Dylan all-in-one fabric dye

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Can anyone advise please?

I’m about to use one of these but want to clarify, do you put the whole thing (small round, plastic tub) inside the washer with the wet clothes? I’m overthinking definitely but can’t see how it works! Won’t the dye amass on the top item of clothing before the cycle starts?

And, is a 40 degree wool wash cycle ok? It’s a shorter cycle and one of the items I’m dyeing is quite delicate so I don’t want to use the long 40 degree cycle.

Gah, I’ve only ever used the saucepan variety before.

Yes put the dye in the plastic tub as a whole. I think a shorter wash should be ok. Once finished do a wash in hot with an old towel in the machine to capture left over dye and then clean around all the seals as the dye can linger!

Don't forget to check the powder drawer either. I've no idea how the colour ends up in there but it does.
I've always had excellent results with the all in one dyes. I use them to refresh towels, bedding, jeans etc as well as to change the colours of clothes.

Thank you. I honestly don’t get my anxiety over this. So, it says damp clothes not wet and mine are too wet as I’ve washed and rinsed them and I can’t work out what the right dampness is for this! Think I’m a bit nuts today.

Also, don't forget that you can combine dyes to achieve different colours
For example, I find their violet dye much too pink, so I always bung in some dark blue, to get much richer purples.

That’s good to know for future reference, thank you!

Will do, thanks.

Please be aware that even if the garment is labelled ‘cotton’ or anything else that will take dye, the stitching may be polyester, which will not!

I once ended up with (formerly beige) navy trousers, with the white stitching all showing, but luckily it looked as if it was supposed to be like that.

I wasn’t so lucky with a bleach-splashed mustard colour linen tunic, that I decided to dye olive green. The stitching, however, remained mustard colour - it looked awful and I had to bin it.