tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18642968.post2813922335371599409..comments2024-03-27T23:02:05.646-05:00Comments on Sew Random: Dyeing Newbie; or, How White Fabric Becomes Green with Only Three Trips Through The WasherLisa Lareehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11516986664460840579noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18642968.post-90252763242594340722009-10-27T09:58:59.559-05:002009-10-27T09:58:59.559-05:00We use Rit pretty often here... and I do get a dec...We use Rit pretty often here... and I do get a decent match to the swatches. Usually. <br />If trying to get a strong color I add VERY hot water (boil a pot or two on the stove and pour in when filling the tub). I stop the machine before it drains and run the fabric through the same dye over and over. I add more dye (dissolved first of course). I add another color dye (perhaps a quarter of the dark green packet added to the other mix?).<br />Most of these are not things the dye company tells you to do. If I recall correctly they state that the fabric ceases to pick up dye after a certain point in time... but I've not found that to be the case.Kathleen C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09985361663328017340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18642968.post-7166454547813810472009-10-25T04:52:20.362-05:002009-10-25T04:52:20.362-05:00I don't use Rit very often, but use other prof...I don't use Rit very often, but use other professional dyes, and there is no way of really knowing exactly how something is going to turn out unless you measure everything exactly and use the same formula for the same amount of fabric. Fabrics are always lighter when they're dry, so even then it is hard to tell what shade you'll get when they first come out of the dye bath.<br /><br />It was smart to dye to the two pieces together because they will match perfectly, no matter what shade of green you end up with.Summersethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364235843222794829noreply@blogger.com