Help with clothes dye question please?

[Gingernutmint]

Horrors! I successfully got a grease stain out of a lovely pale green washed effect sweatshirt. But in the process have made a big awful blotchy paler patch; thanks Vanish. If I dye it, will it all go the same amount darker than it is now, leaving me still with a paler patch? Or will it take a uniform colour? I’ve never used clothes dye. Or should I have a go at all of it with the stain remover so it is all the paler colour? Unsure! Thanks for your help.

In my experience it will take a uniform colour, but it depends on the type of fabric. Pure synthetics don't take any colour, therefore synthetic seams keep their original colour as well.

This is really helpful, thank you. I will check. I think the fabric is cotton for sure but I don’t know about the stitching and there are very prominent seams.

If the vanish has "bleached" the stain then that colour is gone and any dyeing will still result in a lighter patch unfortunately.

You could try though, nothing to lose.

Next time cold water and ordinary dishes washing up liquid work great on stains 😊

Thanks for this! I tried washing up liquid but got nowhere, hence resorting to the vanish. I’ve just hand washed it again and notice the water is fairly dark so I don’t think the colour is that fast at all. There was no chlorine or bleach in the stain remover though. Hmm

I found really strong stain removers or cleaners will still have that bleach effect. I bought sterilising fluid for my babys bottles, definitely no bleach in there, but its stripped the colour off my tea towels! Crazy x

Let me know if you choose to dye and if it works 🤞

Sterilising fluid usually contains a low concentration sodium hypochlorite, commonly known as “household bleach” 😂

I’ve just hand washed the whole thing with the stain remover rather than just spot treated with the stain remover then washing it like last time. I will see whether that makes the colour more uniform once it has dried. Thanks all for your insights so far!

Aww that'll explain it then 😂 wish I knew that before I wrecked my lovely tea towels haha