Dip dye fabric

Supplies

Dye appropriate for your material kind. I like Jacquard dyes. I used Jacquard iDye in following proportions to ultimately achieve the end color*:

2 components 418 Turquoise

2 parts 419 Royal Blue

1 components 421 Kelly Green

Non-iodized salt (if needed)

Dye fixative

Mason jar with top (for blending dye)

Huge pot or container

Stovetop, camp kitchen stove, or bucket heater (recommended, but keeping the textile near to a simmer assists the dye absorb better)

Old garments

*Note on end color: I happened to be targeting a turquoise with green undertones, nevertheless the end hue was a greenish teal. The kelly green was remarkably strong. If you're targeting a bluer hue, slice the kelly dust in half.

1: Prepare the dye concentrate

Include the dye powder/liquid into a Mason jar and fill with water. We utilized approx. 1 cup (250 ml) of water per package of iDye, resulting in the full quart/liter of dye focus for 5 bundles of iDye. (Note: we ombre colored a total of 18 yards of 56" large linen with this particular concentrate but still had some left. Easily had colored the colors successively in identical bucket, instead of in split buckets, i might have had at least half a jar of concentrate remaining.)

Fasten the top securely and shake really. Also a few drops for this concentrate will stain your fingers a-deep hue!

Step two: Moisten material

In the event your dye requires it, moisten your material before placing to the dye shower. Should you want to keep the utmost effective undyed, after that don't wet the textile.

Step three: Ready the dyeing area

You will need somehow to hang your fabric and go it progressively up. I suspended my fabric with a sturdy hanger. I was dyeing a double size for band slings, thus I simply folded the textile two times lengthwise to match in the hanger, after that put the hanger at the center. If you are only dyeing one length/garment, you will need to attach it to your hanger with safety pins.

Then, I attached two ropes to a tree part and moved my textile up in 6" intervals. (we used two ropes to more easily jump backwards and forwards between lengths, but you could make do with one line.) We tied solitary knots when you look at the rope and slipped the hanger hook through. The line held 5 1/2 yards of damp fabric with no slipping.

Step: Prepare the lightest dye shower

Fill your pot/bucket with boiling-water. Start with including a tiny amount of dye for lightest hue, around 1/4 tsp or less per 4 gallons of liquid.

We utilized a container heater to help keep water hot. You might use your stovetop or campstove.

Step 5: Include material

Incorporate whole duration of material to the dye bathtub and agitate constantly. (if you should be keeping the most notable undyed, suspend the undyed end above the dye bath.) We kept my fabric collapsed within the hanger, but you might find it much easier to take it off for this first faltering step. Try to keep consitently the textile when you look at the dye bath for at the least 10-15 moments to make sure a straight tone, so never add too much dye concentrate initially! You can add even more if needed.

Idea for adding additional dye focus to a dye shower: take away the material before mixing in extra dye concentrate. The last thing you want to do is always to put dye concentrate right onto the textile; you'll get a dark spot!

Action 6: Elevate and include more dye

Whenever fabric has reached the desired tone, elevate one end 6" above the dye bath. (you might pick smaller or bigger intervals with respect to the period of the fabric/garment you are dyeing). Include a tiny extra dye focus (start with 1/8-1/4 tsp) and carefully agitate the fabric.

My tip: each and every time we moved to a much deeper hue, we elevated the fabric 12", very carefully stirred in dye option, after that lowered it right back 6". This ensured a far more even gradation between colors. I would also ladle the deeper dye bath up a few inches on the suspended fabric to help soften the hue changes.

Discover an image showing successive dye bathrooms, starting with another shade change and closing aided by the last one (i did so about 9 shade alterations in total).

Every 5-10 minutes, carry the material up another 6" and include even more dye focus. Continue to gently blend the material to make sure an even hue. As you get to the deeper tones, you will add progressively larger amounts of dye concentrate and allow the fabric rest for extended intervals. Your deepest hue should sit in the dye bathtub for around half an hour.

After the final an element of the material has now reached the required hue, get rid of the material out of the dye shower. Constantly wash from top (lightest) to base. If you are outdoors, merely elevate the fabric and wash positioned with a hose until the water operates clear. Bear in mind, the fabric are going to be less heavy once it's been rinsed, washed, and dried.