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Post by cmpeter on Sept 24, 2015 15:04:09 GMT
DD's needs to dye a pair of white pants and a white t-shirt orange for an upcoming vocal performance. I have ordered some Rit dye from Amazon. Any tips? Can I do it in my front loader?
The orange clothing is for an upcoming vocal performance. All the kids were assigned a color of the rainbow and have to wear matching pants/tops/converse shoes in their color. The theme of the show is "rain" and all the songs are either about the rain or have rain in the title (for example, Walking in the Rain, Rainy Days and Mondays, I Can See Clearly Now, Walking in Memphis, etc.) Should be cool! |
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Sept 24, 2015 15:05:22 GMT
no idea about the dyeing, but just wanted to say that this performance sounds really cool! take lots of pictures so you can post some of them!!
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Post by lizacreates on Sept 24, 2015 15:37:50 GMT
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Post by femalebusiness on Sept 24, 2015 15:48:18 GMT
Just make certain that the dye is thoroughly mixed/disolved and that the cloth is clean and completely wet before putting it in the dye. If you are dying in the washing machine put an old wash cloth or some small rag in the dye and agitate it before you add the clothes that you want to dye. That will make sure that there are no globs of dye that are unmixed. Globs of unmixed dye with leave a glob of darker color.
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Post by GamGam on Sept 24, 2015 15:55:41 GMT
I just dyed DH clergy shirt last week. I was not changing color--just making it black again. I used a stainless roaster pan and put it on 2 eyes of my cooktop to keep it hot enough during the dying process. It is important that the temp stay at 140 or above. I left it in the dye bath for 30 minutes, and he color now looks as rich and dark as it was new. I stirred it some during the process. If your clothing content is cotton, the dye process should work very well.
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Post by oliquig on Sept 24, 2015 15:59:20 GMT
I bought a big pot at good will to dye things in. I wouldn't put it in my washing machine until it had been thoroughly rinsed.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2015 16:09:09 GMT
I wouldn't do it in the washer. It will permanently stain plastic/rubber parts. My daughter uses 5 gallon paint buckets you can buy at a hardware store. Or a storage tub would work. Make sure the clothes are 100% cotton as polyester won't dye.
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Post by anonrefugee on Sept 24, 2015 17:16:32 GMT
I routinely dye in washing machine, femalebusiness had good suggestions. Also don't skip mordant- I use salt- and make sure it is dissolved before adding clothes. Run an empty load after you're finished, and wipe all parts with cleanser to avoid staining. I've never had any discoloration. I have top loader, not sure what would be different with a front. I add double dye for a dark color, and often agitate it through 2-3 cycles if I want to be sure it's absorbed. Have fun! |
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Sept 24, 2015 17:19:35 GMT
The only suggestion I had was to be sure that the clothing is 100% cotton. But someone else already mentioned it!
The show theme sounds amazing. It should be so much fun!! Your daughter must be having a ball with all the cool things her musical talent is bring her way! |
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Post by femalebusiness on Sept 24, 2015 17:45:44 GMT
I run a load of black dye once a year to freshen my favorite black clothes. I always save all my dirty cleaning rags to run after the dye because I don't care if they get dye on them. The friction of the rags help to clean the tub. I've never had it bleed onto other loads. It does stain the washing machine but doesn't bother me and after a few loads with bleach it is back to normal.
ETA: I do dye in a big pot sometimes especially if I want concentrated color but for me it makes a bigger mess. I don't care if the inside of my washing machine is a mess but don't like dye all over the kitchen.
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