Dyeing muslin squares. How to do it?

[Kayzr]

I love these but am not all that keen on paying £29 on muslin squares that will be used for wiping up sick etc.

So I wondered if it was possible to just buy a load of plain white ones and dye them different colours?

I have never dyed anything so not really sure where to start so any ideas or help would be brilliant.

Thank you.

Wow, this is something (I mean the price)!
The problem is that good quality dyes are also expensive and to dye just a few in several colours will also set you back. It is easy though, I have done it in the past without any problem.
Not helpful sorry!

I wonder if you could use those dye tablets that you boil Easter eggs in,as you want so many colours? Otherwise,Dylon washing m,achine dye

Oops. That's a messy post

But seriously, these guys are really taking the piss (JMB)...

Yeah thats what I thought. You can get about 20 white ones on ebay for about £5. I might go have a look at some dye. Even if I just do 2 bright colours it's a bit more interesting than just white.

I woould suggest dylon washing machine dye too, but you may not get it to be as bright; and it might fade as the squares will be washed a lot!!

Dyeing is a good option but if you like bright colours, which I can understand, I would also seriously consider buying muslin cloth by the meter from a good trading shop and then just hem it (takes seconds). It would be a fraction of the cost.

My concern in both cases (and JMB tbh) would be how colourfast the end product is.

Dylon farbic dye for hand is quite good and cheap. £2-3 a pack, I think. Quick and easy, bucket filled with cold water, salt, dye and fix. Rinse under tap and done. The colour will fade over time, but it is good. You can create a more intense colour by varying the amount of water you use. Plus as you continue to dunk things in the colour will be lighter as there is less dye in the water, if you don't want to dye much you should be fine.

Have tie dyed tons of t-shirts over the years with the cold water dye with successful results.

Asda baby event also do white/pastel muslins for £4 for a pack of 6.

Don't forget to put through the machine without washing powder or conditioner, it gets out any chemicals that may cause a patchy dye job. The dye also takes better if they've had a little soak in water before hand to help loosen up the fibres.

I'm going to boil a peice of cotton in egg-dye,and report back,once it's been
washed.

I dyed mine with Dylon machine dye (the turquoise was particularly good, as was the eggy yellow). They seemed to be colourfast and didn't fade horrendously - no more than you might expect an ordinary coloured item to fade.

They are lovely, but have you seen tge reviews? My white ones certainly don't look grubby and they are on their second children. They should have been sending their 30 quid on learning how to wash their whites properly

When you figure it out, sell them for 20 quid and you'll make a killing