Dying towels with Dylon........

[warmsummersday]

Hi. I have some towels i am going to dye tonight. Am buying the dylon in a bit, it comes in a bag and is like a powder and I am wondering how many towels I will get away with dying. They are white towels that I want to dye brown.

[candyy]

Can you weigh them? There's usually a guide to the amount of fabric that can be dyed per box inside the dylon box.

[Posey]

I have done this loads of times and find that they always say you can only put certain amount in per box of Dylon. I always dye more than they recommend and have never been disappointed. Esp with towels which dye really well and easily.

[onebatmother]

word of warning - sometimes the stitching thread is polyester and doesn't dye. Doesn't necessarily look dreadful but not exactly right either.

there's a way of telling if it's polyester (by burning it?) but I'm afraid I'm a bit vague on the detail..

[RustyBear]

If you put more in (as long as you don't stuff in so many that they are jammed together) all that will happen is that they will be a lighter brown.

[warmsummersday]

Ok so didn't buy it the other day. It sayd dye up to 1kg and it will come out a lighter shade of brown. So how many towels do we reckon in one wash? I was just going to do 2 towels but seemd like a waste and want to put more in!

[onebatmother]

I think towels might be heavier than you think - 2 towels is prob 1 kg..

[Posey]

What size towels? I think I'd bee inclined to do 2 bathsheets, or 2 standard bathtowels and a handtowel, or 4 hand towels.