Jacquard iDye for Natural Fabrics .49 Oz - Ecru

This was my first experience dyeing anything. A friend who does lots of dyeing recommended Jacquard iDye. She buys it from a local yarn shop. The results were excellent. The color was a gorgeous shade of purple; much prettier than what I was dyeing. I had a favorite top that I'd gotten something on that had faded out the color in certain spots. That's all I had intended to dye. But I also dyed a pair of casual linen pants that were in a mauve color I hardly ever wear, so I decided to dye it too. Both items came out beautifully. The color was much nicer than the top and pants were before. As for the "stain" in the top (the bleached out splatters). Those were faded, but not entirely gone. We'll see when I wash the items if any of the dye washes out. But as for the initial results, the results were amazing. However, if I ever dye anything again, I wouldn't use the washing machine. I have a top-loading washer. Dye water got splattered all over the inside of the washing machine. It got into little crevasses that I didn't expect to have it go. Next time, I would use the "cauldron" method and dye it on top of the stove. But who knows. Perhaps that would be a mess, too. As it was, I had to use Dawn spray cleaner and carefully wipe down the underside of the lid, the lip around the tub of the washer, and the inside of the agitator. After wiping every place I could see, I ran the washer with nothing in it twice. Then I washed a load of black clothing.

IDye Poly is an amazing day for synthetic fabrics. I was hesitant to try it because of some of the bad reviews but reading is essential when dealing with chemicals at any kind and after trying the product, I can tell some people did not read the directions. I wanted to dye white fishnet yellow. I allowed the fishnet to soak in water so the color doesn’t come out streaky while I put a pot with enough water for the item to freely move around on the stove come to a boil. Toss in the color pack which is made of gelatin so it dissolves in the water then open up the color intensifier and pour that into to the water. The longer you leave your fabric in the boil, the more saturated the color becomes. If you’re using something that already has color, you are color mixing so look at a color wheel to see what color you’re going to get. Rinse well, wash with detergent, rinse again. The color came out better than I thought. I don’t ever see myself using Rit dye again after using this product.

It worked great on my old, stained silk shirt. I've had this shirt for over 16 years. It was cream colored and had a few stains on it that dry cleaning wouldn't get out. I decided I'd try dying it because what was the worst that could happen? I hand rinsed the shirt first (the label says "dry clean only") in cold water with a little distilled white vinegar. This way any chemicals that might remain from dry cleaning would be removed. I used the "stove top" method as described inside the box, though I'll admit I didn't simmer it like the box said, I just heated the water until the packet dissolved, added the white vinegar as recommended and stirred it for 30 minutes. I then spent quite a while rinsing it in cold water until the water ran pretty clear (I got impatient and stopped when it looked like I got most of the excess dye out). I then blotted the shirt in an old towel (which did get a smidgen of stain on it) and then ironed it on medium heat while it was still slightly damp. The shirt was still slightly damp when I took the picture, so the color looks a little uneven. But once it had dried completely, it looked great!! The stitching didn't take up the dye as well, but I don't mind about that. I really like the look of the shirt!

I have never been able to perfectly dye a garment. And this dye works pretty good. I defintely prefer it to Rit. This one is for natural fabric. I bought one packet to dye a white cotton shirt to ecru color. At first I didn't thoroughly follow the directions. And so it didn't turn out great. So I bought another packet, decided to be more disciplined and thoroughly follow the directions and it worked out much much better. Some comments: - It's most likely better to dye in hot water in a pot on a stove as directed. And not in the washing machine. - Make sure to FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS inside the packet. For example: if cotton, add one cup of non-iodized salt, no less. By doing so, the dye pigments "gripped" to the shirt like magnets. - It's very EASY to use. - It's not messy. - There's no funky odor at all. - It's better to leave the garment to dye for at least an hour I think. - Stir and turn the garment often. Don't just leave it to sit in the dye. Have to work it. The result: - My shirt is made of rather thin cotton fabric. It absorbed the dye well. It's evenly dyed for the most part. But not everywhere and this I has do do with some rest of stain. And so the back of the shirt is pretty evenly dyed. The front has areas with old stains invisble to the naked eyes. But those stains altered those areas and so there's a bit of uneveness there. - Dyed, my shirt looks casual, bohemian style.... It is what I was going for so I am happy with the result. I'll buy again.

Why did you pick this product vs others?: I wasn't very impressed with this dye. I have used the IDye Poly before and had great results. This natural fiber dye did okay but most of the color came out of one of the garments the first time I washed it for whatever reason. I have used it in another color mixed with the IDye Poly of the same color since and it worked well for my project. Maybe this turquoise just isn't as good. I have used other turquoise dyes in the past that weren't the best so maybe it's something about the color. It was pretty on the one piece it stayed on.

What I needed.

Ordered Golden Yellow and it turned my cotton white outfit DEEP ORANGE. Wasted my outfit, money, and time!!!

I needed to dye some vinyl tubing and it did a GREAT job though do make sure to check the progress while dying. I did several attempts with this one pack and found the clear tubing dye completely opaque after only 10 minutes. For my transparent color, it took only 2.5 minutes in boiling water. Perfectly uniformed color when you properly prepare and clean the product. And YES ... it absolutely STINKS! Open the windows and set up a fan.

follow instructions and all will be perfect. done in a kitchen sink and (stainless steel) great results. impressed.

Funziona

Very easy to use, little mess and even coverage of dye on my fabric. Would definitely use again.

Rien à redire : la couleur est top, bien couvrante, pas de taches ni de marbrure... (tout ce vert est destiné à un déguisement de Hulk)

Perfect