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Dylon machine dye on curtains... not sure if it’d work?

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JustBeingJobless · 20/02/2019 11:32

The curtains on my little caravan are currently a pale salmon pink colour and a bit faded. I was going to make new ones, but there’s not actually anything wrong with them, apart from the colour, and it would save a lot of work if I could dye them. They’re not lined and the fabric is lightweight and isn’t particularly thick (no idea what the fabric is though, but I know they machine wash ok), so fancying giving machine dye a go.

I would ideally like them some shade of grey - what colour would I need to use to go from pale pink to grey? I can’t get my head around it! Would the pink still show or will it be ok with it being really pale? I guess the worst that can happen is they go wrong and I go back to plan a and make some new ones!

Any advice from people that have used the Dylon stuff before? Many thanks :)

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JustBeingJobless · 21/02/2019 16:09

Nope, not even a hint of grey :( To be fair, I haven’t got a clue what fabric they are as I think they were home made in the first place, so probably acrylic which I don’t think it’s designed for. They’re very lightweight and dry quickly so not a natural fibre. Ah well, I’ll have to dust the sewing machine off then!

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starlingsintheslipstream · 21/02/2019 16:35

Oh, shame. Must be a man made fibre - won't take the dye

Angie169 · 21/02/2019 20:52

Oh no , so disappointing Sad

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Fontella · 22/02/2019 09:02

It seems your curtains must be one of these ...

polyester, acrylic, acetate, fiberglass, spandex, or metallic fibers. Bleached fabrics, waterproof fabrics, stain resistant fabrics, and "dry clean only" fabrics are usually off limits, as well.

www.wikihow.com/Dye-Curtains

Jacquilu · 07/01/2021 21:45

Hi ive been looking at dying my old curtains for a while now and read some mixed reviews. I've used dylon and my chenille / Draylon curtains have turned out gorgeous

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