hi everyone. Hoping for a bit of advice. My daughter wants to do tie dying at her Bday party in a few weeks. There will be approx. 15 t-shirts to dye.

I've not done tie dye before, and am unsure of how much powdered dye I'd need, the instructions on the packets say to dissolve the powder and then place that mix into a dye bath. how much water goes in a dye bath? That part is unclear. Assuming I can then put the mix into squeezy bottles and go from there?

I was thinking of getting 6 or so colours, so the kids have a good selection to pick from. Would one pack of each colour be enough for 15 or so size 12 kids t-shirts? (powdered dye appears to be cheaper than the ready made liquid dye, which is why I am wanting to use this)

thanks in advance

phoenix22 - 2020-09-11 09:32:00

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kittycatkin - 2020-09-15 15:35:00

kittycatkin wrote:

It's been ages since I did any tie dyeing, but the packet will tell you how much dye it makes as I remember.

It's real fun to undo the knots or rubber bands and see the result. Rubber bands are easier to undo than knots. A friend and I revived this craft at university and made all sorts of garments from calico dyed with Dylon dyes.

thanks for that. Yeah, my daughter is very excited by the prospect. I have ordered a bunch of colours, the kids should have fun!

phoenix22 - 2020-09-15 16:27:00

Be sure to use the appropriate dye for the fabric. For cellulose fibres (e.g. cotton, bamboo, hemp) you need a fibre reactive dye. Our customers and the dyehouse we use find Procion good, and FWIK they're less toxic than Dylon ones.

For protein fibres such as wool or silk you'll need a different dye type. We don't deal with such fabrics so can't advise there.

harm_less - 2020-09-15 16:38:00

harm_less wrote:

Be sure to use the appropriate dye for the fabric. For cellulose fibres (e.g. cotton, bamboo, hemp) you need a fibre reactive dye. Our customers and the dyehouse we use find Procion good, and FWIK they're less toxic than Dylon ones.

For protein fibres such as wool or silk you'll need a different dye type. We don't deal with such fabrics so can't advise there.

I want to do some cold-water dyeing in the washing machine. Just a few cotton garments. But where can I get the right dye and in small quantities? Maybe CCG? Or is there a seller on here?

Edited by arthurdent at 11:35 am, Thu 26 Aug

arthurdent - 2021-08-26 11:33:00

arthurdent wrote:

I want to do some cold-water dyeing in the washing machine. Just a few cotton garments. But where can I get the right dye and in small quantities? Maybe CCG? Or is there a seller on here?

It's ok - I've found some after searching for 'procion'. Thanks.

arthurdent - 2021-08-26 11:51:00