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Question by kirik: I have a beige dress which I would like to dye red.?
I have a beige coloured dress which I would like to dye red. It is wool/acrylic blend. I bought some bright red dye but I’m worried the dress will go a horrible brown colour. Does anyone have experience with dyeing already coloured garments? Thanks

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Answer by Curious Bystander
i dont think you can. better to just get it update or modified in some chic way. sorry..
Good Luck

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Question by ktownandrew@sbcglobal.net: I would like step by step instructions on how to fold shirt for designs for tie dye shirts.?

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Answer by hot_brizha
Tie-Dye Procedure
In Short:
Decide on how you’re going to fold and apply dye, and which colors to use;

* Have ready: Fabric, washed and dried, dampen just before folding
* Rubber bands, 3 to 30 for each piece
* Dye, dissolved and cooled down
* Soda ash, dissolved
* Table, covered with white plastic-backed paper tablecloth
* Cake (“cooling’) racks or other work surface
* A large tray to contain spills makes work easier
* Paper towels, old cloth towel and dishpan with warm water
* Containers for keeping dyed fabric damp (explained below)
* Vinyl or latex gloves, safety glasses and Japanese (pointed) chopstick

1. Tie Dye Steps Folding (10-15 minutes):
Fold (or form) the damp piece of fabric into the shape you want, fix with rubber bands.
2. Soaking (at least 20 minutes but hardly any work or attention):
Put the folded piece in Soda Ash (Na2CO3) solution and let it soak for at least twenty minutes, a day or two is fine too. When children are tie-dyeing, the soda ash parts should be handled by and adult.
3. Dyeing (30-60 minutes for a T-shirt):
Put on gloves and safety glasses and wring as much soda ash solution as possible from the piece; put on work surface and apply dye. Turn piece over when one side is ready, continue.
4. Bonding (1 day of rest):
Cover airtight, it should stay damp, and let the piece rest for a day to allow the cotton fibers to absorb the dye.
5. Rinsing and washing (3 days):
Put on gloves and rinse piece under running water till water runs kind of clear, wash and air-dry several times to clear out unabsorbed dye.

Materials
The fabric to be tie-dyed should be at least 90-95% cotton (5% spandex etc. is acceptable) and should be washed before dyeing. Tie-dyeing other fibers requires different procedures (silk is boiled, if I remember right.)
Stain-resistant fabric will also resist dye, absorb less color, resulting in milder colors, which may be nice if expected. Labels seldom mention the treatment and sales reps may not be aware of it; I have found it in the more expensive brands (Lands’ End, Brooks Brothers.)

Dissolve Soda Ash (Na2CO3) according to package instructions. Wear gloves and safety glasses. Don’t get it in your eyes! The soaking in soda ash is supposed to roughen up the cotton fibers, make them more receptive for dye; but don’t take this to mean that spills will wash out easily from your unsoaked clothes.
I think the Soda Ash solution will keep for years if you’re able to keep dirt and bugs out.

Cover your work table with a white, plastic-backed paper tablecloth (“Sensations.”) Have paper towels ready. Put a dishpan with warm water within easy reach, to rinse your chopstick and gloved fingers in between colors; use old towel to dry hands and chopstick.
In my early days of tie-dyeing, I had the piece I was working on lying on an upside-down sandbox sieve in an old cake pan; now I have a collection of (cake) cooling racks, and an old keyboard drawer under it to catch spills and dye overflow.
When you’re done with one side, put another rack on top and turn the sandwiched thing over.

I use Jacquard Procion MX dye that I buy at my local art shop. A beginner’s tie-dye set is nice, but the $ 2 squeeze bottles from my local art shop allow better control.
Always wear a fitting dust mask and latex or vinyl gloves when dissolving dye. It might cause headaches.
Jacquard suggests 1 teaspoon of dye for 4 fl. oz. water: I follow that except that for Lemon Yellow I use 2 tsp for 4 oz water, and for Turquoise 1½ tsp.; don’t use too much for colors like Golden Yellow, it might turn too much to orange.
Put dye powder in paper or foam cup, add warm to hot water, carefully mix with wooden stirrers.
Let dye solution cool down before applying. Warm air might force dye out of the squeeze bottle you’re working with at the wrong moment.
Use freshly made dye. After a few weeks it colors will not be so bright anymore. View example

After dyeing, the fabric should stay damp for a day or so to allow the bonding of the dye to the cotton fibers. When I started out tie-dyeing I used plastic shopping bags, but as I always put on too much dye, the lighter colors drowned in the puddle of mixed dye at the bottom of the bag, which sometimes soaked into much of the piece.
A bed of tissue helped a little, a bed of mesh like for mosquito screens was better, but later I found more sturdy plastic mesh sheets at a hobby shop (for needlework?) that I put on a layer of marbles in plastic food containers.

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Question by Jonathan: Do you think selling tie-dye shirts would be a success?
Well, I’m thinking about making and selling home-made tie-dye shirts. They actually look very good. That’s why I wanted to do it. I’m thinking of purchasing the dye for about $ 11 and shirts heavyweight cotton for $ 1.89 each and selling them online. Do you think it might be a success? Or do you think if I start to invest in products that I’ll be stuck with everything unsold? Thanks.

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Answer by Melissa Anderson
no offence … but i don’t really think anyone wants a tie-dye shirt :S

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Question by shaniafan1234: How do you tie dye a shirt? What materials would you use? I need instructions too, please!?
I feel like tie dying one of my shirts…

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Answer by Me Luv Miley
go to and arts and crafts store and buy a tye dye kit. it has everything you need…. except the shirt.

basically you roll up the shirt, and tie rubber bands all over it. then you dip it in dye. i think. i havent done it in a while.

http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/tiedye/a/041601a_3.htm

see if that helps.

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