Anyone ever hand dye fabrics?

Justme · Post by **Justme** » May 15, 2006 4:16 pm

I am never happy just repeating things I have already done. Boring. So, I have decided to try hand dying fabrics to use in quilts. Right now I am playing with Rit dye. I am reading in the 'net that they don't get dark/intense enough, and have found that to be true. But the none of the stores around here seam to sell the correct stuff, only source would be the internet. Not sure if I want to spend the $$ at this time.

Anyone else tried to do this?

Tami

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » May 15, 2006 9:50 pm

Tami, I have a friend who quilts & dyes his own fabrics. Let me ask him what he uses. He can probly give me a link to a website.

Justme · Post by **Justme** » May 16, 2006 7:20 am

Thanks, R

Tami

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » May 16, 2006 11:19 am

Here's what he had to say:

I use Procion dyes . . . they are permanent--they won't fade (a common problem of Rit dye) . . . I buy mine from Dharma Trading in CA . . . Googling "procion dye" or "dharma trading" should give her someplace to start . . .

Hope this helps, Tami.

Mary Ann · Post by **Mary Ann** » May 17, 2006 3:59 pm

Kind of off topic but my granddaughter wanted hot pink gym shoes and couldn't find them retail under $60. She used Rit Dye full strength and a paint brush on an older pair, got the effect she wanted, and they still look good despite all our rain.

Justme · Post by **Justme** » May 21, 2006 2:20 am

R-75

That was the catalogue I had already ordered! Just to see what it would cost to get some supplies. Looks like a cool company also.

Looks like I will have to break down and do the mail order thing if I really want to try this.

Thanks, Tami