#rit dye

[parliamentrook]

yayyy my first dye project was a success, I used the RIT “back to black” kit. The stitching works super well with this leather patch from Poison Apple Print shop that I’ve had forever. I think I need to open up the lining to attach it… I should have taken a before pic of the lining, it was pretty! I’m glad the red stripes still show subtly through

I’m having a hard time finding buttons I like so I’ll probably just make my own bronze ones???

next up is this jean jacket I picked up for $5 after telling myself not to get any more project jackets

also tiny rant… I was trying to find an embroidered back patch for a bomber jacket, and SO MANY are clearly ai designs. It’s a bit weird seeing ai then run through a physical process like an embroidery machine, but still be able to tell it’s ai

[waverly-kils]

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Dyeing a sweater I got from the bins

[calendae-creations]

I spun and dyed the yarn for these woolen fingerless mitts around 2005 or so, and knitted them in 2008. I've worn them all winter every winter ever since more or less, and I still haven't had to repair them even once! They are so warm, and so soft and comfy.

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[knitsbyellie]

Rit Dye Experiment

I recently came into possession of a crazy amount of local merino raw wool fleeces. With a million kgs (almost) of wool in every crevice of my home, I decided to try my hand at dyeing.

I purchased some Landscape Dyes online but obviously couldn't wait for those to arrive. Found some Navy Rit Dye in the linen cupboard from an abandoned project and decided to have a practice run using an old slow cooker I was going to donate.

I took about 50g of scoured wool and using a mixture of the packet instructions and online tutorials, the result was a beautiful blue, purple and navy mix.

But here's why I'm not happy and won't be using Rit Dye in the future.

Felting: There was significant felting in areas. Some I could put down to inexperience (maybe) but I'm pretty confident I did everything to prevent felting and wonder if the dye was too harsh and made the wool brittle and felt.

Smell: I am one of those people that are pretty sensitive to smell but it doesn't usually bother me to the point where I start to feel really uncomfortable. The dyeing process was fine, where the wool was physically in the dye pot. Smelt yuck but it was fine, you know? But once I rinsed and dried the wool, it just got me to the point where I couldn't work with it. The stench is unbelievable. The only way I can describe it is a deep sort of chemical smell. Just awful. Anyway, enough complaining. I ended up spraying it all with room spray to try and mask the scent which worked but can't have done the fibre any good.

Final Thoughts

It was fun to have a play and am currently carding it up with some white un-dyed merino for a bit of variation so I'll share the finished yarn when I eventually get to it.

You can read the dyeing process and all specs here.

[jennschiffer]

because we live with a black cat, we don’t really do solid light colors in this household. so i tie dyed!

[hikarry]

My lovely fellow cosplay freaks, help a bloke out

I've never dyed shite apart from my hair before (and even so, I pay someone else to do it) so I'm in need of some assistance

To dye the following denim jacket black with RIT black dye

Is one bottle enough, or would I be safer with two bottles?

Kisses on the forehead, and may the Metatron not bite

[nice-thing-a-day]

I dyed some fabric yesterday trying to achieve a mottled look that I wasn’t sure was going to work out and it’s dry now and I think it actually looks really cool now that it’s completely dry.

[fabsions]