Do you know if it's silk or an artificial fibre? If the latter, it should be fine. I'd suggest going to your local Indian dress shops in an area with a large South Asian population. Indian, or at at least Pakistani, dressmakers are used to having to dye materials since they use different fabrics for different elements of the garment.
The material looks like a net? If so, be prepared that the red might not come out very rich. In my experience there's something about net which just kills intense dyes. But maybe I had a rubbish dyer then, who knows. Is the dress washable? Not all cottons are created equal, and keep in mind, the base color will affect the final color.
I opt for white for the purest tones, but not all white are the same. For the most vibrant dye colors, you need to start with an untreated cotton specially for dying. But not all fabrics are easy to find this way.
Dying fabric at home is a bit of bad science. Now on to the tutorial: I am tub dying. This removes as many added chemicals, pre-treaters, and grease that might affect the dying process. It also can help achieve a more saturated color. I, sadly, could not find mine, so I used a clean trashcan. First, weigh out your fabric on a household scale. Notate how heavy the fabric is so you know how much dye and water to use. Next, a little fabric foreplay. Fill up your bucket with hot water and submerge your fabric in it.
Fabric should soak in hot water for minutes just enough time to gather all the materials you need. This opens up the fibers to get it ready to accept for the dye. I placed this outside in the sun along with my empty dying tub. Now, gather all your ingredients into one place. I have used Rit dyes with success in the past, but found it took a lot more work to get a vibrant color, and freckling is a bigger issue.
Rit dye sidetone: If using Rit dyes, I find they work better with consistent almost boiling heat. In your glass measuring cup, measure out 1 cup of hot water and mix in 1 Tablespoon of Urea always makes me giggle. I used 2 tsp Royal and 1 tsp Cerulean to make up 1 tablespoon.
For a darker color, you can use more dye. Stir this up until all the dye is dissolved in the measuring cup, then move it outside with your fabric and dye tub.
Fill up your large pot with 3 gallons of water and start warming it up. Next, add 3 cups yup! I use the cheapest table salt I can find at the store. You want to make sure it dissolves completely in the water. You can dissolve this in 1 cup of water now, but since I only have 1 glass measuring cup, I just take the soda ash out as is.
Take all your remaining supplies outside, put on those lovely gloves and dedicate the next hour to dying your fabric. Then adding your concentrated dye. I swish the measuring cup around to get as much dye as possible into the water. Then stir until it a consistent color. It should feel about the same temperature of a hot tub. Now that I have an empty measuring Cup, I add in my soda ash, and pour some of the water my fabric has been sitting in, and stir it around to dissolve.
No turning back now, add in all your fabric! For the next 20 minutes you are a human washing machine. Stir that fabric and keep it moving. You want to agitate the fabric and try to keep dye from getting trapped and sitting in the crevasses of the fabric.
Unless you want a mottled look to your fabric… then let it sit and stew. I like to use my hands, but you can use a large spoon, stick, whatever. If you want it darker, you can leave it for longer, but most of the time I find maximum color saturation happens in around minutes.
After 20 minutes, add the soda ash solution. Do not just dump this in! Slosh all your fabric over to one side of the tub, and add a little to the dye bath being as careful as possible not to pour directly on the fabric this will add dark splotches , then slosh around, add a little soda ash… over and over until all has been incorporated.
Continuing stirring until the 15 minutes are up. The hard part is over. Now, pull out all the fabric and place is your trusty bucket. Take it to a sink and rinse until the water is clear, or throw it in your washing machine and put it through a few rinse cycles. I then like to do a full wash cycle on delicate with soap to get out as much extra dye as possible. Once your fabric is dry, take a look at the color. You now have beautifully dyed fabric!
Now, getting rid of the dye water: Do not just pour this out on your lawn, it will kill anything growing. Ask me how I know. Find a safe place to dispose of your water. Remember there is salt and chemicals in it. Skip to content. Because my anime boyfriend wears it. And Vegeta is leader of my anime boyfriend reverse harem. Once you like your zig-zag satin stitch, sew around your patch.
Buy Me a Coffee? I'm the anon from cos-tips that was trying to dye a beaded dress. It's a polyester dress with a ton of patterns made out of beading and sequins. The dress is white, the beads are all dark rainbow colors and white, and I'm trying to dye it a true purple. Also do you think dyeing it would make it shrink? Hello there! Glad you found me with more information. There is beading on it, so I am certain that is why it is dry clean only. I am not worried about the iridescent part, I am worried about not wearing the right color for her wedding.
Thank you. What could possibly go wrong? Let's go through it step by step. First, you have to pre-wash the dress, before you can dye it. Some dresses marked "dry clean only" do survive washing, but those with beading or sequins, and those with linings, are more likely to be permanently damaged. The beading may be sewn on or glued on. If it's sewn, a few of the beads may break in the process of washing; if it's glued, then the beads may become unglued.
If there is a lining, it is apt to shrink to a different extent than the outer layer, resulting in deformation of the garment's shape, so that the dress no longer lies correctly. Assuming that you've successfully washed the dress, and that it has escaped any significant damage, then you need to choose the right dye for the fabric.
Check the fiber content. Taffeta is a word that describes the way the fabric is woven, but it doesn't tell you anything about what it's made of.
0コメント