Experiment!!

[hangonsweetpea]

I tried this and I think it came out pretty well I just have to figure out how to get the wax off the shirt I boiled it and a little came off but I didn't want to put the whole shirt in for fear it would boil the colors out....any suggestions would be helpful..

[pburch]

Did you dye it with Procion MX dye? Properly applied fiber reactive dye will not come off even when boiled. In fact, boiling is a very efficient way to remove the unattached excess dye, which really must be removed one way or another.

Paula

[hangonsweetpea]

I didn't because I can't find them other than on the internet and I haven't had time to actually search for a good site to get them from

[pburch]

What kind of dye did you use? Most tie-dye kits contain Procion MX type dye.

Paula

[hangonsweetpea]

I used dylon dyes

[pburch]

Man, this conversation is a slow process! What kind of Dylon dyes did you use?

Many of the dyes made by the Dylon company are fiber reactive dyes. This includes Dylon Permanent, Dylon Cold, Dylon Machine, and Dylon Hand. Since these are all fiber reactive dyes, they will withstand boiling just fine, as long as you followed the instructions when you applied the dye, and used an adequate temperature and 100% cotton and all that, and used soda ash fixative if you were using Dylon Cold. The only dye removed by boiling will be the unattached excess dye, which you have to remove anyway.

However, Dylon Multi Purpose Dye is an all-purpose dye, like Rit or Tintex dye, so it is not bound permanently to the fiber and will tend to bleed badly in hot water. All-purpose dyes are very inferior to fiber reactive dyes, especially when used in batik.

Paula

[hangonsweetpea]

Sorry...I don't know what kind I used

It was this


It doesn't really say anything other than it's permanent so I'm not sure

[pburch]

Dylon Permanent is a line of fiber reactive dyes, mostly containing Drimarene K type dyes, that have the equivalent of soda ash already mixed in.

Dylon Permanent Dye is a good type of dye, but it's not ideal for tie-dyeing, because it can be hard to translate the instructions for use in direct application, and because the pre-mixed colors can be difficult to use for mixing other colors. You got some really nice results with it!

Paula

[hangonsweetpea]

Thanks!

[Mac_bb]

i started out with the rit dyes when i first started (horrible) and moved to dylon dye's (decent) and am completely on dharma dye's now (kick ass) you should check out the dye's there www.dharmatrading.com