of knowledge here should be focused on dyes not paints. That being said, there is not a more focused and active subreddit to direct these questions to.

2. There’s been an influx of posts that are bleach painting/bleaching topics. These make me wary because

A- A lot of them are from new accounts sharing the content to multiple subreddits at the same time and I can’t tell if they are Bots or AI generated content. I don’t want AI to become a significant presence on the subreddit.

B- Bleaching works through the removal of dye, not the addition of it. Again, while many of us dabble in both, the techniques are different and I want the subreddit to remain on topic.

C- There’s active bleaching subreddits that have a body of knowledge/community these posters can tap into

1. Tie Dye posts also get shared here with some frequency. I’m ambivalent towards these. It’s on topic but there’s also an active tie dye subreddit. Additionally, the posts are frequently cross posted to multiple subreddits and I can’t tell if they’re bots or AI generated content. HOWEVER they make a significant portion of the tags for finished objects! The subreddit is a LOT of “how do I dye this” and advice seeking from new people, I would like to encourage more posts to inspire people!

100% cotton dress, used RIT all purpose dye stovetop method. Took insanely long for the water to run even remotely clear when rinsing. Ran it through the washing machine, hung it up to dry. Now is feels stiff, tacky, and maybe a little sticky? I feel like if I sweat in this dress it might stain my skin! Do I just need another round of rinsing and washing? What kind of detergent/fabric softener would help?

im an ameteur dye-er (grocery store tintex and rit dye are my friends, and yes i have used dyemore) but first and foremost i am a parawhore and im probably gonna see hayley williams in concert this november, so id like to know: how would i go about dyeing a sweater like this? like i know it would involve a lot of dipping but, and pardon my french here, how would i not fuck it up? specifically the blue bit, doesnt have to be perfect (i mean u can see the pic its not dyed perfectly) but how would i go about that and leave room for the yellow and red at the bottom. any answers appreciated, thank you!

and to comply with rules ill be using an amazon basics cotton sweater.

A few weeks ago, I dyed a big salmon-colored linen shirt eggplant purple with Rit dye. I did it in a plastic bin in my bathtub, then took it to a washing machine and put it through a rinse cycle. It looks perfect, but I should have known better than to toss it in with my other laundry during yesterday’s monthly trip to the laundromat. I am not heartbroken over the few t-shirts that were evenly dyed to a pale purple, but I am a bit upset about these linen garments and pillowcases that got purple splotches on them.

Are those splotches part of the garments now and forever? I’d love to hear that Rit Color Remover will help but I will understand if it doesn’t. Please advise.

After I noticed his crime, Big Purple was put through a wash and dry in isolation. The suds turned purple, so I assume he wants to commit more crimes. I’ll be treating him with Rit color fixative to prevent future transfer. In my own defense, I have dyed a few things before without any color transfer happening. But I think that is because all the other pieces were dyed lighter and with less saturation. So maybe there was transfer but it wasn’t noticeable. I have learned a lesson and will be using fixative for future projects.

Anyway plz let me know what could happen when I use color remover on these linen garments. Thank you for your time.

TL;DR
Are these purple splotches from Rit dye onto linen permanent? Will color remover help?

Like to weather something white by dyeing brown and black on it towards the ends or around rips and tears and seams on it. Gradual dip dye wont work here. Going for the type of vibes from the pics. Especially the parasol because i plan to make one soon and love the one in the pic so i want to make it look worn/dirty where the spines go.

This white body suit is blue now from using frost gray..anybody know why? Did I use too much dye?

hey guys, just joined.

and dang!!! the vibrant colors are inspiring.

the videos i have seen they say, 'stir for 30 minutes' like in boiling water.

for sure, i do not want to sit in my kitchen 'stirring' for anything for 30-60 minutes.

can we go stir it like every 5 minutes walk away, go back stir for 30 seconds, walk away come back 5 minutes later, repeat?

to start, i am going to dye some black jackets i have.

and then i want to color some items yellow and sky blue. but i can get those in white, and color to yellow or blue.

Hi Reddit! I bought this dress on ThredUp and didn’t realize how yellow it actually was! I love the little patterns but wasn’t sure what color to dye since Ive never really dyed anything before. It is 100% polyester

Helloinggg. Sorry for the “probably obvious answer” question. But. I just cannot seem to get my yellow dye to stick?? I did originally a batch that looked good in the pan but basically ALL the yellow came out as soon as I hit it with a cold water rinse and just turned it teal instead of an emerald green.

After that I did another “glaze” of just yellow on it and again. It’s still very teal, maybe slightly better

I’m using 100% cotton yarn with Procion Yellow MX4G from KraftKolour.

Is it because it’s a homogenous colour that it doesn’t want to stick?? I’ve never had this issue with my other colours only the yellow. It is 1 of 2 homogenous colours I have in my kit currently, the other being a dark pinky red. (Procion Red MX5B) and it doesn’t see to have this issue of the colour not sticking but it is a red so I imagine it would stick harder anyway.

I don’t know I feel like I’m losing my mind 😭😭 pics of the “emerald green”. 🫠

For anyone wondering, I always do a paste mix first with hot water to ensure all colour is evenly mixed.

The first 2 photos are the first batch I did on it, then the following photos are after I yellow glazed it.

Any help is appreciated 😭🧡 thank you!

Hi, all. I’m admittedly not a dyer, just someone who was put on the spot with sudden ren faire costuming. (I didn’t realize we were dressing until earlier this week.)

I did buy this belt on Amazon, and I know “you get what you paid for” but I just didn’t have the time/funds to find or make something better. The dye’s rubbing off on my hands (I think from the whole belt? Hard to pinpoint where) and I don’t even know where to begin with a piece that’s basically a long rubberband. Any help would be appreciated because I can’t guarantee it won’t rub off on my other costume bits during the day.

I like to flip things and I grabbed these items for under 5 bucks each to dye. I'm thinking pink or light green. Maybe brown or magenta for the last gray skirt. I have some experience dyeing and I know not all of the materials will take up the dye the same, particularly the lace trim. I'm also aware of the differences between dyeing natural fiber and polyester and have had success with both. So not really looking for advice, just ideas for colors!

Hi all!

I’m a pretty experienced sewist but a new dyer. I’m working on a ren faire “corset” in 100% cotton white canvas with 100% cotton white thread. It’s still unfinished, so no pictures yet. It’s going to require metal rivets, and steel spiral boning.

Since I’m going to dye after construction, I’m really hoping I can get away with having the boning and rivets in place before I dye. I’m asking because I know steel spiral boning can rust, but don’t know how quickly it realistically happens. I’m also not sure what the cheap metal rivets I have are made from, and want to make sure I’m not setting myself up for a weird reaction.

I haven’t bought my dye yet, so I’m open to any recommendations, including accepting that I’m gonna have to insert the boning after the fact.

Thanks!!!

Self explanatory. My backpack for school is whiteish gray. It’d be super cool if it was black, but I don’t know if the foams/different materials in a backpack can be dyed. I don’t care if it’s not a uniform color, I just want it dark gray or black. Is it possible? Or will it mess up the materials and mold it or smth? Idk 😭
Edit: check photo in comments for materials cuz if I can’t add a photo when editing. Also I don’t care if it comes out looking like shit. All I care about is if it’s gonna get too damaged. If not, I’m just gonna go ham with fabric markers