I’m trying to dye skirt made with 95% polyester and 5% elastane black. I was planning to use iDye Poly but apparently it requires high temperatures. Does anyone know how well elastane handles heat?

Is there a way to dye 100% polyester without buying specific polyester dye for it? I have a black shirt with just a tiny white trim at the end of the sleeves and buying a whole pack of dye for that amount seems like a waste of money. I was thinking maybe something else could dye it? Sharpie? Copic markers (alcohol based markers)? Edding permanent marker? Some type of paint, like maybe alcohol paint, some type of ink? Since I’m an artist I have these at home.

If those or something similar doesn’t work, I’ll probably just gift the shirt to someone. Polyester dye would end up more expensive than the shirt itself

Hi!! I apologise if anyone here has asked the question in the past, but I can't find anything. Does anyone have anything that goes in depth to resist dyeing, or any tips you wish you knew? I'm working with a polyester light pink (imagine "kawaii pink") jacket and trying to get it to a coral pink with two stripes on each of the sleeves staying the light pink. I understand the slight basics of resist dyeing, but I wanted to call out and ask if anyone had anything that I could know, or any site resources that could help! Thanks in advance. Is it worth attempting resist dyeing or should I try cutting the garnment up and keeping those two stripes?
I am just about to fall asleep, so I apologise if any of my wording seems off or if I sound a bit crazy. I also have never made a reddit post before, so I don't know if theres some sort of thing I have to follow for it.

I'm looking for some advice on painting on silk with a baby safe dye. When it comes to fabric: I have so far experimented with Jacquard fabric paints and acrylics with fabric medium, thinned enough to approximate water color. Next, I would like to do a piece that's safe for a baby to play with, on silk. So I'm looking for something I can paint with then set.

I have read that fiber reactive dyes like dharma procion mx are safest because they permanently bond with cellulose, and dharma has instructions for cotton, but says the colors will change or only sort of work with silk. Most resources then point to acid dyes, but 1) I can't tell if those are baby safe, especially if they can bleed, and 2) I think this can also damage the silk, depending on how it's done.

I've also seen reference to procion H as a dye that will color protein and cellulose the same, but I haven't found any info on whether those are also baby safe, and Dharma seems to have discontinued that line, so is there another line that works for silk?

I also saw that some acid dyes are food safe, so presumably baby safe too, but that those tend to fade over time and have poor light fastness. So within that category, are there some that work better than others?

TLDR: Does anyone have a recommendation for a baby safe silk dye, and if so, tips on how to mix for painting or set it post painting?

i dyed a white tulle skirt fire like colors with rit dye, but its come out very dull. is there any way i can make the dye come out brighter on the tulle?

What dyes and techniques did you use?

Heyyy I got some pants a while ago they are sooo cute i love them but I used bleach on them and now there are yellow stains everywhere and ai am very sad. I have tried to bleach the entire pants multiple times but it has not changed. I was wondering if I bought white dye and used them on my pants, would the yellow go away? If that’s not possible is there anything you recommend? Should I dye the entire pants a new color??? Helppp they are so cute and I rly wanna wear them. If there is no saving them let me know also.

I have a knit cardigan I really like in the colour of baby blue. Unfortunately the tag doesn't name what sort of yarn was used to make it but since this is a no name brand I would assume it's made of acrylic yarn. Any tips for dying it black in a way that at least makes for decent results that's not too expensive?

I love this sweater but the colour is simply not working for me.

I would love a reddish burgundy colour but am not sure how to go about it. I've read that dyeing knitted fibres in their knitted forms can be a bit tricky.

This sweater is 100% cotton.

Any advice would be deeply appreciated!

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Fabric is 60% rayon, 37% cotton, 3% spandex. Do I need to use iDye Poly or can I get away with regular Procion dye because the synthetic content is so low? These are smooth, stretchy, pull-on pants, black with a white print that I want to color in.