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cmeon, TBM and other fabric dye-ers
in Crafts
Is dye-ers even a word? Well, it is now.
So I am struggling in my search to find colors of clip dotted swiss fabric and thought I might try my hand at dying some. I know y'all have talked about which brands of dyes you prefer, but I cannot remember.
Re: cmeon, TBM and other fabric dye-ers
I've had lots of good experiences with Dylon- I get them at Joann's. I would love to try pigment dying so I have an even wider range of colors- but, Dylon has a decent range. They go on sale pretty often, and I stock up then- but, they're only $3 a pack at regular price.
If you want colored fabric + colored dots, just make sure the thread used to make the dots is cotton. Polyester *may* accept some Dylon, but, probably not, and definitely not to the degree the cotton backing will.
http://www.dharmatrading.com/
I've been really happy with their customer service. We dip-dyed 700 tie dye tshirts for school and they were great about all my random questions. The dye we used was vibrant.
Craft Blog
This would be more source for pigment dying- I wish I could find a local source for Procion. Amazon has a few sellers now- but, they tend to jack the price up.
I forgot to mention that Dylon needs salt- lots and lots of salt. I have a bunch of different salts on hand for my cooking/baking needs, but, have a canister of non-ionized table salt specifically for dye. I also use dollar store buckets and plastic spoons- but, don't do dollar store gloves. I learned the hard way.