dying curtains?

flea72

just be aware that although the fabric is 100% cotton and will dye well, the thread used to sew them up is most likely to be polyester, and therefore that part may not dye too great - but it will only be a slight dotted line, so nothing that noticeable

also depending on the style, the header tape wont take the dye that well either, so make sure you have completely pulled out all the pleats at the top to help the dye get into all the creases.

as said above dyeing both curtains together will give a more even colour, but if you overload the machine, there is a tendency for the dye not to get into all parts of the fabric and cause pale patches.

flea

janthemum

I am so proud how you have all inspired me into Money saving Old Style.

In my living room I have 2 sets of full length curtains; bought 6 years ago for "silly prices" from M&S.

Almost straight away a friends dog weed on them and they were the most impractical cream and have got more and more grubby.

Until my OS inspiration I would have binned them and gone and got that deadly credit:eek: to spend a couple hundred on 2 new pairs...


Not Now....

I went to my little local DIY sell everything store, bought two packets of dylon in terracota and the salt you have to add with it for a few pence more than a tenner and they are fab!:T

Im soooo pleased.

Im just in process this week in painting and changing knobs on 15 year old pine sideboard to complete the make over. Ive posted on DIY board for a bit of advice on that.

I will post piccies in a weeks time when all done on before and after to try and inspire others.:D Thankyou:D

balmaiden

Well done you. I succesfully dyed some curtains a couple of years ago and am now into dyeing big style. I have jusy dyed a pair of light blue cropped trousers, black ( they had seen better days!) I threw in a couple of faded black teeshirts and they all came out like new, great and all for under a tenner.

Solomon_Broad

I was at a friends house once, and I dyed some white curtains a very dark green for him. I did the business, and left them to dry. I went back the next day to hang them, and he had green hands! Turns out he didn't want to waste the mixture, so he tried dying some grubby towels. Problem was, he didn't use any gloves, he just shoved his hands in the dying liquid. Took about a month to get it all off.

janthemum

Well done you Balmaiden. I succesfully dyed some curtains a couple of years ago and am now into dyeing big style. I have jusy dyed a pair of light blue cropped trousers, black ( they had seen better days!) I threw in a couple of faded black teeshirts and they all came out like new, great and all for under a tenner.


I was wondering about dying old faded up "originally" black trousers jeans and joggers and T shirts as thought the dylon packet would go a long way if one pkt does 2 huge curtains; so very heartened to hear how well thet turned out.

Did you use Dylon or another make?

The only other quetion is I thought black dye had a green pigment in it for some reason, so does it come out Black/black brand new looking or with a green tinge?

Many Thanks:)

Emmy

What a great idea

balmaiden

janethemum

Everything came out "black brand new" I didnt see a hint of green. I used Dylon machine dye. Even though you are dyeing black to black, you will still need to weigh your garments as that really does make a difference. I have in the past tried to dye too much in one go and I didnt get the desired shade.

MKwife

I need to dye my suede boots, would this dye work for them????

jaxxy00

Im sure others must have asked this but does it really work well to dye in the washing machine with the machine dye, as in does it all evenly? The other big big question is does it leave the washer perfectly clean so anythign washed after doesnt pick any of the colour up? I need to dye some tulle/net underskirt a cerise pink colour and do not wish any of that to remain for obvious reasons.

I will also ask this here but if not much response will start a new thread for this question as i need to know answer as soon as because i need to dye this net in the next day or two.

If im dyeing stiff net which is used for under dresses will it make the net soft after dyeing and washing it? The softer of the net is a soft beigey pink, then i have some stiffer net which is a baby pink. It all needs dyeing to be a cerise pink to be part of a prom dress. This soft top net will be the upper top on show part of the dress. I know the final result depends on the colour at the beginning but would you say it should be near enough all the same colour once dyed due to be the same sort of colour to start with?

Just looked at dye box and it says for dyeing white cotton, linen or viscose. Not suitable for dyeing wool, silk, polyester, acrylic, nylon and other synthetic fibres, also fabrics with special finishes, eg. dry clean. So does anyone know what tulle/net is made from?

balmaiden

Hi jaxxy00

first after you have used your washing machine for dyeing you would run it through empty, on a hot cycle. I always wipe around the rubber door seal with kitchen roll after, as an extra precaution, I have never had a problem with dye being left behind and dyeing any washing.

I have never dyed net I dont know whether the dyeing would soften it, but I would think the two nets you describe would dye a very similar shade.

Hope that helps