Best products from r/dyeing
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1. Hand Dyeing Yarn and Fleece: Custom-Color Your Favorite Fibers with Dip-Dyeing, Hand-Painting, Tie-Dyeing, and Other Creative Techniques
- Storey publishing
- Language: english
- Book - hand dyeing yarn and fleece: dip-dyeing, hand-painting, tie-dyeing, and other creative techniques
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2. Tulip ColorShot Instant Fabric Color 3oz. Black
- Spray paint for fabric. Aerosol Fabric Spray available in a 3-oz. spray can. Works great on natural and synthetic fabrics. Perfect for all over color or using with stencils
- Dries quickly and soft to the touch. Colors can be blended on fabric
- Even coverage - won't drip or splatter
- Permanent and machine washable - a great spray paint for clothes! Works best on light-colored fabrics
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3. Rit Color Remover, 2 Ounce (Pack of 1)
Fabric type: 100% CottonImport Designation: Made in the USA or ImportedFabric care instructions: Machine Wash Cold/Tumble Dry LowPackage dimensions : 0.5 inches (H) x 9.0 inches (L) x 12.0 inches (W)
4. CCS CHICAGO CANVAS & Supply All Purpose Canvas Cotton Drop Cloth, 9 by 12 Feet
Cotton duck canvas material; Weighs between 8 to 9 ouncesAll-purpose paint cover; Washable and reusableDouble stitched hems and seamsAbsorbs paint spills, traps dust and debrisCut size measures 9' by 12' approximately; Finish size measures 8'6" by 11'6"
5. Arus Men's Hood'n Full Ankle Length Hooded Turkish Cotton Bathrobe White XX-Large
ANKLE LONG TERRY CLOTH BATH ROBE WITH HOOD – This Turkish Terry Cloth Cotton Robe with Hood is designed for customers looking for a high quality true ankle length plush bathrobe made of Turkish cotton. You may wear it after a shower, bath, sauna, gym, pool or at the beach. Manufactured from 100% h...
6. Newhouse Specialty Co Carding Brush #308
- Fine wire
- Perfect to remove nap from sweaters
- Easy with the fur
- Lightweight
- Portable
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7. Dritz 638 Deluxe Seam Ripper
- Use seam ripper to cut and remove unwanted stitches
- The Ditz Deluxe Seam Ripper is small and convenient; This tool is indispensable for removing stitches
- It comes with a clear plastic cap, a safety ball to protect fabric and it's made from hardened steel to last a lifetime
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8. Sulky Rayon Thread 40 wt Goldenrod #1024
Add pizzazz to appliques, buttonholes, topstitching, embroidery, quilting, needlework and more with
9. Rit Dye Powder-golden Yellow
- All purpose, easy-to-use dye can be safely used to color almost all fabrics as well as wood, wicker, paper and plastic
- Dyes 1 pound dry weight or about 3 yards of medium weight fabric
- Whatever your need, you can do it with RIT Dye
- It will meet all your redecorating, craft, wardrobe and fabric needs
- Pack of 1
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For yarn, Knit Picks Wool of the Andes is probably the cheap starting option. I really like bare Felici. Superwash wool tends to suck up dye faster than non-superwash, so it can be a little easier to work with (plus, harder to felt!).
Be sure to check out the safety thread on the sidebar - you should have eye protection, a mask, and gloves.
I really like the book Hand Dyeing Yarn and Fleece - it's a great beginner's reference for dye techniques, and I use it for color inspiration if I'm in a rut.
Some other things I've found useful (as an experienced-ish hobby dyer):
I don't have any strong opinions on dyes - check out Paula Burch's website (linked on the sidebar) to get an idea of the difference in the dyes. Her site can be a pain to navigate, but it's a wealth of information. I primarily use Lanaset/Sabraset dyes (same dyes, name just depends on the retailer). They generally have the best ratings for colorfastness, but they're supposedly a little more finicky than some of the other dyes. I haven't had any trouble with them, but I don't have enough experience with other dye brands to really compare them. I prioritized purchasing dyes that are "pure" rather than a mix of multiple colors, per information on Paula's site.
I've purchased my dyes from Pro Chemical & Dye. Their starter kits would be my recommendation; that's how I got started. Dharma Trading is the other big dye retailer that I'm aware of.
Possibly helpful note: I mix my dye stock to 1%, or 1g of dye in 100g/100ml of water. For reasonably saturated colors, you'll usually use 1% "depth of shade", which is the ratio of dye to yarn/fiber. So, if you have 100g of yarn and want 1% depth of shade, you'd use 1g of dye - or, in the case of pre-mixed 1% dye stocks, 100ml of your dye stock (which I measure with the oral syringes). Since you use so little dye per 100g of yarn, it means that the 10g of each dye color in the starter kits can go a LONG way!
So idk about dying unless you’re open to a tie dye look but I think if you tape it off in sections you can probably use fabric spray paint for a cleaner look.
https://www.amazon.com/Tulip-ColorShot-Instant-Fabric-Color/dp/B00UY194NE/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=2D97KNR2ZGEHH&keywords=fabric%2Bspray%2Bpaint&qid=1554474071&s=gateway&sprefix=fabric%2Bspr&sr=8-3&th=1&psc=1
This posting on amazon has a lighter blue and a pink but idk if they are exactly the flag colors. But good luck with the project! Don’t listen to that other comment a flag shows you’re proud of who you are! 🥰
There probably isn't a way to over dye an orange to make a yellow as you can't really go lighter by adding more color. You would need to use a bleach or dye remover like This. However with polyester and cotton that could be a problem. You may just remove the dye from the cotton and the polyester would stay the same color. if you have a tiny bit that you can cut away from a seam on the inside, testing a few things would be a good idea. Good luck!
Those napkins are lovely. This may be a silly thought, but my mind immediately went to cutting up a painters drop cloth like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TIXP6EU/ though a lighter cloth might be less stiff.
To change felted wool back to roving, you have to cart it back to life. https://www.amazon.com/Newhouse-Specialty-Co-Carding-Brush/dp/B004YES258
I found a white cotton one. https://www.amazon.com/Arus-Length-Turkish-Bathrobe-Chestnut/dp/B0024KF3YW/