fecking waste of money!

[lissielouskissingsantaclaus]

fecking fabric dye! tried to dye knitted dress from light grey to dark red. bought some dylon. bought some salt. put them in waskhing machine and it hasnt worked.

shite!

what has it turned out as?

a slightly darker grey. I am not impressed. it was dylon too. dya think it was because i didnt wet the dress first?

Did it say to wet the dress?

I don't think grey would go red with dye tbh.

what fabric was it?

did you get a cold water or a hot water dye?

it said to add the salt then dye to the damp fabric (but on a tiny bit of paper shoved inside) it was a washing machine dye and the shop assistant said it would be ok.
grr

it wasn't that it wasn't damp - it is more likely that the material won't take dye

the fabric will make a difference - manmade fabrics don't usually take a dye, wool, cotton or linen will though

buggeration. the colour it is doesnt go with black tights and didnt want to get a new one!

Hi lissie
I used dylon on a load of sheets during the summer and all was fine - yellow and blue sheets are now camoflage green

But some of the fabrics I put in didnt dye in the slightest - fleece doesnt for example
Im not sure about knitted fabrics but I suspect that it was the type of fabric that caused the problem

What does it say on the box about fabric types? And the label - exactly what is the fabric?

its in the machine at the mo, but i suspect its acrylic/wool mix.

the wool part may change colour but the acrylic won't, sorry

crapweasels!

IIRC, Manmade fabrics are difficult to dye so the acrylic wouldn't take the colour, only the wool.

dammit. the woman in the shop said it would be ok!