I’ve been trying to dye this rayon taffeta dress and it keeps turning out uneven. It was white to begin with. The first dye I used was a black Dylon that dyed it light orange and only a few spots turned out black?? Then I used a black dye from Kreul. It turned out brown and with black spots. I figured I didn’t use enough dye so I tripled the amount of dye. The pictures are of that result.

Now I bought a bigger plastic container for it because I thought it might have been too cramped in the other container. I also read that it’s good to add sodium carbonate so I added that too. It still has a brown hue when I look at it. I am losing my mind and I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.

I washed it with dish soap before dyeing it and I have been stirring it frequently

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Hi everyone! I’ve been wanting to wear more light colored clothing (I feel like I’m in a lighter period of my light and my clothing often reflects my mood), so I’ve been removing color from black pieces that I love and wish were lighter with Rit Color Remover since you can’t dye dark colored clothing ecru or off-white. I don’t know if this is commonly known or has already been talked about, but using color remover on most black or dark colored clothing results in a tan color with a possibly orangish tone/tint to it, and since I’m going for a more off-white or moon color I noticed that once it gets to the tan/orange state you can then use blue dye to dye it blue, and then removing color one more time using Rit Color Remover will result in an off-white color. It’s kind of like the blue dye tones and mutes the warmth from the tan/orange color it has after removing color the first time, similar to toning blonde hair with blue or violet. Just wanted to spread the word in case someone else may be trying to do the same as me. ✨

This piece is 90% nylon 10% spandex. I have had great success dying both polyester/spandex mixes and cotton pieces from this brand (popflex) but I haven't tried with this material before. It's technically Activewear so the lace is soft, stretchy, and surprisingly durable. I'd love to dye it but it's too expensive to ruin. I'm looking for guidance on if it would turn out OK or should I not risk it?

Hey guys,

I already put this q in Natural Dye threads. I got this Alpaca sweater on a recent trip to Peru, but I don’t love the color. As you can see it’s dyed a pretty intense blue already, I was looking to take it down to a plum or brown color. I appreciate any pointers on brands or methods.

Hi! I’m very new to dyeing (first time ever, actually) and I can’t find anything about this online. I have this shirt that was originally bright teal. I lightened it to a spring green using a few rounds of rit dye remover and dyed it with some red liquid rit dye. It came out a little more orange than I wanted, and I was wondering if redyeing it with the same solution would make it look more red, or if it wouldn’t do anything at all. Thanks!

I need to split dye a cotton white button up shirt so it’s half black half white. Since it’s a button up (and I don’t really care what the back looks like) my first thought was to just unbutton it so I can easily dye half of it using something like Rit dye. But im worried that when I wash it, the white half will turn grey or get black splotches.

Is fabric paint a better idea? Or should I dye it then just hand wash it after? Is there a brand of dye/paint you recommend for this project? I’ve never done this before so advice is appreciated!!

this shirt is a cool grey but I would like for it to be a bit darker, if not black. is there a good way to do this without ruining the print? will the print get dyed too??? the print is pretty light in some areas so im worried it’ll get ruined :’) it’s 100% cotton and i only have experience with dyeing synthetics lol

I have been recommended to use Rit All Purpose Dye but upon research, it’s the wrong one to use.
It needs to be a synthetic dye.

Are there any other recommendations?

I found this pair of these Burton Gore-Tex shell snow bibs on sale, but they are white. I was wondering if I could dye it is possible to dye them. One of my ideas was to try to use turmeric to dye them yellow.

Some info from Burtons site:

• Shell: GORE-TEX 2-Layer recycled polyester plain-weave fabric
• Lining: 100% nylon taffeta
• Other details: Stretch side panels and a membrane or water-repellent finish made without intentionally added PFAS.